Audi S7: Awesomely quick and smooth - Independent Online
ROAD TEST . Audi S7 Sportback quattro. Johannesburg - As far as facelifts go, the one recently performed on Audi’s S7 is hardly worth a mention. Exterior re-sculpts on the car are so slight it would take the designer himself to point out the differences from old to new. The most significant and noticeable change is the addition of Audi’s new Dynamic turn signals, which now swoosh across thin yellow LED strips Knight Rider-style. The system itself is more than 10 years old, and those who remember the first versions will see how this one’s showing its age with pretty much the same graphics as it had in 2001. Its functionality has been streamlined over the years, though, and... It’s designed as a shortcut device, but I find it easier to enter commands with the old-fashioned control knob next to it. SOFTWARE TWEAKS. But, as you may have guessed, we’re not re-testing the S7 for its new indicators and USB ports. Under the hood Audi’s engine team has fettled software to boost this twin-turbo four-litre V8 up to 331kW. Torque, at 550Nm, remains as is but the seemingly small power hike has resulted in a new claimed 0-100km/h time of 4. 6 seconds, and we... Source: www.iol.co.za
