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2014 Audi Sportback RS7 Release Date - The RS seven Sportback, that is being discovered to the planet at the 2013 North yank International motorcar Show, is that the newest addition to the growing RS family here within the States, following within the tire tracks of the TT RS and RS five automobile and convertible. Its 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8 (the same mill powering the RS vi Avant) packs its 553 power unit wallop with 516 lb-ft permanently live. All that muscle is shipped ANy|to any or all} four wheels via an RS-tuned eight-speed automatic and Audi's signature Quattro all-wheel-drive system. prime speed is ready at one hundred fifty five mph, however out there Dynamic or Dynamic and packages raise the ceiling to 174 and one hundred ninety mph, severally.
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The RS seven can arrive filled with a lot of of the handling goodies we've already tested within the RS five. For starters, there is the RS-optimized Quattro system, which may send up to sixty p.c of the engine's power to the rear wheels, and torsion vectoring management, that gently faucets the brakes of the within wheels throughout cornering. A sport differential for the rear shaft is nonobligatory. The RS seven will feature Audi's Drive choose system, that permits the motive force to fine-tune the sportback's driving characteristics. In Dynamic mode, as an example, throttle response is sharpened, additional weight is additional to the steering feel, and therefore the air suspension is more stiffened. Speaking of the suspension, AN Audi rep told United States there is a likelihood U.S.-spec versions can instead escort a sport suspension and (with Dynamic Ride Control) system, which mixes a standard spring setup with three-stage adjustable dampers.
2014 Audi Sportback RS7 to go sale this fall 2013
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