Audi A7 Avant Rendering: What If?

Mercedes is getting ready to launch a brand new model that basically combines a wagon and a four-door coupe. It will be called the CLS Shooting Brake and it will debut in force at the Paris Motor Show, powered by everything from V6s to a twin-turbo V8.

We love the idea, and it clear from this car and the BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe that German engineers and designers are willing to break every rule in order to sell more cars. This might just be the next big thing on the horizon!

Car rendering specialist Theophilus Chin has rightfully speculated on the idea of an A7 Avant. Right now, the A7 is limited to just one body shape. But Audi has already proven its taste for the strange when it turned the A5 coupe into a four-door. So why not a big estate model with streamlined proportions?

The shape of the side glass surface works much in the same way as it does on the Jaguar XF Sportbrake, in that it mimics the sedan but extends the greenhouse towards the back.

Photo: theophiluschin

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ABT Sportsine Tunes Audi A7 Sportback

ABT is the biggest tuner of Volkswagen Group cars, and they even run Audi touring cars in DTM. They are more famous for their small car kit, like the ones for the Golf or the Audi, but the German tuners offer a complete lineup that now also covers the Audi A7 Sportback.

A full body kit has been made available, comprising of front and rear bumpers, side skirts and a set of quad tail pipes that are integrated into the lower valance. ABT is also known for their wheels, and for the A7, 20 and 21-inch ones are offered.

On the engine front, three kits are provided, namely for the 3.0-liter TDI that has been boosted from 245 hp to approximately 300 horsepower, the 300 hp version of the V6 TFSI that now comes with 420 hp, and the brand new twin-turbo diesel that makes 360 hp instead of 313 hp.

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