[TusharK]

Audi has released a teaser image of the 2020 RS7 on its official website.



The RS7 is the sportier version of the A7 Sportback. The car retains the four-door coupe styling of the A7, but gets vents on the front bumper and trapezoidal LED headlights. It gets a bodykit with side skirts and a rear bumper with twin oval exhausts. The car comes with 21-inch alloy wheels as standard, while larger 22-inch rims are optional.

The interior of the RS7 is trimmed in Alcantara. It has a flat-bottom steering wheel and a dual-touchscreen for the infotainment and climate controls.

Powering the RS7 is a 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 engine that is paired with a 48 V mild-hybrid system. The engine produces 592 BHP and 800 Nm and is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. It also has an all-wheel drive system. The RS7 is claimed to do a 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.6 seconds.

Link to Team-BHP News

[Tarmac.terrorist]

While RS7 is a good halo product filling a particular niche of super sedans, I really don't understand what Audi India is doing with only 3 car currently in their portfolio? Where are the volume cars that help in building the brand. Where is the A4 facelift, Q7 facelift, the new Q3 and so on.
All we have is 2 over priced cars, Q8 and A8 and a boring sedan with no real USP (A6).

[gururajrv]

RS7 looks mental it surely has that attitude on its face, no doubt!

But Audi is now a dying brand in India isn’t it? Haven’t heard anything positive from this brand for years now either on the YouTube reviewers / on our forum by mods.

OT:
I did see the entire floor of Audi showroom being extremely empty & seemed vacant on electronic city road, Bangalore. Not sure if they have closed their doors here?

Regards

RV

[TusharK]

Audi RS7 Sportback bookings open

Audi dealerships are now accepting bookings for the 2020 RS7 Sportback. The booking amount is set at Rs. 10 lakh.



The RS7 is the sportier version of the A7 Sportback. It is powered by a 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 engine that is paired with a 48V mild-hybrid system. The engine produces 592 BHP and 800 Nm and is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. It also has an all-wheel drive system.

On the outside, the RS7 comes with a sporty bodykit that includes more aggressive looking front and rear bumpers and twin oval exhausts. The four-door coupe get pillar-less doors, while the interior is trimmed in Alcantara. It gets a flat-bottom steering wheel and a dual-touchscreen for the infotainment and climate controls.

Link to Team-BHP News

[abhinavsureka]

Finally something good from these clowns. They have step-by-step finished themselves in India with poor product choices.

Starting with bringing a 1.4L petrol on the A4.

Not launching the A6 on time. And then finally launching it with just a petrol engine.

A3 is a bit of a joke honestly.

New Q3 could have brought in some numbers.

Q5 / Q7 are just too boring

New A8 came in late again and at an exorbitant price.

The issue they had with their dealer in the North further messed things up for them.

Let's hope they bring products which actually sell. So that BMW has competition and stays on its toes and enthusiasts like us can go and buy even better BMWs

[Venkatesh]

2020 Audi RS7 will be launched in India on July 16



https://www.carandbike.com/news/2020...ls-out-2258061

[Jeevith]

Saw this thread and did some quick online searching. So Audi are launching the RS7 in India before launching the A7 (i.e., the regular version of the same car)?

[Venkatesh]

Audi teases RS7 Sportback ahead of July 16 launch.

The latest teaser shows the high-performance version of the A7 sprinting from a standstill to 100 kmph in just 3.6 seconds.

https://youtu.be/l_PKFrQIsWg

[TusharK]

2nd-gen Audi RS7 Sportback launched at Rs. 1.94 crore

Audi has launched the second generation RS7 Sportback in India. It is priced from Rs. 1.94 crore (ex-showroom). Deliveries will be begin in August 2020.



The Audi RS7 Sportback is the high performance version of the A7. It comes with sporty bumpers and Audi's typical single frame grille as well as twin oval exhausts at the back. The car has flared wheel arches and RS-specific door sills. It also comes with a retractable rear spoiler and an optional panoramic sunroof.



The four-door coupe gets pillar-less doors and RS sport seats wrapped in Nappa or Valcona leather. It gets a flat-bottom RS Sport leather steering wheel with aluminium shift paddles, a digital instrument cluster and an optional heads-up display. The car has dual-touchscreens for the infotainment and climate controls.



Powering the RS7 is a 4.0-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 engine that is paired with a 48V mild-hybrid system. The engine produces 592 BHP and 800 Nm and is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. It also has an all-wheel drive system and launch control function. Audi claims the RS7 can do 0-100 km/h in 3.6 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h. This can be raised to 280 km/h or 305 km/h with the RS dynamic plus package.

The RS7 comes with RS adaptive air suspension which has three modes and can be set on automatic level control. The car also has Audi drive select handling modes, optional ceramic brakes and RS sport suspension with Dynamic Ride Control.

The RS7 Sportback is available in 13 standard exterior paint finishes, which includes two RS-specific shades of Nardo Grey and Sebring Black, as well as 5 Matte Effect paint finishes.

Link to Team-BHP News

[Sahil]

1.94cr !! What is Audi India smoking? The BMW M5 Competition Pack as well as the E63S AMG are both around the 1.55cr mark.

Expect 50L + discounts in due time. With this kind of pricing strategy, the luxury car market has become like shopping at Dmart. Nothing sells at MRP and lot of things sell on BOGO(Buy One Get One), we are just short of this in the Indian luxury car market now

Ironically I just got this notification on my phone, even the media can't believe the pricing hence the typo

[AamodB]

Originally Posted by Sahil

1.94cr !! What is Audi India smoking? The BMW M5 Competition Pack as well as the E63S AMG are both around the 1.55cr mark.

I think they're trying to position it as a rival for the M8 and the 8 Series. The RS7 offers sort of a best of both worlds; makes the same amount of power as the M8 and offers the "practicality" of a four-door coupé like the 8 Series.

But I agree, Audi India has clearly lost the plot regarding their strategy in general. Only four cars on sale of which three are 1.25 Cr+

[aaychat]

I think, apart from the M5, E63 AMG and M8 comparisons, we also need to see it as compared to what the same car costs elsewhere.

At today's conversion rate of 75.16 (USD:INR), at a pre-tax starting cost of $115,000 (₹ 85.4 lakh) in the US, our ex-showroom cost is about 2.3 times higher. One might argue that we have super high customs etc, but that is for Audi to think about. I am sure there are ample opportunities to localise assembly and source common parts locally.

It's not like Audi is doing splendidly and don't need to make serious efforts to keep their dealers afloat. They sold just 4.6K cars in 2019 compared to 9K for BMW and 13.8K for the three pointed star. Heck, even JLR managed to outsell them.

If they can bring it down to 1-1.2 cr, it will be a big sales and marketing success. At the current pricing, it is a dud, one that most of us will only ever see on screen, in flashy roadshows or on the BBT website, spare some extremely well endowed Indians who will barely ever drive it.

[bigron]

At that price it is DOA. Expect some great deals on this in due course of time. The car itself looks okay IMO, nothing special, in fact it could be said that its trying a little too hard to be a jack of all trades.

AUDI still believes its 2012/14 when the A4/A6 and the Q7 sold by the buckets.

That ship has sailed AUDI.

[Aniruthan]

Guys, wait. The Audi RS7's actual rivals are the BMW M8 4-door and the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4 Door. We only get the M8 2-door and that's priced at Rs 2.15 crore while the AMG GT 63 4 Door is priced at Rs 2.42 crore. When compared to these cars, the RS7 is priced like a steal.

Yes, not many can afford it, but when compared to its actual rivals, the RS7 is almost Rs 48 lakh cheaper!

A point to note is that the BMW M5's and Mercedes-AMG E63's actual rival is the Audi RS6 Avant.

[ProximaCentauri]

Rightly said above, the RS7 isn't in competition with the M5 and E63S. The RS6 is.
Compared to the GT-63 4 Door which is its competition, the RS7 is cheaper by almost 51 LAKHS OTR!
Also, compared to the 8 Series Gran Coupe, the lower spec 840i is horrendously expensive with lower specs at 1.8CR, while the RS7 is a superior package at a similar price for a buyer looking at a vehicle in that segment.