The Audi A7 and S7 are dead in America. The automaker is rejiggering its lineup, and it will not offer either model here for 2026 as it prepares the model’s indirect replacement.
An Audi spokesperson told Road & Track in a statement that the company will not offer the two models, as it "shifts to the new A6 TFSI coming later this year." Audi had initially planned to name its models based on the powertrain, with odd numbers for gas and even for battery electric.
The gas-powered A6 was supposed to arrive as the next-generation A7, but Audi abandoned that naming scheme earlier this year, as consumers found it confusing. Instead, the automaker will call it the A6 TFSI, which will join the A6 E-Tron that already launched.
The Audi A7 debuted in 2010 as a fastback version of the A6, the automaker’s answer to the Mercedes-Benz CLS, which was introduced a few years prior. The four-door coupe and sloping roof were a novelty at the time, but it quickly became a popular styling trend.
The hotter S7 wouldn’t arrive until 2012, with the high-performance RS7 debuting at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. It went on sale with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 engine that made 552 hp.
Audi will continue to offer the RS7 in America for 2026. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 engine now makes 621 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque, while still featuring Audi’s eight-speed Tiptronic transmission and Quattro all-wheel drive. It costs $133,995 (the price includes the $1,295 destination charge).
It can reach 60 miles per hour in 3.3 seconds, and we hope Audi will ensure there’s a proper successor with the new A6. There is already an S6, but it’s electric, offering up to 543 horsepower. It can hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, so there’s clearly room for something quicker.
Audi hasn’t been performing at its best lately, with declining global sales. The automaker has even admitted that quality has declined in recent years, so this revamped lineup must be a hit with buyers, regardless of what Audi names its products.
