Audi A7. Elegant and practical
Audi A7 is an E-class passenger car manufactured by the German ‘Audi AG’ company of the Volkswagen group. In production since 2010. Nowadays the Israel market offers second generation Audi A7 liftback models of the 2017 model year. Audi A7 Sportback is a five-door grand tourer liftback that is positioned as the top of the mid-range segment, just below the Audi A8. The competitors of the A7 are Mercedes-Benz CLS and BMW 6 Gran Coupe. There are also sports versions of the Audi A7 – S7 and RS7.
First generation
First generation Audi A7 cars were first introduced in 2010 and were manufactured up until 2018, having undergone some restyling in 2014. The first A7 model was based on the ‘Audi Sportback Concept’ concept car but was a little more classic in design which, however, did not prevent the car from winning the prize at the Design Summit hosted by Auto Bild magazine. As for the car’s interior, it was almost the same as the one of the concept car. So in the end Audi A7, a spacious business car based on the Audi A8 design, got a ‘sporty’ exterior with a four-seat passenger compartment. Audi themselves called that A7 Sportback model a model that combines a sporty look of a sedan car and the practicality of an estate car into one, while also having the elegance of a coupe car. The first Audi A7 Sportsback had a drag coefficient of 0,28, with an automatic back spoiler rising at speeds above 140 km/h.
During the 2014 update, Audi A7 got a re-design of headlights, thus improving its technical characteristics. As a part of additional equipment, there had also been introduced a head-up display.
Second generation
Second generation Audi A7 cars were first introduced in 2017 and are still being manufactured to this day. Based on the latest modular MLB platform, this new A7 model is now a little shorter, wider, and higher than before, and its wheelbase is now longer, too. So all in all, one can definitely say that the car has changed considerably, while also keeping the recognizable features of the old Audi A7 at the same time. Apart from these changes, designers and design engineers have also incorporated into the second generation A7 a lot of features of the A8 flagship sedan model, giving it a more dynamic, expensive, and prestigious look. At the front, there are striking cat-eye LED headlights. Between them, there is a hexagonal radiator grille, beneath which is a bumper with finely chiseled edges. At the back of the new Audi A7 Sportback are the headlights aligning into one - thanks to a string of LED lights connecting them.
Audi A7 2017/2018 looks dynamic, expensive, and prestigious.
The suspension for the new A7 model has been designed from the ground up. The new A7 2018/2019 has got the most advanced ‘Quattro’ four-wheel-drive system that works in a way that the back wheels would be put into operation each time the front ones lose fraction. The interior of the Audi A7 2019/2020 looks similar to the one of the A8 model but is a little more ‘sporty’ in design. There are touch screens everywhere, as little buttons and switches as possible, and three displays – one on the dashboard, a multimedia one in the center, and another one underneath.
