Overview
Where speed and comfort are required, the 2024 Audi RS7 Sportback delivers. It meets its mission so well that we honored it with a 2024 Editors' Choice award. Power comes from a 591-hp twin-turbo V-8 engine that's bolted to an eight-speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels. It's a peppy puppy, and a new Performance trim adds an even louder bark, with 621 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. Even when the RS7's gaping maw isn't swallowing bugs at high speeds, it serves as an easy-to-pilot and comfortable luxury performance sedan, among the likes of the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing and BMW M5.
Interior
There are also new 22-inch wheels wrapped with Continental Sport Contact 7 tires, and Audi has retuned the RS7's center differential as well as the programming for its selectable drive modes. New matte colors join the paint palette too, including Ascari Blue and Dew Silver. The price of the 2024 Audi RS7 starts at $130,195 and goes up to $156,695 depending on the trim and options.
Exterior
The new RS7 Performance, which gets larger turbos and more boost, has 621 horsepower with 627 pound-feet of torque. However, we've yet to test that one. Every RS7 rides on an air suspension with adaptive settings for varying levels of stiffness. However, it felt refined regardless of the drive mode, even rolling on our tester's 22-inch rims (21s are standard). It's also rewarding to bend into corners thanks to the poised chassis and the added agility of its standard rear-wheel-steering system. Crazy quick and unerringly comfortable are accurate descriptors of its driving personality.
Specs
The powerful, albeit thirsty, RS7 is rated 15 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway by the EPA. The agency has yet to certify the 621-hp RS7 Performance, though. We ran the 591-hp RS7 on our 75-mph highway fuel-economy route, which is part of our extensive testing regimen, and it returned 23 mpg in the real world. For more information about the RS7's fuel economy, visit the EPA's website.
Exterior Color
Interior
Engine
8-speed automatic
Power
Premium unleaded
Transmission
4.0L, 32 valve V8
Seating Capacity
Twin turbocharged
Drive Features
590 lb-ft @ 2050 rpm
Special Features
591 hp @ 6250 rpm
