Audi's A7 coupe has broken cover as the Sportback concept at the 2009 Detroit motor show.
Pictures of the new all-wheel-drive Sportback - which is likely to be called the A7 and will sit between the A6 and A8 sedans - show a large four-door sedan that Audi is calling a "coupe-like hatch".
Further evolving the Audi look, the new Audi Sportback Concept is the latest in a line of four-door cars with a more sculptured roof, designed to create a more coupe-like silhouette.
When the Audi Sportback goes on sale in 2010 as the A7 it is expected to in some ways compete with the BMW X6 off-roader and Mercedes-Benz CLS.
Based on the Audi A6 sedan, the Audi A7 will join other four-door 'coupes', such as the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide and Porsche Panamera, as alternatives to traditional two-door coupes. Even Lamborghini is working on a four-door, shown as the Estoque concept.
The new A7 is about 1.5cm longer than the A6 wagon, but almost 8cm narrower and lower than the A6 and borrows some styling cues from the Audi A5 coupe.
The front-end of the Sportback has a more squeezed version of Audi's family grille, and the exterior has the LED lights front and rear (like the A5) and 21-inch wheels.
Inside, there is plenty of plush show car leather with traditional woodgrain trim that looks as though it would be home on a luxury boat.
Under the bonnet is a turbocharged, 3.0-litre V6 diesel borrowed from the Audi Q7 soft roader. It delivers 165kW and 550Nm but is matched to a new seven-speed automatic.
Audi claims a 0-100km/h sprint time of less than seven seconds but with an expected fuel economy of around 6 litres per 100km. The Sportback also has multilink suspension with active dampers (similar to those in the Q7), and ceramic brake discs said to last four times longer than conventional steel discs.
Pictures of the new all-wheel-drive Sportback - which is likely to be called the A7 and will sit between the A6 and A8 sedans - show a large four-door sedan that Audi is calling a "coupe-like hatch".
Further evolving the Audi look, the new Audi Sportback Concept is the latest in a line of four-door cars with a more sculptured roof, designed to create a more coupe-like silhouette.
When the Audi Sportback goes on sale in 2010 as the A7 it is expected to in some ways compete with the BMW X6 off-roader and Mercedes-Benz CLS.
Based on the Audi A6 sedan, the Audi A7 will join other four-door 'coupes', such as the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide and Porsche Panamera, as alternatives to traditional two-door coupes. Even Lamborghini is working on a four-door, shown as the Estoque concept.
The new A7 is about 1.5cm longer than the A6 wagon, but almost 8cm narrower and lower than the A6 and borrows some styling cues from the Audi A5 coupe.
The front-end of the Sportback has a more squeezed version of Audi's family grille, and the exterior has the LED lights front and rear (like the A5) and 21-inch wheels.
Inside, there is plenty of plush show car leather with traditional woodgrain trim that looks as though it would be home on a luxury boat.
Under the bonnet is a turbocharged, 3.0-litre V6 diesel borrowed from the Audi Q7 soft roader. It delivers 165kW and 550Nm but is matched to a new seven-speed automatic.
Audi claims a 0-100km/h sprint time of less than seven seconds but with an expected fuel economy of around 6 litres per 100km. The Sportback also has multilink suspension with active dampers (similar to those in the Q7), and ceramic brake discs said to last four times longer than conventional steel discs.
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