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- Hey guys, this is Austin. We've had the chance to take
a look at lot of very cool Audis this year.
From the Q7, to the R8 on the track to the e-tron
But the A7 might just be my favorite one yet.
As always, huge shout to Audi for sponsoring this video
and for hooking up with the A7 for a week.
At first glance, this looks similar to the last gen car,
which is not a bad thing at all.
Take one look at the RS 7 and it should be pretty clear
why I think, this is one of the best looking four door
sedans of all time, but I will say that the A7 definitely
does step it up. Don't be fooled though, this car is all new
For example, the LED headlights look so cool,
especially at night. This also comes across with
the tail lights. So now they did run across the entire
length of the back of the car, but they're all LED
and they even animate out nicely when you turn your
turn signal on, it's a super cool touch.
The new A7 does share a lot of DNA with the A6,
but one of the big differences is of course that it is
a Sportback. Which means that there is a ton of cargo space
We popped the back, you'll see that we have a
ton of stuff loaded up in here. Now there are a
couple of camera cases, we have a bunch of random little
bags and accessories, what's nice is that we can take
all of this, and still have plenty of room for...Ken
and I don't know, people inside.
Get the A7 out on the freeway, and this is
really where things shine. So not only do we have great
adaptive cruise control, but we also have that paired
with the Lane Keep Assist.
So, we're in a little bit of mixed traffic right now
and what really impresses me is just how smooth everything is.
So the car is completely handling the throttle and the brake
and the steering is pretty much all completely automatic
as well. I do need to keep a hand on the wheel, but beyond
that the Lane Keep Assist does a really good job of
keeping us centered and more importantly driving smoothly.
So, I've driven a fair few cars that have various levels of
driver assistance and self driving capabilities, and while
they generally do work pretty well, usually you can tell
it's not a real person driving because it's not quite smooth
right, it's a little jerky, doesn't quite stay in the lane
quite right, it'll like drift back and forth. But, here
it really does feel like a normal person is driving.
The A7 is loaded with cool tech, take one look around this
interior and you'll see that Audi does cabins right.
Now you see this great wood finish that wraps around
the front, but if I turn the car on you'll also see that
LED lighting which goes all over the place.
It's actually really subtle look but it's nice to have
just a little bit of an accent here, over here, down here,
pretty much everywhere you'll look.
If you saw the video we did on the e-tron recently,
then this center stack will look very familiar.
So on the bottom we have a touch screen, which is mostly
used for things like the climate control as well as
a few system settings and on top of that we also have
a much bigger touch screen and this is used for navigation,
radio, all the kind of fun stuff.
This is also where you'll find the
excellent 360 degree view.
It is super cool to be able to see now from a top-down
perspective, but also to see a full 360 around your car
just to see, exactly where everything is, it looks so cool.
It's like a video game here, I can see from outside the car,
from inside the car, and that's thanks to a series of
cameras that are wrapped around A7.
One of my favorite features is inside the console.
Now that we do have Qi wireless charging, so you can
just set my phone down and will begin to charge.
But on top of that we also have wireless CarPlay.
It's totally seamless, and it is so dope.
There's also an upgraded version of Virtual Cockpit.
Now a lot of other cars are moving away from physical
gauges, but this purely digital setup with a nice
high resolution screen looks really nice, and
it's a big step up from my car.
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For big car, this thing actually handles pretty well
So, it is helped that we have those big 21 inch wheels
in those sticky summer tires. I mean, you get this up in
canyons and, it handles pretty well.
Which is weird cause like in my head, I know just how big
this car is, this is a very large Sportback.
Once you actually get it out on the road,
the size definitely kinda shrinks, it feels much more nimble
maybe not quite like an RS3 but close.
Man the drive is so smooth.
So, the A7 actually does take advantage of a
mild hybrid system, so there's a 48 volt battery
underneath the cargo floor in the back,
And what that gives you is just a little bit of extra
torque with the electric motor to get rid of any
kind of minor turbo lag, which I can't tell
if there's any at all, and on top of that it's
really cool because it allows you to easily start the
motor very seamlessly, when you're at a start or stop.
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Sorry, I just had to do that.
So, we do have a seven speed dual clutch transmission.
And of course it does a great job of sort of driving around
in automatic mode. But you do have the paddles, if you wanna
have a little bit of extra fun. I've gotta say, there is a
lot to like with the new A7, between all the cool tech
as well as just how well it drives for such a big Sportback.
Not gonna like, kind of excited for that new RS7 though.