Audi A7 C7

Audi
Audi A7 Sportback (2010-2014)
A7
Production period:	since 2010
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 1.8-4.0 liters (140-445 kW) Diesel engines : 3.0 liters (140-240 kW)
Length:	4969-5012 mm
Width:	1911 mm
Height:	1408-1420 mm
Wheelbase :	2914-2916 mm
Empty weight :	1735-2030 kg
successor	Audi A7 C8

The Audi A7 C7 (internal type designation 4G) is a five-door passenger car with hatchback produced by Audi AG . It has the same platform as the Audi A6 C7 .

The Federal Motor Transport Authority names the Audi A7 in the luxury class segment .

Design and model history

The vehicle is based on the Audi Sportback Concept study presented at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) 2009 . The cockpit was carried over from the study to the series almost unchanged.

The A7 was presented as a series vehicle on July 27, 2010 in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich and had its formal public premiere at the 2010 Mondial de l'Automobile .

The rear of the Audi A7 cites that of the Audi 100 Coupé S built from mid-1970 to summer 1976 . The vehicle has a c _W value of 0.28 and a located at km 140 / h rear spoiler automatically.

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  Rear view

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  Audi S7 Sportback (2012-2014)

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  Audi RS7 Sportback (2013-2014)

Furnishing

Audi offered a head-up display as an option in the A7 for the first time ; this projects information from the navigation system and the speed onto the windscreen. The instrument panel includes a 6.5 "monitor as a single screen; this is part of the Audi MMI - infotainment system .

Engines

The vehicle was initially offered with four six-cylinder engines: a 2.8 FSI with 150 kW (204 PS) and a 3.0 TFSI with 220 kW (300 PS) were offered as gasoline engines. Two versions of the 3.0 TDI engine with 150 kW (204 PS) or 180 kW (245 PS) are available as diesel. Models with all-wheel drive are equipped with the S tronic dual clutch transmission . The 150 kW motors, which have front-wheel drive, are supplied with the Multitronic continuously variable automatic transmission .

Another expansion stage of the 3.0 TDI followed in autumn 2011 - with twin-turbo charging and 230 kW (313 hp), as was previously offered in the Audi A6 C7 . In addition, in March 2012 the output of the 3.0 TFSI was increased to 228 kW (310 PS) and the S7 sports version was presented. As in the Audi S6 C7, the Audi S7 has a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine with an output of 309 kW (420 hp) and is expected to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.7 seconds.

The RS7 model of the A7 was presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in early 2013. The engine used is a 4-liter V8 biturbo engine with a capacity of 412 kW (560 hp), which is supposed to accelerate the RS7 to 100 km / h in 3.9 s.

Facelift

The modified Audi A7 and S7 were presented in May 2014. The main features at the front are narrow headlights, a wider radiator grille and modified bumpers. At the rear, the graphics of the lights were changed and the rear apron was designed differently. The exhaust trims are now rectangular instead of round and the taillights have the so-called dynamic flashing light as standard. LED front headlights (optional matrix LED technology) also became standard . In addition to new exterior colors and wheel designs, there were other materials in the interior, several additional chrome elements and a new automatic selector lever.

In addition, the Audi MMI with Tegra 3 processor and Long Term Evolution Internet access was introduced in the A7.

The engines have all been revised and now have more power. For the first time there was a four-cylinder engine in the A7, which replaced the previous 2.8 FSI engine. For the front-wheel drive models, the multitronic has been replaced by a newly developed 7-speed S-tronic . A special lightweight brake system was used on some engines.

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  Audi A7 Sportback (2014-2018)

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  Rear view

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  Cockpit with Audi MMI

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  Audi S7 Sportback (2014-2018)

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  Rear view

Exhaust scandal

→ Main article : "Europe" in the article exhaust scandal

In the course of the exhaust gas scandal in the automotive industry, which has been ongoing since September 2015, Federal Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced that the A7 model with diesel engine was equipped with an illegal switch-off device in the production period 2010 to 2013 , which reduces or completely switches off exhaust gas aftertreatment in road operation. Together with the A8 model, these defeat devices were installed in around 24,000 vehicles. Audi gave a technical error as the reason for the increased nitrogen oxide values ​​and promised a conversion campaign.

In May 2018 it was announced that the 200 kW models of the Audi A7 are also affected. In these models, which is SCR - exhaust aftertreatment strongly throttled when the tank for the necessary urea solution AUS 32 exhausted.

Technical specifications

Petrol engines

	1.8 TFSI ultra (1)	2.0 TFSI	2.5 FSI (2)	2.8 FSI	3.0 TFSI			4.0 TFSI (S7)		4.0 TFSI (RS7)	4.0 TFSI (RS7 Performance)
Construction period	since 2015	11 / 2014-04 / 2016	2012-2013	07/2010–05/2014	07/2010-04/2012	04 / 2012–05 / 2014	05 / 2014-04 / 2016	04 / 2012–05 / 2014	since 05/2014	08/2013–07/2017	since 10/2015
Engine type	Row design		V-type
Engine charging	turbocharger		-		compressor			Bi-turbocharger
Mixture preparation	Direct petrol injection
Load point shift	-							Cylinder deactivation
Cylinders / valves	4/16		6/24					8/32
Displacement	1798 cc	1984 cc	2498 cc	2773 cc	2995 cc			3993 cc
Max. Power at min −1	140 kW (190 PS) / 4200-6200	185 kW (252 hp) / 5000–6000	150 kW (204 PS) / 6000	150 kW (204 PS) / 5250-6250	220 kW (300 PS) / 5250-6500	228 kW (310 hp) / 5500-6500	245 kW (333 hp) / 5300-6500	309 kW (420 hp) / 5500-6400	331 kW (450 PS) / 5800-6400	412 kW (560 hp) / 5700-6600	445 kW (605 hp) / 6100-6800
Max. Torque in min -1	320 Nm / 1400-4100	370 Nm / 1600-4500	250 Nm / 3000-4750	280 Nm / 3000-5000	440 Nm / 2900-4500		440 Nm / 2900-5300	550 Nm / 1400-5200	550 Nm / 1400-5700	700 Nm / 1750-5500	700 Nm / 1750-6000
Drive type, series	Front wheel drive				all wheel drive
Drive type, option	-	all wheel drive	-	all wheel drive	-
Gear type, series	7-speed S tronic		multitronic		7-speed S tronic					8-speed tiptronic
Transmission type, option	-			7-speed S tronic	-
Empty weight	1705 kg	1730 kg	1820 kg	1735-1805 kg	1860 kg		1885 kg	2020 kg	2030 kg	1995-2005 kg	2005 kg
Max. Payload	-	610 kg	-	550 kg		610 kg				585 kg
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	8.2 s	6.9 s	8.5 s	7.9-8.3 s	5.6 s		5.3 s	4.7 s	4.6 s	3.9 s	3.7 s
Top speed	229 km / h	250 km / h (3)	235 km / h		250 km / h (2)					250 km / h (3) (4)
Fuel consumption over 100 km, combined	5.8 l super	5.9 l super	7.5 l super	7.4–8.0 l super	8.2 l super		7.6 l super	9.6 l super	9.3 l super plus	9.5–9.8 l super plus	9.5 l Super Plus
CO 2 emissions	135 g / km	137 g / km	181 g / km	172-187 g / km	190 g / km		176 g / km	225 g / km	215 g / km	221-229 g / km	221 g / km
Emission standard	Euro 6		-	5 euro			Euro 6	5 euro	Euro 6	Euro 6 (5)	Euro 6

⁽¹⁾ Sold in some markets (e.g. Greece and the Netherlands)

⁽²⁾ Only in China

⁽³⁾ regulated

⁽⁴⁾ limited to 280 km / h or 305 km / h for an extra charge

⁽⁵⁾ until 07/2014 with Euro 5

Diesel engines

	2.0 TDI ultra	3.0 TDI		3.0 TDI ultra	3.0 TDI		3.0 TDI clean diesel	3.0 TDI			3.0 TDI competition
Construction period	10/2015–07/2017		10/2010–05/2014	05 / 2014–07 / 2017		07/2010–05/2014	12/2011–05/2014	since 05/2014	12/2011–05/2014	since 05/2014	since 08/2014
Motor series	VW EA897 evo		VW EA897	VW EA897 evo		VW EA897		VW EA897 evo	VW EA897	VW EA897 evo
Engine type	V-type
Engine charging	turbocharger								Bi-turbocharger
Mixture preparation	Common rail injection
Cylinders / valves	6/24
Displacement	2967 cc
Max. Power at min −1	140 kW (190 PS) / 3250-5000	140 kW (190 PS) / 2750-5000	150 kW (204 PS) / 3750–4500 (2)	160 kW (218 hp) / 4000-5000	160 kW (218 hp) / 3250-5000	180 kW (245 PS) / 4000–4500		200 kW (272 hp) / 3500-4250	230 kW (313 hp) / 3900-4500	235 kW (320 PS) / 3900-4600	240 kW (326 hp) (1) / 4000–4500
Max. Torque in min -1	400 Nm / 1250-3250	500 Nm / 1250-2500	400 Nm / 1250-3000 (3)	400 Nm / 1250-3750	500 Nm / 1250-3000	580 Nm / 1750-2500 (4)		580 Nm / 1250-3250	650 Nm / 1450-2800	650 Nm / 1400-2800
Drive type, series	Front wheel drive	all wheel drive	Front wheel drive		all wheel drive
Drive type, option	-		all wheel drive	-
Gear type, series	7-speed S tronic		multitronic	7-speed S tronic		7-speed S tronic (5)	7-speed S tronic		8-speed tiptronic
Transmission type, option	-		7-speed S tronic	-
Empty weight	1830 kg	1900 kg	1770-1860 kg	1830 kg	1900 kg	1860 kg	1895 kg	1905 kg	1925 kg	1970 kg	2000 kg
Max. Payload	610 kg		550-610 kg	610 kg		550-610 kg	610 kg
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	8.2 s	7.7 s	7.4-7.9 s	7.3 s	6.8 s	6.3 s	6.4 s	5.7 s	5.3 s	5.2 s	5.1 s
Top speed	230 km / h		235 km / h	239–241 km / h	239 km / h	250 km / h (6)
Fuel consumption over 100 km, combined	4.5 l diesel	5.1 l diesel	5.1-5.8 l diesel	4.5-4.7 l diesel	5.2 l diesel	5.9–6.0 l diesel	5.9 l diesel	5.2 l diesel	6.4 l diesel	6.1 l diesel
CO 2 emissions	118 g / km	134 g / km	135-152 g / km	118-122 g / km	136-138 g / km	156-158 g / km	156 g / km	136 g / km	169 g / km	162 g / km
Exhaust aftertreatment , PM	Diesel particulate filter
Emission standard	Euro 6		5 euro	Euro 6		5 euro	Euro 6		5 euro	Euro 6

⁽¹⁾ short-term 255 kW (346 PS)

⁽²⁾ 150 kW (204 hp) at 3250–4500 rpm with all-wheel drive

⁽³⁾ 450 Nm at 1250-3000 rpm with all-wheel drive

⁽⁴⁾ until 04/2012 with 500 Nm / 1400–3250

⁽⁵⁾from 04/2012 to 04/2013 with 8-speed tiptronic

⁽⁶⁾ regulated

RS7 piloted driving concept

With the RS7 piloted driving concept , Audi is testing autonomous driving on race tracks based on an RS7 . The prototype orients itself on the racetrack with the help of differential GPS and camera images. Audi tested the vehicle at the Sonoma Raceway and the Hockenheimring, among others .

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  Audi RS7 piloted driving concept at the IAA 2015

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Web links

Commons : Audi A7  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} sle: New Audi A7 Sportback: First pictures, details and prices - hot cars. In: heise.de. July 27, 2010, accessed on September 30, 2018 (Permalink: https://heise.de/-1045664 ). 
2. ↑ Audi A7 Sportback will be at the Paris Motor Show at the end of 2010 - auto motor und sport. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. October 2, 2010, accessed September 30, 2018 . 
3. ^ Audi A7 - the unplanned car at faz.net, inserted on April 26, 2013
4. ↑ http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Auto-Verkehr/d/1736274/sportmodell-audi-rs7-feiert-premiere-auf-us-messe.html
5. ↑ Emissions scandal. According to Dobrindt, Audi used illegal software. Spiegel Online , June 2, 2017, accessed June 13, 2017 . 
6. ^ Frank Dohmen, Dietmar Hawranek, Gerald Traufetter: Diesel affair. Exhaust tricks on the new Porsche Cayenne too. Spiegel Online , June 9, 2017, accessed June 13, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Gerald Traufetter: Emissions affair: Audi manipulated popular company car model - production stopped . In: Spiegel Online . May 8, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed May 8, 2018]).
8. ↑ Audi: Technical data Audi A7 - 3.0 TDI 180 kW s-tronic quattro EU6. Retrieved February 23, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Audi: Technical data Audi A7 - 3.0 TDI 150 kW s-tronic quattro. Retrieved February 23, 2018 . 
10. ↑ At 240 km / h without a driver on the racetrack. auto-motor-und-sport.de, July 14, 2015, accessed on February 18, 2018 .