Audi has revealedetails of its all-new 2011 Audi A7 Sportback five-door coupe at the vehicle’s official unveiling in Munich.
The A7 Sportback is the same height as the original four-door executive coupe, the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but is 50 mm longer, 40 mm wider and has a 20 mm longer wheelbase.
From launch the A7 Sportback will be offered with four V6 engines – two petrol units and two diesels. Power will range from 150 kW / 280 Nm to 180 kW / 500 Nm. Combined fuel consumption and CO2 emissions will range from a low of 5.3 l/100km and 139 g/km in the diesels to 8.2 l/100km and 190 g/km for the petrol engines.
The A7’s Sportback design gives it a useful 535-litre luggage capacity, which expands to 1 390-litres with the back seats folded flat.
Like the A8, the Sportback is available with Audi’s new Multi Media Interface (MMI) touchpad operating system which is compatible with Google Maps navigation data. A 15-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system comes with the advanced system, and a head-up display for the driver is optional. Pre-sense, adaptive cruise control with stop & go, active lane assist, night vision, speed limit display and park assist head an impressive list of safety and assistance features.
Deliveries of the 2011 Audi A7 Sportback are scheduled to begin in the final months of 2010 in the northern hemisphere. There’s no word yet from Audi SA as to local delivery dates, but we expect the new car to arrive in the first half of next year.
