High-performance cars usually strive to convey in their exterior appearance all the power they are capable of offering. However, there is something great about surprising everyone with a car that is elegant and discreet on the outside and brutal on the inside that is unleashed when you step on the accelerator or face a stretch of curves. And although preparers like Mansory have taken the first route, ABT, an expert in Audi models since time immemorial, has opted for this second path that undoubtedly has its audience.
This is how he now shows it to us again with his new preparation against one of the great kings of the Audi Sport family, a Audi RS 7 that in the final stretch of its current generation continues to give good war with a special edition preparation with the already well-known name of RS7-S that in this 2024 delivery and as a true sleeper It is capable of exceeding 700 HP of power without suggesting itunless you keep a close eye, because there are small details that show that this is not just any RS 7.
Is virtue in balance?
It is true that the German company already surprised us a while ago for its 20th Anniversary with the Audi RS6 and RS7 Legacy Edition, with even more power under its hood, but in this case it has chosen to a balance between performance and discretion that for many will make it even more rounded. This time with 720 HP of power and a body that maintains the original shapes of the RS 7 but adding a subtle carbon fiber aerodynamic kit.with parts such as a front splitter with the RS7-S badge, side skirts, rear spoiler.
But the surprises do not stop there, because this ABT RS7-S also has a new matte black stainless steel exhaust with a diameter of 102 mm, sporty and light A wheels.22-inch BT High Performance, and even to improve the dynamic behavior of this RS 7, a new suspension kit with coil springs and sports stabilizers on the front and rear axles.
All this is accompanied by a interior that has also received its special touch with a new gear selector finished in shiny carbon fiber, the presence of the RS7-S logo placed on the seats and mats, the ABT logo placed on the ignition button and on the door sills. Do you want more? Optionally, ABT also offers an even sportier suspension with ABT threads, a sports steering wheel in Alcantara or ABT shift paddles in carbon fiber and in other areas of the interior.
But the great attraction comes from its engine, a V8 4.0 biturbo that with the arrival of the usual ABT software to adjust engine management goes from the standard 600 HP to a very interesting 720 HP of power along with 950 Nm of maximum torque.
With all this ABT Sportsline offers this new RS7-S for a price of 48,900 euros for the update, therefore not including the donor Audi RS 7, whose price exceeds 180,000 euros, but does include installation, homologation and the usual 5-year ABT warranty.
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Specialized in the world of motors, competition and technology, Antonio Ramos Ochoa is an editor at Car and Driver. It is said that before getting out of the car he was already saying the name of the cars that he was seeing on the street. A few years later he is still talking about one of his passions here. A fan of Motorsport, cinema, video games and history, he even lets off steam from time to time behind the wheel of a kart or a simulator.
