Audi Reveals the RS7 Sportback Facelift

Audi recently introduced the A7/S7 Sportback facelift and now the company has unveiled the range-topping RS7 version which carries over the changes of its lesser siblings. Visually, it is still the same car and it is on closer inspection that you notice some differences.

The singleframe honeycomb front grille now comes with sharper corners while Audi will also offer the matte aluminium, glossy black and carbon packages. The front bumper boasts of slightly altered air intakes and Audi will also make available fresh body paint colours such as Sepang Blue, Mythos Black, Glacier White and Floret Silver.

The most significant change, however, is the adoption of (optional) matrix LED headlights as seen in the A8/S8 facelift as well as in the revised A7/S7. But on the RS7 these have a darker trim. Inside the cabin there's a slightly revised instrument cluster along with tweaked air outlet controls, updated shift paddles, quattro emblem and an updated MMI infotainment system with MMI touch.

Under the hood of the RS7 is the same 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 TFSI engine which benefits from cylinder-on-demand technology and punches out 560bhp and a massive 700Nm torques. All this power is channelled to a quattro all-wheel drive system through an eight-speed tiptronic gearbox which makes the RS7 Sportback go from 0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds before reaching a top speed of 305 km/h with the optional dynamics package.