Preview Of This Cars
What's New for 2013:
- Standard automatic stop/start system
- Standard keyless entry for Premium Plus trim level
- Optional Innovation package adds Active Lane Assist and Corner View Camera safety features
- Optional 5-passenger seating
Exterior Features
The 2013 Audi A7 is a luxury 5-door hatchback, or Sportback in Audi
parlance, slotted into the automaker's lineup between the A6 Sedan and
the A8 Sedan. The 2013 A7 is available in three trim levels: 3.0T
Premium, 3.0T Premium Plus, and 3.0T Prestige. The performance-oriented
Audi S7 is discussed in a separate article.
Standard equipment
for the 3.0T Premium includes
Xenon Plus headlights, LED running lights,
LED taillights, heated exterior mirrors, heated washer jets, adaptive
rear spoiler, and 18-inch aluminum wheels.
Interior Features
The
2013 Audi A7 3.0T Premium is equipped with leather seats, genuine wood
or aluminum interior trim, triple-zone automatic climate control, power
sunroof, and heated 8-way power front seats. Additional standard
features include push-button ignition, Bluetooth connectivity, universal
garage door opener, and a stereo with iPod/iPhone integration and
satellite radio.
Under the A7 Sportback's power-operated hatch, the car offers 24.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seat.
Optional Features
The 2013 Audi A7 3.0T Premium Plus model adds a voice-activated Audi
Multi-Media Interface (MMI) navigation system with an MMI Touch
handwriting recognition pad and Audi Connect service. Audi Connect
provides Google Earth navigation maps, Google Local search capability,
and a mobile Wi-Fi connection that turns the A7 into a mobile hotspot
for up to eight paired devices. Additionally, the Premium Plus is
equipped with a color driver information display, front and rear
park-assist sensors, reversing camera, auto-dimming side mirrors, Audi
Advanced Key keyless entry system, HD Radio, and 19-inch aluminum
wheels.
The 2013 Audi A7 3.0T Prestige offers a unique S-line
exterior styling treatment. Additionally, the 3.0T Prestige is equipped
with 4-zone climate control, heated and ventilated 12-way power front
sport seats, power tilt/telescoping steering wheel, LED ambient cabin
lighting, adaptive headlights that swivel to help illuminate around
corners, headlight washers, and a premium 630-watt Bose audio system.
Options
are primarily grouped into packages. The Cold Weather package is
available on all three trim levels, and adds heated rear seats and a
heated steering wheel. Any A7 can also be equipped with a Sport package
including a unique wheel design, summer performance tires, sport
suspension, and a three-spoke sport steering wheel with shift paddles.
The optional Audi Side Assist package features Audi Side Assist
blind-spot monitoring, power-folding side mirrors, and an Audi PreSense
Rear system that detects if a rear-end collision is about to happen and
automatically readies safety systems for impact. Additional options for
all versions of the A7 include metallic paint, rear-seat side-impact air
bags, and a 5-passenger seating option with a rear bench seat in place
of the standard bucket seats.
If you choose
the Premium Plus or
the Prestige trim level, you can opt for a Driver Assistance package
including power-folding side mirrors, adaptive cruise control with Stop
& Go, Audi Side Assist, and Audi PreSense Plus, the latter feature
employing the radar units for the adaptive cruise control system to
determine if an impact is about to occur and readying the vehicle for a
collision while automatically braking to decelerate, if necessary.
Exclusive
to the A7 3.0T Prestige, optional Bang & Olufsen audio components
boast 1,300 watts of power and 15 speakers. The Innovation package is
also exclusive to this model, and includes the Driver Assistance package
plus a head-up display, full LED headlights, Active Lane Assist and
Corner View Camera, and Night Vision Assistant with Pedestrian Detection
technology. With the night vision technology, when the A7 is
approaching a person or animal after dark, the night vision display
helps the driver to "see" them from 1,000 feet away. At 300 feet, the
system provides a yellow-colored alert, and if the person or animal
steps into the car's path, the alert switches to red.
Under the Hood
The
2013 Audi A7 is equipped with a supercharged, 3.0-liter V-6 engine that
generates 310 horsepower between 5,500 rpm and 6,500 rpm and 325
lb.-ft. of torque between 2,900 rpm and 4,500 rpm. An 8-speed automatic
transmission and Quattro all-wheel drive (AWD) come standard, along with
new-for-2013 automatic stop/start technology to help improve fuel
economy.
The A7's Quattro AWD is equipped with torque vectoring.
To help reduce understeer, the system lightly brakes the inside wheels
during cornering. Quattro also automatically varies the power split from
the standard 40% front and 60% rear distribution, as is necessary.
Audi
Drive Select is also standard on the A7, modifying transmission,
steering and engine calibration to Comfort, Auto, Dynamic, or Individual
settings, as determined by the driver.
Fuel Economy
EPA fuel-economy estimates for the 2013 Audi A7 are 18/28/21 mpg (city/highway/combined).
Safety
The
2013 Audi A7 includes 8 standard air bags, including knee air bags for
the driver and front-seat passenger. Rear-seat side-impact air bags are
optional. Additional safety features include an Audi Backguard
anti-whiplash system, 4-wheel ventilated disc anti-lock brakes with
brake assist, traction control, stability control, and rain-sensing
wipers. The Premium Plus trim level adds a reversing camera and front
and rear park-assist sensors, and the Prestige trim is equipped with
active headlights.
Audi Side Assist and Audi PreSense Rear
technologies can be added as an option to any A7. Premium Plus and
Prestige trims are offered with adaptive cruise control and Audi
PreSense Plus, while the Prestige trim is exclusively available with an
Active Lane Assist and Corner View feature, and Night Vision Assistant
with Pedestrian Detection technology.
As this overview is
written, neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has
performed crash tests on the 2013 Audi A7.
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