The C7 RS7 (US-market 2014-2018, with the 605 hp Performance from 2016) is the halo of the A7/S7/RS7 family — a 560-605 hp 4.0L twin-turbo V8 Sportback with an 8-speed automatic, quattro, and cylinder-on-demand for surprising highway economy. It's widely called one of the best-looking cars Audi has ever made, and it pairs brutal, sub-3-second pace with limo-like comfort. …
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Audi RS7 (C7)
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“Other than the R8, the A7/S7/RS7 are the best looking cars Audi has ever made.”General_Li · Oct 21, 2020
- One of Audi's best-looking cars — brutal yet civilownership-experienceThe RS7's draw is its rare blend of show-stopping Sportback design and dual-personality performance: violent acceleration on demand, then a quiet, comfortable cruiser the rest of the time (helped by cylinder deactivation for genuine highway mpg). …
- 4.0 TT turbo: the oil-strainer recall is the questionmechanicalOil starvation can destroy the turbos, so the community asks of every car whether the oil-strainer recall is done — new strainers to prevent turbo damage and engine stall. Early-2014 examples saw documented turbo failures (costly, front-end-out repairs), so confirming the recall and turbo health is the buyer's first move. …
- A tuner-friendly halo, now attainablevalue-and-marketThe 4.0 TT responds to tuning with remarkable, reliable results — stage-1 cars run 10-second quarters — and as a former six-figure flagship now trading for a fraction of MSRP, well-bought examples are considered steals. The flip side is that many cars have been modified, so stock-vs-tuned condition matters. …
- Buying: records over Carfax; watch brakes and tiresbuying-adviceCarfax is often uninformative on these, so demand full service records. Tell-tales of neglect carry weight: mismatched tires and worn-out brakes make buyers rightly question whether other maintenance was kept up. …