Audi to roll out A7 at Detroit auto show with debuts

While other automakers scale back, Audi’s product offensive will remain in high gear at the North American International Auto Show next month in Detroit.

In addition to the world premiere of a concept car closely based on the upcoming A7 luxury model, Audi will unveil a 525-horsepower version of its R8 sports car.

The show will also provide Detroit’s first glimpse of Audi’s Q5 compact crossover, a supercharged 300-horsepower version of the A6 midsize sedan and wagon and the blisteringly fast TTS sport coupe and roadster, which wring an amazing 265 horsepower out of a little 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.

Audi will also add another chapter to its fuel-efficiency story with what’s likely to be a diesel version of the A4 sport sedan.

The R8 V10 will accelerate to 60 m.p.h. in less than 3.9 seconds and promises a top speed of about 196 m.p.h. The 5.2-liter engine produces 390.1 pound-feet of torque and transmits its power to the ground through Audi’s Quattro all-wheel drive system and either a conventional manual or clutchless sequential manual six-speed gearbox.

The A7 concept may be the most eagerly awaited of all the models, however. Audi insiders say the four-door model’s swooping lines mirror those of the upcoming production model.

Source:Freep.com