All-new Audi RS7 would possibly swap its V8 for a V6 plug-in hybrid
The Audi RS7, the model’s next-generation flagship wagon, would possibly swap to a plug-in hybrid setup. Based on a brand new report, Audi is prone to swap the twin-turbo V8 with an electrified V6.
As it’s possible you’ll remember, the Audi RS6 Avant is being rebadged because the RS7. It can nonetheless be accessible in sedan and property physique kinds. Experiences counsel that it’s going to function a V6 plug-in hybrid producing round 725 hp below the hood, with an extra 50 hp accessible by way of the ‘Increase’ perform.
The RS7 may additionally get a Efficiency variant with much more horsepower. It’s estimated to have round 800 hp – virtually 100 hp greater than its primary rival, the BMW M5. The Bavarian tremendous sedan additionally has a plug-in hybrid below the hood. Nonetheless, it has an electrified V8 that makes 717 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque.
The pure electrical model shall be known as the RS6. It can even be supplied as a sedan and station wagon and can function twin electrical motors producing round 630 hp.
Supply: Automobile Journal
