► New 2019 Audi RS7
► Spied on winter test
► New V8 turbo, 600bhp
It seems to be Audi season for the winter testing period, as plenty of new metal is getting spotted by our pro snappers. Our spies caught the next-generation RS7 in the snowy wilderness.
The new 2019 RS7 has come out of the woodwork again, showing off its fat twin exhaust pipes and, if you squint, flared wheelarches and much more pronounced bumpers front and rear compared to the rather pedestrian S line variants.
It expected to be shown towards the end of 2019, with that year’s Frankfurt show becoming a possibility in terms of debut venue.
Check out the composite brakes on the new Audi RS7 Sportback!
Yes, these look like the rotors more normally found on a Lamborghini. The giant carbon brake discs (below) are being validated in the chill of a northern Swedish winter and are expected to be an optional equipment upgrade on the production model.
Providing the firepower under the bonnet is a twin-turbocharged V8 believed to be related to that bound for the new 2018 Bentley Continental GT. Peak power is expected to top 600bhp, pointing to some pretty grown-up, supercar-bothering performance.
We wouldn’t be at all surprised to hear this fast four-door will crack the four second barrier from 0-62mph, aided by standard Quattro all-wheel drive. Could there be an even faster, hybrid version topping 700bhp? In the summer, then-Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann told CAR that RS customers wanted punchy petrol engines or pure electric cars, rather than mix-and-match hybrids. Expect a Performance pack topping 630bhp though.
When can I buy the new Audi RS7?
Expect a motor show debut in summer 2018, followed by UK sales in the autumn.
It’s too early to call prices, but we expect the new fast Audi RS7 Sportback to top £100,000 bearing in mind that the outgoing Performance derivative cost £97k.
Read all our Audi reviews here
