Audi A7 Sportback: This five-door coupe scores on style, but what about its substance?

摘要

Mercedes was the first to offer a racier executive choice with the striking 2004 CLS, but Audi has taken up the idea with most zeal, giving us first the A5 Sportback, a five-door coupe derived from the A4, and now the A7, whose arrival pre-empts that of a new A6. The CLS is a saloon and BMW's 5-series GT is a somewhat bulky-looking hatchback, whereas the A7, like the AS, is a low-roofed five-door coupe. Indeed, so close is the A7 to the A5 that you could almost consider it a 105.5 per cent recreation of the same car, this percentage being the difference in length between them, although the price hike is rather larger. Audi is certainly driving its new-models into tight niches these days.