In the words of Father Jack...

L-M

...What the hell is this?

Another pointless car is what it is!

http://pistonheads.com/roadtests/doc.asp?c=118&i=22445

martydunf

Seriously when will this end! Its getting harder and harder to differentiate between these 'spin off' models without having to check the badge on the boot!

Mycroft H

Its like the BMW 6 series, completely and utterly pointless imo.


Though on first glance I thought it was a lexus

EPM

Judging by the amount of A5 sportbacks or whatever they're called I see about the place it's going to be a big seller. There's 3 or 4 in the car park at work...

cantdecide

Nah!!

The goal posts have to be shifted manually from time to time. It's a beaut. I bloody well love it.

keithclancy

Obviously competing with the Octavia

L-M

cantdecide wrote: »

Nah!!

The goal posts have to be shifted manually from time to time. It's a beaut. I bloody well love it.

I like it! I never said I didn't, it's a lovely car with nice lines but it's just another car onto an already full line IMO...

Much nicer than that hideous 5series GT

bazz26

I thought I was just looking at another A4 there for a minute.

mailforkev

At least it's a lot better looking than the A5 hatchsportback, awful dumpy looking yoke.

Don't think I'd buy one ahead of some other motors (if I had the cash) but I can see why some would.

Anan1

Looks like a squashed estate to me. Although I do like the Google Earth on the sat nav.

R.O.R

From talking to an Audi dealer, it's going to cost €156 a year to tax the 3.0Tdi when it gets here.

It may be a detuned version of the current 245bhp unit, but that's still bloddy impressive.

cantdecide

Limerick man wrote: »

I like it!...it's just another car onto an already full line IMO...

This is what recessions do to car design and marketing.

Vertakill

I don't see what the big deal is?

My father was in the hunt for a new car there a little while ago and the A5 was an option but he eventually rejected it based on the fact it didn't have enough space in the boot - despite the fact the A5 has a well sized boot - but he was thinking patio slabs at the time.

He ended up buying an SUV.
But if this car was an option at the time, especially with the rumoured cheap road tax, it'd definitely be a seller.

Some people want it all.
They want a sporty, comfortable, sleek but also practical car.

I know the boot of this isn't going to blow away any estate car but it's a welcome improvement and it may be enough to sway the people that veer away from the likes of the A5 due to practicality reasons.

I don't see any downside in increasing peoples choice of car.

peasant

It is NOT a saloon.

All is well.

The first I heard of this car was when I saw one in a car park, it caught my attention anyway, looked very good in the flesh.

VolvoMan

L-M

VolvoMan wrote: »

I thought that was solved a few years back on Top gear?



And out of curiosity, did you google "Dog talking a ****e" to find that? :P :P

Alanstrainor

I quite like it actually.

Padraig Mor

Jakob Round Vigilance wrote: »

The first I heard of this car was when I saw one in a car park, it caught my attention anyway, looked very good in the flesh.

Ah jaysis nox, that was an A5 Sportback. This is an A7 Sportback - a completely different car which looks nothing like the A5. Right!

mickdw

It looks poor considering what its going to cost here. Isnt it going to be positioned just under A8?

VolvoMan

Limerick man wrote: »

And out of curiosity, did you google "Dog talking a ****e" to find that? :P :P

No, I just googled "Audi A7 Sportback" and that image showed up.

judas101

I think theyre gorgeorus cars.

If I had the money Id be all over it.

R.O.R

I'm just back from an Audi MY2011 presentation for fleets and they unveiled the A7 there to us.

In the flesh it is a fine looking car. The one they had there (LHD) had the rear spoiler fixed in the up position, which completely changes the look of the car.

The boot is quite long, but not very deep and there isn't much headroom in the back seats - but if you want headroom in the back seats, buy an A8.

3.0Tdi quattro Auto (not sure if tiptronic or S-Tronic), 204bhp will make it in to VRT band B.

Padraig Mor

R.O.R wrote: »

3.0Tdi quattro Auto (not sure if tiptronic or S-Tronic), 204bhp will make it in to VRT band B.

That's just mental! Who'd have thought a few years ago....

BTW how much are these likely to cost anyone know?





edit: 2000th post! W00t! Whatever that means.....

Mr Magners

When are AUdi going to stop with the range it's getting ridiculous IMO

A1/3/4/5/6/7/8 (with A2 available 2nd hand)
Q3/5/7

They must have the biggest range out there and surely they're not all necessary.

Bitten & Hisses

R.O.R wrote: »

I'm just back from an Audi MY2011 presentation for fleets and they unveiled the A7 there to us.

I don't suppose they told you if they have decided to start fitting glovebox lights to their cars? Talk about taking a petty step backwards with the B8 A4.

af_thefragile

VolvoMan wrote: »

Acutally this is the one that's more like it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmJ8AMxaI9E

Skip to 2:25

af_thefragile

Mr Magners wrote: »

When are AUdi going to stop with the range it's getting ridiculous IMO

A1/3/4/5/6/7/8 (with A2 available 2nd hand)
Q3/5/7

They must have the biggest range out there and surely they're not all necessary.

Still can't beat Porsche for having the maximum number of variations of the same model for sale. The 911 range is never ending!!

Saab Ed

I think all modern Audis look sh!te tbh. When Audi really started to make its mark back in the eighties they did it with elegant designs. Now they're just brash. Added to the fact that the last Audi I drove ( current A4 ) drove like it was shod with bricks yet doesn't handle like a quick car I really dont see the point.

mullingar

the 3.0 liter TDI with 150 kW (204 hp) coupled with the multitronic gearbox on the front-drive A7 provides for a 5.3 liters/100 km fuel rating and CO2 emissions of 139 g/km.

Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/110072627588/2011-audi-a7-sportback-officially-unveiled-in-munich-video#ixzz0z8LJh1dv

204hp = 139 g/CO2 = 16% VRT = €156/yr tax
245hp = 158 g/CO2 = 24% VRT = €447/yr tax

The first variant is a very de-tuned 3.0 TDI. This is only 68hp/litre. The 2.0TDI with 170hp give a nice 85hp/litre.


Who would have thought the green's would get it so wrong? Its €16 CHEAPER to tax than a crappy 07 1L Micra !!!!

rebel.ranter

Mr Magners wrote: »

When are AUdi going to stop with the range it's getting ridiculous IMO

A1/3/4/5/6/7/8 (with A2 available 2nd hand)
Q3/5/7

They must have the biggest range out there and surely they're not all necessary.

I'm gonna hold out until the A9 or A10 come out, or I might just get an Austin A40 & be done with it, they surely won't go higher than that?

A7 does not look too bad TBH, the more variety on the roads the better.

langdang

mullingar wrote: »

Who would have thought the green's would get it so wrong? Its €16 CHEAPER to tax than a crappy 07 1L Micra !!!!

And I presume you'll be able to take it round the corner and get it remapped and get the best of both worlds (tax and power). Score..

Padraig Mor

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Ah jaysis nox, that was an A5 Sportback. This is an A7 Sportback - a completely different car which looks nothing like the A5. Right!

Yeah your right. I only half looked at the photo in the op, need to lean to read and actually look at photos correctly.