Audi has presented the 2014 A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Competition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the famous turbocharged direct injection technology. The special edition model comes with impressive performance characteristics and some nice styling upgrades.

The most important improvement is the additional boost of the 3.0 liter BiTDI diesel boosted to 326HP (240 kW) and 650Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque at just 1,400RPM. The combined fuel consumption is 6.1 liters / 100 km (38.6 mpg US or 46.0 mpg UK) with CO2 emissions of 162 g/km. The emissions rating is Euro6. When the driver accelerates in full, a boost function provides an additional 20HP (15 kW) on top for a brief period. 0-100 km/h in just 5.1 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).

The exterior boasts S-Line sport package, which also includes lowering the ride height by 20 mm. There is also a set of enormous wheels in typical five-spoke W design with black painted sides – 20" fitted with 265/35 R20 tires. There are also red brake calipers and discs in 17" format on the front and rear axles.

The S-Line exterior package and black gloss package lend the body a dynamic elegance. Other special features are the V6 T logos on the fenders, black exterior mirror housings and high-gloss black tailpipe trims. The special edition model is offered in Daytona Gray, Misano Red, Nardo Gray and Sepang Blue.

The interior boasts a unique black design, sport front seats upholstered in fine Valcona leather in black or lunar silver and decorated with S line embossing. Audi offers S-sport seats with contrasting stitching in Misano Red or Agate Gray as an option. In such case, the armrests are also upholstered in leather with contrast stitching. The inlays consist of aluminum and Beaufort wood in black – an especially high-grade metal/wood combination. There are also door sill trims with "Quattro" logos and shift paddles behind the multifunction sport steering wheel controlling the 8-speed tiptronic transmission.

2014 Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Competition comes also with LED headlights as standard as well as turn signals with dynamic display. The pricing starts from 72,000.

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Source: Audi