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The luxury car segment of the country is likely to get a new car soon.

A popular auto magazine of the country displayed spy shots of an Audi A7 Sportback testing on Indian roads.

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The Audi A7 is available in three V6 engines abroad.

There are two 3.0-litre diesel units capable of producing 201 and 242bhp and there is a 3.0-litre supercharged petrol engine with a quattro four-wheel drive as standard.

The 242bhp engine too gets this feature.

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Check out the stunning Audi A7 Sportsback

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The A7 is an attractive looking car and has elements of a saloon and coupe both.

The car's front look, with its typical Audi grill and LED headlamps, is aggressive and has resemblance to elder sister the Audi A8.

The car also has a longish hood.

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But it is the raised hatch and coupe like design elements in the body that give the A7 its distinctive character.

In design and size the A7 can be placed somewhere in between the A6 and A8.

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It is based on a new platform and makes for a stylish ride for four people.

The new platform is likely to be used in the future for other models.

The A7 is a spacious car.

It has enough space in the front and ample of legroom at the rear.

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The car has a big 535-litre capacity boot and more space can be created by folding or slitting the rear seats.

The car uses a lot of aluminium in its body in the doors, hatch, bonnet et al.

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Like some of its exterior designing cues the A7 has some of the interiors of A8.

The cockpit is large, use of wood, aluminium and leather is generous and the car also has a pop-up navigation system screen.

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The luxurious car gets instruments like night-vision camera, radar cruise control, head-up display, touch control pad, live connection to Google Maps, locked in to the navigation.

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Check out the stunning Audi A7 Sportsback

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The A7 is claimed to do the 0 to 100kmph sprint in 6.3 seconds and is likely to handle well on Indian roads.

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With rivals in Mercedes and BMW the car will face tough competition in India and the pricing and final features offered in the Indian version will determine how the car is received in the country.

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