It will compete with the Mercedes-AMG GT 4 Door Coupe.

Audi’s obsession in SUVs is a matter of opinion. However, the company is only trying to give people what they want and making a profit at the end. It’s not as if new high-riding models such the Q2 and Q8 are killing traditional hatchbacks or sedans like the A3 and . So it’s a good idea to try to reach a wider audience with a variety of models. The future of the TT/R8 is uncertain, but overall, sports cars are losing popularity.

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Audi loves niches and offers the A5 Sportback and A7 Sportback as well, even though these are technically hatchbacks. Both were available in S guises for a while, but the smaller of these two received the RS treatment in 2018. The previous-gen RS7 was battling the Mercedes CLS 63 AMG, BMW M6 Gran Coupe, but the new version will be competing with the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe as well as the M8 Gran Coupe.

The RS7 Sportback has been rendered. We expect its official unveiling to occur in the next few months. It’s easy to see the new S7 Sportback, and how Audi Sport’ subtly changes a car’s look for full-fat RS guise.

The front’s large air intakes hint at a powerful engine hiding under the sleek hood. We expect a twin-turbo, 4.0-liter V8. There will be no diesel shenanigans as in the Euro-spec S7. The old model in RS7 Performance flavor had nearly 600 horsepower. It is likely that the next-gen model will have approximately the same power output in the base version. A hybrid variant, which is expected to arrive later in its life cycle, will increase the power output to almost 700 horsepower by adding the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid powertrain. But we’ll only believe it once we see it.

The standard RS7 Sportback could make an appearance at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show as an AWD-and-automatic-only beast, similar to the closely related RS6 Avant super-wagon.