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Audi A7 – the A8’s sleek and sporty new sibling

Audi has just unveiled the 2018 Audi A7, an elegant five-door coupe-shaped hatchback grand tourer that’s much more different under than skin than it appears from a glance at its strictly evolutionary exterior design changes.

The new Audi A7 shares much of its engineering with the new A8, and previews next year’s A6 saloon and estate. It will hit the streets in the UK early in 2018, with the first engine a 3.0-litre TFSI petrol V6 paired with a seven-speed S-tronic gearbox; 0-62mph takes 5.3sec and top speed is 155mph. Other four- and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines will follow soon.

UK prices have not yet been announced and are expected to be released in late December.

What’s under the skin?

There’s Quattro all-wheel drive and, like the Audi A8, rear-wheel steering to help high-speed stability and low-speed turning. Plus there’s an optional sports differential to distribute torque between the rear wheels in harder driving.

There are also several suspension systems: basic steel springs, or a 10mm lower set-up, or electronically controlled damping, or adaptive air suspension. Wheel sizes go up to a sporty 21inch.