Audi A8 or A6, nah A7

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Looks like we will have new “Audi”. It will be a model between the A6 and A8. So it should be a little bit bigger than the Audi A6 and smaller than A8. This model looks very elegant and A7 is designed to compete with the Mercedes-Benz CLS. It’s based on the next generation Audi A6, which will have its longitudinally mounted engine set farther back to improve weight distribution.

The A7 will share its engines with the upcoming A6. That means a 3.2-liter naturally aspired direct-injection V-6 with at least 265 horsepower and a new turbocharged 3.0-liter power plant making 300 horsepower.Later, as S7 is planned with a 5.2 V-10 FSI engine and 460 horses. A six-speed automatic as well as the DSG will be made with Audi’s Quattro system. Very interesting combination at first sight it looks like a limousine though it’s very powerful like a sporting car. It’s going to be competitive with BMW6-series,Mercedes-Benz CLS-class. The A7s first auto show will be in Frankfurt in the fall of 2009. It should go on sale in 2010 as a 2011 model, costing between $50,000 and $65,000.