Yeap, agreed, I think BMW actually pulled a bit of a blinder rip the market up move with it's pricing on the car! But I guess it also depends on what standard kit it comes with compared to the competition?
OK so this is just the loaner whilst mine is in for service this week but as loaners go, this is something else.
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It's a brand spanking new A7 S Line Bi Turbo (my own car is an A7 with the single turbo engine). Whilst it is very similar to my own car the engine is awesome.
But the icing on the cake?
It has speakers in the exhaust system which modifies the sound so that from both inside and out you would think you are driving a V8 petrol muscle car
PS
Those 20" alloys do spoil the ride a little
Out with the old:
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And in with the less old:
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I know that the speaker system is suppose to be the future as they look to move to more efficient engines which don't sound like a V8 naturally, but what's the system like?
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What a beast, love the A7, I think it's currently one of Audi's best.
I have mixed views.
It really does work. There is no question that the sound this thing makes is incredible.
But in the back of your mind, you know it's fake
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Pretty much kept the same colour then data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7Nice.
I'll carry on with the Audi A7 theme, this is mine just detailed with the Werkstat acrylic kit. Funnily enough, I don't mind the ride with the 20 inch wheels, but then I've come from a Mondeo ST with a lowered eibach suspension and that was a harsh ride compared to this.
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