Audi’s hot new S7 is set to be powered by a new twin-turbo V8 engine, Autocar can reveal.
The new 4.0-litre engine is expected to produce around 550bhp in the S7 when it reaches showrooms next year.
See the undisguised spy pics of the new Audi S7
The engine has been co-developed with Bentley and will also feature in the new Continental GT in 2012; both cars will be all-wheel drive.
The Audi S7, pictured here in these undisguised spy pictures, will get a whole host of styling changes over the standard A7 range it is based on.
Read Autocar's first drive of the new Audi A7
These include larger alloys and brakes, a sportier front bumper with larger air intakes and quad exhaust pipes.
Audi is also planning an even more powerful RS7; this is expected to use an upgraded 580bhp version of the 5.2-litre V10 engine found in the R8 mated to Audi’s new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.
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Re: Audi S7 - first undisguised pics
It looks great, especially in the black.
Quite a dilemma now to choose between this and a Panamera
Re: Audi S7 - first undisguised pics
Shock horror Audi brings out another car that looks just like the rest of its range
Re: Audi S7 - first undisguised pics
S1 - maybe it'll be called that or maybe not
S3, RS3 - rumoured to be in the pipeline
S4, RS4
S5, RS5
S6, RS6
S7, RS7
TTS, TTRS
S8, RS8(?)
R8 V8, R8 V10, R8 GT
Sorry guys, you might like having so many to choose from but for me it's just too much now and I'm bored of it!