2020 Audi RS7 Sportback Experience

2020 Audi RS7 Sportback Experience https://youtu.be/gXLp8TQZ5pY

Whereas the outgoing RS7 coyly hinted at its power with subtly reworked fascias, discreet badges and unique wheel patterns, the 2020 RS7 Sportback bellows about it. The new car is a broad-shouldered bully, sporting a radically different and altogether more aggressive look thanks to its unique-to-RS widebody stance. In truth, the RS7 only sports about 1.6 inches of extra width over its A7 and S7 siblings, but visually, it might as well be a foot wider. The RS7 shares just its hood, roof, front doors and rear hatch with its siblings.

The RS7's biggest appearance change is up front, where it now brandishes a bezel-less, oversized, hexagonal honeycomb grille bookended by a pair of massive intakes that stretch upward toward the car's glowering LED headlamps. In profile, the RS7's trademark teardrop shape boasts the aforementioned blistered fenders, along with model-specific side sills and unique 21- or 22-inch alloy wheels. Out back, a prominent rear diffuser has a bridge element that serves to emphasize the sewer-pipe-size oval exhaust finishers.

Even in shades other than this tester's tango red, and without our photo car's optional black optic package, the RS7 finally has the visual muscle to stand up to its Volkswagen Group kin, Porsche's Panamera Turbo, as well as rivals like the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door and the forthcoming BMW M8 Gran Coupe. Some buyers may prefer the outgoing RS7's more reserved appearance, but Audi says owners and cross-shoppers alike have been vocal in seeking more visual aggression and greater differentiation from lesser familial models. iI's hard to fault that logic, especially when the RS7 is likely to cost around $50,000 more than a base A7 ($68,000) when it arrives in dealers.