The A7 Avant is slated to arrive next year as the spiritual successor to the outgoing A6 wagon
January 17, 2024 at 13:32
If the Audi A6 Avant e-tron gives you the heebie-jeebies, you can rest easy knowing the company isn’t shutting the door on ICE-powered wagons. Quite the opposite, as spy photographers have snapped the A7 Avant undergoing cold weather testing.
Essentially a renamed and redesigned version of the A6 Avant, the A7 Avant sports a streamlined design that echoes the smaller A5. While most of the details are hidden by camouflage, we can see a honeycomb mesh grille that is flanked by angular headlights and vertical air curtains.
Things are more evolutionary further back, but the wagon adopts flush-mounted door handles and curvaceous bodywork. They’re joined by a familiar greenhouse and an upward sweeping beltline.
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The rear end is heavily disguised, but the model has slender taillights that are connected by a thin illuminated strip. That isn’t the only thing notable about them as they have vertical elements at the outside edges. We can also see a rounded rear bumper and a dual exhaust system.
Little is known about the wagon at this point, but it’s expected to ride on an updated version of the MLB platform. The A7 should also be slightly larger than its predecessor and it’s believed Audi is putting a greater emphasis on plug-in hybrid variants. Speaking of which, RS7 prototypes have already been spotted and the model is expected to pack a PHEV powertrain sourced from the Porsche Panamera.
