Spy Shots: First look at Audi S7
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/audi/" rel="tag">Audi</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/s7-3opt.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Audi S7 spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Even though we won't see the production version of the standard <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/audi+a7">Audi A7</a> until this year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris Motor Show</a>, the men and women in Ingolstadt are already prepping a hotted-up version of the swoopy four-door coupe (we still aren't used to typing that), as seen here in this latest set of spy shots. Rumors have stated that a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/06/audi-sportback-reportedly-due-in-paris-with-580-hp-rs7-range-top/">RS7 Sportback</a> might debut alongside the A7 in Paris, complete with a 580-horsepower V10, and it would certainly be show-stopping if Audi could pull off having all three variants of the A7 range on hand.<br />
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As for the car spied here, we spot larger air intakes, a more robust wheel/tire package, bigger brakes and quad exhaust pipes, seemingly proving that this A7 will definitely arrive wearing an S badge. However, the camouflaged beast isn't as muscular as Audi's RS models, which leads us to believe that the mid-range S7 is what's under all of the swirly paper. As for what's housed beneath the hood, your guess is as good as ours, but something along the lines of Audi's new supercharged 3.0-liter V6 or the free-breathing 4.2-liter V8 could be in order. Scroll through the gallery below to see the S7 prototype from all angles.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/low/">Spy Shots: Audi S7</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/s7-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/s7-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/s7-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/s7-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-shots-audi-s7/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/s7-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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