New spy photographs have captured a closely camouflaged Audi sedan out testing. An in depth inspection of the pictures reveals the four-door with some suspiciously vast fenders that, paired with the information that Audi will rejigger its lineup nomenclature, muddies the waters on which future mannequin that is.
Beneath the camouflage seems to be a reasonably normal Audi S6. Nevertheless, the broader fenders may counsel a good sportier powertrain hides beneath the sheet metallic. Our sources imagine that is the next-generation RS7, however Audi solely presents the present mannequin as a liftback, and the automobile within the spy pictures is clearly a sedan.
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Audi confirmed earlier this yr that it could rearrange its lineup. The A4 will change into the A5, and the longer term A6 will change into the A7, permitting the automaker to make use of even numbers to designate EVs and odd ones for vehicles with combustion engines. Audi plans to launch round 20 new vehicles by 2025, with over half being electrical automobiles.
The subsequent-gen Audi take a look at automobile additionally sports activities a singular twin exhaust system that doesn’t appear like the usual pipes of any mannequin. Audi additionally lined the taillights with extra camouflage, not like the automobile our spy photographers captured in early Could. The brand new exterior ought to coincide with a revamped cabin with extra screens and the most recent know-how and security options.
It’s unclear what Audi has deliberate for the mannequin’s powertrain. The photographs present the sedan with electrification markings, and the earlier take a look at automobile additionally had a visual cost port. The present RS7 packs Audi’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine that makes 621 horsepower. An electrified alternative ought to meet and exceed that determine, however count on a variety of combustion engines with electrical help accessible within the non-S and non-RS variants.
It’s unclear after we will see the A4 successor debut, however the revamped and new A6/A7 ought to arrive earlier than it. The present-generation A6 launched for the 2019 mannequin yr and is due for a radical makeover. The spy photographs have captured a automobile within the early levels of its improvement cycle, so it won’t break cowl till someday subsequent yr or arrive within the US till 2025.
