As Audi reinvents its nomenclature, the automaker is slimming down its lineup. The 2 most up-to-date victims, the A7 and sportier S7, will not make it to 2026. Nevertheless, the hi-po Audi RS7 manages to outlive. In response to an Audi spokesperson, the sedans will not be offered within the North American market.
Audi Offers The A7 And S7 The Axe
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Audi confirmed to AutoBlog the fashions will not reside to see 2026, and can as a substitute get replaced by the A6 mannequin line: “There are not any 2026 Mannequin Yr A7 or S7 being supplied as manufacturing shifts to the brand new A6 TFSI coming later this 12 months. The RS 7 will proceed for the 2026MY.”
Audi will supply the A7 in two flavors: a gas-powered mannequin and a battery-powered mannequin. The previous might be referred to as the A6 TFSI (after the expertise Audi employs in its engines) and the latter will use the model’s e-tron moniker. The e-tron will look much like the outgoing A7 with its sportback design.
By some means, The RS7 Survives
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The Audi RS7 and its monstrous 621-horsepower twin-turbo V8 survive for no less than another 12 months. Audi’s RS7 is mechanically similar to the RS6 Avant it shares a platform with, and the most recent fashions are arguably at their peak. A brand new Efficiency trim (the one technique to have the RS7) means an influence bump from 591 hp, in addition to a retuned all-wheel drive system that helps the massive luxurious sports activities sedan really feel slightly extra athletic.
There isn’t any telling what’ll occur to each the RS6 and RS7’s V8. Audi is now counting on a multi-energy method (learn: “we’re nonetheless promoting automobiles with huge engines after everybody stopped ordering EVs”), and which means the V8 may stick round. Nevertheless, Audi can also be restructuring issues, and we would not be stunned to see the RS6 and seven develop into one, with a wagon variant offered Stateside. As for what’d be below the hood, we’ll have to attend and see.
