Audi RS 7

The 2018 RS 7 in brief

The 2018 Audi RS 7 is a midsize car offered with a 4.0L 8-cyl turbo engine and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 197 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 115-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,475 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 17 MPG combined (14 city / 24 highway), 37% worse than the 2018 midsize car average of 27.2 MPG, for an estimated $4,850 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 2 recall campaigns on file.

The Audi RS 7 has 5 model years in our data, from 2014 to 2018.

Its most efficient year was 2014 at 19 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 19 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (9), unknown or other (1), air bags (1).

Buying used? 2018 has the fewest problems in our data.

2017 has the most recalls (3); all years together count 3 campaigns and 13 owner complaints.

How the 2014 RS 7 compares

The 2014 Audi RS 7 is a midsize car offered with a 4.0L 8-cyl turbo engine and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 197 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 115-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,398 lb.

About the Audi RS 7

The Audi A7 is an executive five-door liftback produced by Audi since 2010. The coupé variant of the Audi A6 saloon/estate, the Audi A7 features a sloping roofline with a steeply raked rear window and integrated boot lid, and four frameless doors. A sport version called the S7 has been made since 2012, and a high-performance model called the RS 7 has been in production since 2013. An extended-wheelbase three-box, four-door saloon derivative called the A7L has been produced in China since 2021.

From the Wikipedia article "Audi A7", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.