muski

I've read/watched pretty much every review of the RS7. I came across this one recently and thought that it was one of the best I've read anywhere. It really captured the true character of the car:

http://www.kilometermagazine.com/fea...2014-audi-rs7/

I'm surprised how few UK journalists really understand this car. The most recent travesty is a video review by Auto Express showing a reviewer twitching the M6's steering wheel into wheel-smoking power slides, almost losing control of the car, and then declaring it a superior car to the RS7. Right...

TurboCup87

Great article, THX!

60614allroad

I'm in London with the family for Christmas. Yesterday, I visited the Audi Picadilly "Digital Showroom". If you're ever in London, you have to check it out and play with the interactive data wall. Anyway, I told them that I have an RS7 and they were mighty impressed. Apparently, there are few RS7s in customer hands in the UK so far. Part of the reason is availability, and part is cost; in the UK a car equipped like mine is north of $160,000 and that's before VAT! In contrast, I've already seen a number of M6s, AMG CLS 6.3s, and even two RS6 Avants (I wish Audi would let us have this in the US). Perhaps the UK journalists don't appreciate the RS7 because they're much more familiar with the other German offerings and/or that they would much prefer the RS6 (which is 8,000 to 10,000 pounds cheeper)....

rob725

Nice article that I hadn't seen. Thanks for posting!

DeerHunter

They fail to understand what a drive-by-wire steering system actually is:They are actually referring to a variable ratio steering rack, one that is still mechanically coupled. The new Infiniti Q50 uses an optional drive-by-wire rack (with mechanical back-up), but that is the only one on the market that I know about (and, given that it's critically-reviled, that's probably a good thing).

Other than that, a well-written review.

HeelBuff

Here's another lovefest article contrasting the RS7 to a Panamera GTS. Ahhhh sweet validation...

http://m.digitaltrends.com/cars/audi-rs-7-vs-porsche-panamera/

frenchie_pm

Enjoyed the article. I too have read many and watched just about every YouTube clip. Consequently I have now ordered one and can't wait for its delivery.