In a world where Covid has strip-mined society, an Audi RS7 for a week sounds like a fab idea, but think about it for a moment.

The cruelty of a Sydney locked down can’t be overstated, so with wings clipped, we did ventured into the sandstone canyons at the city limits.

Audi RS7 is a glorious tribute to gangsters gone by. It is the car Al Capone would drive. It is the Kray twins, reborn in metal and leather. It is the car that would be at home in a Bond villain’s secret lair.

The stellar performance is beginning to feel like a guilty pleasure, as old bits of dinosaur sucked into the 8-potter with gay abandon become socially unacceptable. RS7 is Audi-Rex when it comes to performance cars from the German brand, and, before you all write in to complain, R8 is god.

The rest of the RS Family can be seen in our track-day video from the brief low-covid era earlier in 2021 in the videos below.

Price: $224,000 (as tested $235,000)

Engine: V8 Turbo Petrol

Power: 441kw/800Nm

Trans: 8-Speed Automatic

econ: 11.6L/100k

0-100: 3.6 seconds

See Full Specifications HERE: Audi RS 6 Avant_RS 7 Sportback_Specifications Guide 

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Outside:- The alchemy begins with sexy-AF looks.

The long, low Sportback continues a long line of gorgeous sleek executive hatches that started with the, rather regal, Rover SD1. A graceful silhouette starts with a bonnet that scarcely come to knee height. The bonnet is gently ribbed for your pleasure, and ends in a glorious sheet of raked glass. The roof is very low, and finishes at the pop-up spoiler on the rear hatch.

It would be churlish to omit mention of the 22” wheels that fill the muscular arches to perfection. While the wheels look good, this brut demands a nasty set of jet-black alloys surely.

If RS7 is a thug in a dinner suit, then the lights are his flashy watch, ear studs, and thick solid gold chain.

Every evening drive is an event. Sadly, the driver is unlikely to ever see it as it is best viewed from outside. The front lights do a little wake-up dance and when the LED elements come to life, they are underlined by a series of bright white elements that form the DTRL.

Away from city lights, the full glory of the laser/LED array can be really appreciated. It lights the way ahead with the brightness of a thousand suns, scanning ahead to dim the array, but only in the quadrant where dimming is required. Our dashcam captured a few of these moments for your viewing pleasure.

Rear light arrays extend the full width of the sleek rump. Elements dance across the arrays, in a display worthy of VIVID. They sweep back and forth, before coming to rest, ready for action.

See Full Specifications HERE: Audi RS 6 Avant_RS 7 Sportback_Specifications Guide

The Cabin:- is a Shine to cutting edge tech, wrapped in an elegant veneer of good taste

The look and feel is of a modern boutique hotel, and a dead-posh one at that. The atmosphere further enhanced by the faintest hint of “steam punk”, where leather meets metal and carbon fibre in a Jules Verne-esque flourish.

Seating, covered in soft cow, is heated front and back. Climate control is fettled by touch-consoles in both rows of seats. The infotainment screen accesses the inner sanctum where preferences can be set just so. Better still, the screens gently tap your finger as you make your selection. Apple CarPlay is wireless, but surely the pièce de resistance is the glorious Bang and Olufsen audio system. Two cast aluminium tweeters rise like Daleks from the dashboard as the ignition fires up.

But it’s not all fur coat, and no knickers. Rich, full, sound envelops the cabin, and everyone in it. It is better than a night at the Opera House.

Rear space is bijou, with a low roof making things even cosier. There is still plenty of space for four, but a road trip might have those in the poor seats in a bit of mood. The driver gets an easy-access seat which slides back when the engines switches off, so whomever sits behind him had better keeps their wits about them.

Fittings feel like they’ll will outlast time. The interior is comfortable, handsome, stylish, and completely worthy of royalty.

See Full Specifications HERE: Audi RS 6 Avant_RS 7 Sportback_Specifications Guide

The drive:

Oh merci-me!

Bestial cries of anger come as the 441kw V8 wakes from its slumber. It is caged, snarling and rattling at the locks to be unleashed. As you slip the 8-speed automatic into reverse 360° cameras guide your moves with surgical precision. All-Wheel-Steering makes fine work a little easier, but is a revelation at full tilt.

So smooth is RS7, that the 800Nm of torque feels more akin to a performance electric car. The absence of vibration continues as the speed builds and the RS7 works through its gears. Drive modes give the barely-controlled beast a nuclear boost, as if it needed it.

Steering firms up, and the RS7 hunkers down as the suspension lowers. The engine throb turns to a mad cackle, and the gear changes become near instant.

Like all Volkswagen Group cars, a 2nd pull of the gear lever goes in to sport mode, but RS modes take things to a level of insanity that ought to be illegal.

RS7 is good for 3.6 seconds of 0-100, and a top somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. If 280kph isn’t enough for you, try setting your foot on fire to make sure you’re still alive, because there is something wrong with you.

There is much cleverness under the bonnet. There are sensors to see around you, and stop you from straying in to other lanes. Others stop your engine at lights, which bursts back into life when the car in front take off, or you lift off the brake. That’s some mighty big smarts right there. In fact, the engine turns off as you coast too.

As glorious as the highway experience is, it is corners that will have you reaching for the heart pills. The active stuff sorts out the body roll, and the steering is razor-sharp. RS7 feels like a frisky little 60’s sports car was given a right royal strumping by Thor. You change directions with psychic precision, and rocket out the other side like a Skud on steriods.

If you’re so inclined, to can take your near 300-grand car off to the track, where it would show most punters a clean pair of heels.

You can expect around 10.5L/100k with judicious use of freeways. This all goes badly tits-up when you get stuck in. Mountain passes are bad enough, but a track day would bankrupt most island nations.

Finally, one more mention of the Laser Lights. Our video shows them slowly fold and unfold to project light far forward without blinding anyone. It is both ingenious and mesmerising.

See Full Specifications HERE: Audi RS 6 Avant_RS 7 Sportback_Specifications Guide

Safety is Front and Centre

The driver’s LCD instruments have an added HUD on the windscreen. There is a raft of airbags, fancy AEB, lane control and active blind spot monitor. The level of autonomy could well see RS7 driving itself, at least on the open road, with the right legislation.

You can’t take your eyes off the road though.

While the Audi is rather good at sorting out where it is meant to go, there are times when the auto steering deactivates. The driver aids are meant to assist, not replace good driving.

Conclusion:

Audi RS7 is impressive, period.

We loved it. We couldn’t get enough of it, and drove as little as two blocks, when the thought of leaving it at home to walk to Coles was too much to bear.

Audi RS 7 Sportback is expensive, powerful, and very easy to drive. It can be as calm or as manic as you desire. It is a shame that very few will experience RS7 in full flight.

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