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Audi S7 Sportback, which – like the S models in the A6 car line – is powered by the innovative
4.0 TFSI engine developing 309 kW (420 hp). The V8 biturbo engine accelerates the five-door
coupé from a standstill to 100 km/h in only 4.7 seconds; in conjunction with the 7-speed S tronic
it averages 9.6 liters of premium-grade fuel per 100 kilometers. The RS 7 Sportback was presented
at the start of 2013 and will be joining the car line starting this summer.
Audi Q7
The Audi Q7 has won over many customers with a luxuriously smooth drive attributable to its
powerful and efficient engines in conjunction with quattro drive as standard and the 8-speed
tiptronic. The engine program for the Audi Q7 comprises a number of TFSI and TDI versions with
six or eight cylinders. One particularly efficient version is the 3.0 TDI quattro with an output of
150 kW (204 hp), which uses on average just 7.2 liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometers, making
for CO2 emissions of 189 g/km.
A total of 56,193 (52,529) of the performance SUV were handed over to customers in the year
under review.
Audi A8
The luxury sedans in the A8 car line blend dynamic exterior design and sporty handling with
superb equipment for comfort and convenience, plus an exclusive interior. The Audi A8 and long-
wheelbase Audi A8 L also implement lightweight construction systematically and offer a wide
selection of powerful and highly efficient engines.
The new Audi S8 – the exclusive top model in the Audi S family since summer 2012 – delivers
superior road performance thanks to its impressive power. Its 4.0 TFSI engine develops 382 kW
(520 hp) along with 650 Nm of torque. With average fuel consumption of 10.1 liters of premium-
grade fuel per 100 kilometers, the sporty flagship model also achieves remarkable efficiency
figures for its vehicle category. Its fuel efficiency marks a 23 percent improvement on the pre-
vious model.
The car line’s portfolio of models has been further extended with the new A8 hybrid, which
combines the best of both power sources. Thanks to the 2.0 TFSI engine and electric motor, the
A8 hybrid achieves a system output of 180 kW (245 hp) and average consumption of only 6.3 liters
of premium-grade fuel with CO2 emissions of just 147 g/km.
Demand for the Audi A8 luxury sedan showed an upward trend in the past fiscal year. In all,
38,636 (34,245) vehicles were delivered to customers – an increase of 12.8 percent.
Audi R8
The Audi R8 is the sporty vanguard of the Audi brand’s model portfolio. Along with the product
improvement that appeared at the start of 2013, many details of the thoroughbred mid-engine
sports car have been revised.
The new R8 Coupé and R8 Spyder models comprehensively reaffirm Audi’s expertise in lightweight
construction. For instance, the unladen weight of the R8 V8 Coupé with manual transmission is
only 1,560 kilograms thanks to the consistent use of innovative lightweight materials such as
carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) and magnesium. The R8 V10 plus Coupé – the new top
model in the car line – weighs 1,570 kilograms, a saving of around 50 kilograms on its predecessor.
Equipped with a hand-assembled 5.2 FSI engine developing 404 kW (550 hp) and a fundamen-
tally new 7-speed S tronic, the R8 V10 plus Coupé sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds
and is capable of a top speed of 317 km/h.
2,536 (3,349) vehicles of the R8 car line were delivered to customers in the period under review.