Here are the first pics of the unveiled Audi A7 Sportback. The new model will be available in Europe from autumn this year with pricing starting from 51,600 euros. The A7 Sportback is equipped with three V6 engines: 2.8 FSI, 3.0 TFSI and the 3.0 TDI all with power ranging between 204 and 300 hp. The A7 Sportback will be a key model for Audi, and will compete with some other significant, luxury offerings on the market. The sportback sedans are certainly the flavour of car design right now, and consumers are spoiled for choice with offerings in the form of the Porsche Panamera, BMW 5 Series GT and even the Aston Martin Rapide.

Engine details so far include: the entry level petrol 2.8 FSI has 204 hp and 280 Nm of torque. It reaches 100 km/hr in 8.3 seconds and has a top speed of 235 km/hr. Fuel consumption is an average of 8 l/100km. The 3.0 TFSI has 300 hp and 440 Nm of torque and a much quicker sprint time to 100 of 5.6 seconds. It has a top speed of 250 km/hr and fuel consumption of 8.2 l/100 km. The diesel engine is available in two powersteps. The 204 hp version has 400 Nm, reaches 100 km/hr in 8.1 seconds, has a top speed of 234 km/hr and consumption of 5.3 l/100 km. The 245 hp gets a torque boost to a full 500 Nm. It can reach 100 km/hr in 6.5 seconds, has a top speed of 250 km/hr and fuel consumption of about 6 l/100 km.

All the engines of the new A7 Sportback have S-Tronic transmission and all-wheel-drive, while the entry-level diesel comes in Multitronic transmission and front-wheel-drive. The Sportback design clearly takes some inspiration from the new Audi A8 sedan, with the more pronounced sleek rear typical of this segment. It measures 4.97 metres long with a wheelbase of 2.91 metres; it is 1.91 metres wide and 1.42 metres tall. The aluminium and steel platform has been designed to be about 15 percent lighter than a more traditional option, keeping the 3.0 TDI 204 hp for example, at just under 1,700 kg.

Audi A7 Sportback

While the practicality of these kinds of vehicles probably still needs to be proved, on paper boot size at least is pretty good measuring a minimum of 535 litres. We’ll develop our impressions further when we can actually sit in the A7 Sportback at the 2010 Paris Motor Show in October, but we think this segment will only get more competitive as more brands, especially luxury ones, roll out other models.

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