---
title: "Next Audi RS7 Will Be A 700 Horsepower Hybrid Monster"
description: "Audi's upcoming top-dog four-door coupe will borrow tech from the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid."
date: "2017-09-23"
modified: "2017-09-23"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/14578/next-audi-rs7-will-be-a-700-horsepower-hybrid-monster"
categories:
  - "Audi News"
  - "News"
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tags:
  - "Audi"
  - "Audi RS7"
  - "hybrid"
  - "Hybrid cars"
  - "luxury"
  - "RS7"
  - "sedan"
---

# Next Audi RS7 Will Be A 700 Horsepower Hybrid Monster

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Once a hallmark of only the super-est of supercars, Audi has confirmed that the next-generation [RS7](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/3316/bow-before-the-audi-rs7-the-brands-rippled-adonis>) will be a card-carrying member of the 700-horsepower club.

Speaking to *[Evo](<https://www.evo.co.uk/audi/rs7/20060/new-audi-rs7-to-get-700bhp-hybrid-power>)*, Audi design head Marc Lichte says that the 2019 RS7 will be available with the customer's choice of two powertrain options: a tried-and-true twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 good for 650 horsepower or a range-topping plug-in hybrid system that nets out a downright excessive 700 ponies—550 of which comes from a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 of its own.

If all of that sounds familiar, the less powerful, non-hybrid engine can also be found in the Porsche Panamera Turbo and [Bentley's new Conti](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/13189/behind-the-scenes-with-the-all-new-2018-bentley-continental-gt>) while the headlining hybrid offering is the same system found inside [Porsche's mind-bending Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/13178/the-2018-porsche-panamera-turbo-s-e-hybrid-is-a-mind-bending-complexity-machine>).

In the Porsche, the hybrid powertrain produces a total of 680 horsepower. Audi claims that its application will clear 700 thanks to additional development performed on the electric motors and battery. For your reference, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid launches to 60 mph in just 3.2 seconds. Look for the Audi to make the sprint even quicker.

The next Audi RS7 will be based on the redesigned A7 due out sometime later this year.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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