German tuner ABT is celebrating 10 years of the Audi RS7 with a restricted mannequin known as the Legacy Version. We have seen spectacular RS7-based builds from the corporate earlier than, however the Legacy Version goes additional with an aggressive-looking design and supercar-like horsepower.
ABT began with the RS7 Efficiency, took it aside, and integrated an extended listing of modifications whereas placing it again collectively. Energy nonetheless comes from a twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter V8, however its output will increase to 760 horsepower and 723 pound-feet of torque — that is up from 621 and 627, respectively, within the common manufacturing automobile. The corporate notably put in turbochargers developed in-house and a brand new intercooler.
The suspension system will get adjustable coilovers and edition-specific sway bars, whereas the Legacy Version rolls on 22-inch wheels painted in gloss black. Odds are you possibly can hear this RS7 coming from a number of blocks away, but it surely ought to flip each head even when it is parked. It receives a full carbon fiber physique package that features a entrance splitter with wings, aspect skirts, and a rear wing mounted on the factory-fitted spoiler.
Simply to clear up any confusion, the fenders get “1 of 200” emblems to inform onlookers they don’t seem to be seeing a regular RS7. This emblem seems on the door sills as nicely, and ABT additionally added a suede-like cloth known as Dinamica to the gear selector, the shifter, and the seat frames. Final however not least, the motive force faces a Legacy Version-specific Alcantara-upholstered steering wheel with a racing-inspired crimson 12-o’clock mark.
ABT will construct 200 items of the Audi RS7 Legacy Version. Pricing begins at €102,600 (about $114,800) excluding the donor automobile and set up.
In case you like the concept of a 700-plus-horsepower V8-powered Audi however want extra room, ABT would not restrict the scope of its tuning actions to the RS7. In 2021, it confirmed off a hot-rodded RS Q8 whose 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (the identical engine because the RS7) made 740 horsepower.