2016 Audi RS7 Performance takes on Shift Sector 

And that's why, last year, 7th of July 2019. I purchased one. Happiest days of my life since then.

This car has been at the top of my Want list for several years now... and with the Performance model, even moreso. I need to pick up more lottery tickets tomorrow...

This video explains why this is my dream car. It does everything... Of course a front engine rear wheel drive naturally aspirated manual transmission car is more fun in the canyon roads but the RS7 can be defined in one word: versatile. Snow? No problem thanks to its quattro system. Long road trip? No problem thanks to the quiet engine, 4 cylinder mode, trunk space, and 4 seats. Wanna have fun? Audi drive select on Dynamic, step on the gas and voila

One of the nicest Audi's you can buy today!

Man that car is a total sleeper.

Amazing! I just wanted this video to keep going.

That Audi is a special car.

This is fantastic. Very well written and edited. Congrats on kicking everyones ass haha

Nice video, makes me appreciate the RS7 even more now

fantastic narration. Always look forward to your content Mr. Hooniverse!

What a gorgeous video. Well done, Jason and crew!

Good job Jason. Hope to see more videos from you in the future.

My new favorite car is the 2016 Audi RS7 Performance. Awesome vehicle!!

I have one, exact same car, but not the performance, the 560HP one 2016 prestige. And this car is no joke...one of my friends has a 2015 Huracan and literally he was jealous of my rs7 when we were "playing" a little bit when driving from Austin to Houston... that car is no Joke!

I'm so proud for this video! It shows the car of my life as it is! Perfectly amazing!

Wow this is a top notch video. With the editing and scripts you gusy have with these videos you guys should be way past a million subs. Bravo, great video. loved it

Best car review for us motor heads that are tired of watching cars drift in figure 8 (MotorTrend). Super video guys, I did not want it to be over!

dude, awesome video.. you just got yourself a fan here... really surprised that the 458 couldn´t stand a chance, never would´ve imagine that... this RS7 Performance is a rocket, very impressive... anyway, keep up the great work..

just stumbled upon this channel. great reviews, great editing, great explanations, and current content. Many awful car review channels on RU-vid, cheers to a job well done guys.

Three 458 Italia owners disliked this video. :O

I settled for an audi s7, i'm still pretty happy with it😊😊

The stock non Performance is already insane. The performance is just heavenly. That raw stock exhaust is simply breathtaking. What's better is the valve switching to 4 valves during economy mode driving which is most of the time. Economy is just spectacular for a super sports saloon over c63 or M6. So versatile, cheaper than BMW and Merc and yet provides the best value.

The RS7 does NOT compete with the CTS-V. It competes with the M6 Gran Coupé, CLS63 AMG and Porsche Panamera. How do you car reviewers not know this? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Awesome video. Keep up the good work!

I just want to say thank you for making this video...I just wish you would've had the Audi sport/Akrapovic exhaust on the car when you ran... Believe me it makes a huge difference!

Glad to see that my tuned s6 will go head to head with the stock rs7 performance at least to 0-200 km/h :)

Nicely done video folks. I love it.

Nomenclature is a bit wrong: the "ur-s6" was actually the "ur-s4" when Audi still had the three digit nomenclature system. Then they began using A as the prefix before the class number, after which they changed the name to the "S6". When the first A4/S4 came out, the original S4/100 was then coined by Audifans/Quattro List as the "ur-S4".

The intro made me cry. The ending made me laugh. The middle made me go "neat." Needs better jacket choices solid 5/7

Nice video,you got a new subscriber

Great video. Seems like a tune and light bolt on mods gets these things to mid 10's at over 130 mph in the quarter. That is wicked fast!

You're the best, Jason!

Thanks for this video! This is my DREAM car!!

Awesome video, minimal face show and more car - that's what I like. Forgot to mention 0 to 60 time.

It would be awesome to see an APR stage 3 tune on that beast of a machine!!!

That S6 could not had 580WHP. That's 720+hp at the crank. That S6 would need to have upgraded turbos, intake, full exhaust, and ecu. So from what I just watched, This RS7 would need about 800hp to clobber it like it did. Perhaps you meant that the S6 had 580CHP. Now that being said....... This thing is BEYOND nuts. It is so underrated. Does it make sense that modified turbos, airflow, and ecu tunes will ONLY add up to 45+hp?? Nope. I can't wait to see this things on a dyno. "Regular RS7's" dyno consistently around 480HP. I'm going to go on a limb and say this thing puts down ~550 at the wheels. As does the new S8 plus.

Trapping 150 in a half mile huh? From a dig you say? And the tires? To shreds you say?

Such a well done video. Would love a bit more technical details next time on what makes it so fast.

great video!! ver well done!..I enjoyed it from beginning to end!!.... oh btw! I'm a proud RS7 owner to boot!

I’m buying this car, but I’ve been researching and the depreciation is insane in the first 4 years, here in Canada In drops from $150k new to $100k in 3 yrs, so in 4-5 yrs maybe another $30-40k, great bang for your buck if u buy it 5 yrs old

Outstanding! 150mph stock in the 1/2 is fast for any car...let alone a 4 door, 4,500lbs luxury sedan!

its biggest advantages are AWD / LC, and of course it has tons of power.

Something doesn't add up. The 458 and the S6 supposedly making 580whp lagged that far behind a car supposedly making 600 crank, or perhaps 500whp that weighs more? It's a press car - something tells me it's NOT quite the exact same RS7 you'd get if you ordered one from a dealer. I test drove a brand new RS7 Performance this week. I'm the owner of a modified 2nd generation (not current gen) CTS-V. A wagon as well. The RS7 was nowhere close to the modified CTS-V. Now I know I'm comparing two totally different beasts here. The RS7 was a smooth, quiet, comfortable ride - a tad better than the CTS-V. And the latest technology in the RS7 is light years ahead. But there was an ocean between the performance of the RS7 versus the CTS-V. The RS7 launches really, really hard. So MOST of that shiny 3.3 second 0-60 time comes in the first few feet. Once over 20 or 30mph, it's all over for the RS7. For anyone that's been to an airstrip event, they well know that a TON of built cars will easily beat the RS7 in stock form. None of this is to say that the RS7 isn't an amazing piece of engineering - it IS. But holding it up against cars that often put down 800 to 1000whp and come in at a lower weight is just claiming you can violate the laws of physics. The RS7 is good, but not THAT good.

dream car, this car will be a beast if you tune it trust me.

That's very impressive!! My TT Stage 2 E63 runs 154-155 in 1/2 mile but that's a modified car.

This is the worse review ever. You didn't say anything about the navigation and tire pressure! * * * * But in all seriousness awesome review and kick ass car. I was just hoping to make the next RU-vid comment podcast. You guys rock.

A true beast..RS7

Great Video. Well done.

Give me this and a CTSV!! Garage heaven 😎

Wow!! I think I want one.

I think the RS7 interior quality matches its price, remember its on the older audi platform, an updated one that has the same tech as the r8,q7,tt and A4 will come in 2018 i Believe

Just bought mine!

What a beast.

Love this review!

Great video, the rs7 performance is so joke. I need that in my life.

Very nice video

Great vid!!! now i wanna return my rs5 asap... But dam i hate that price tag lol go audi!!

looks like a great time, just for curiosity's sake how much would it cost to enter one of those airstrip events? couldn't find it on there website.

HOONIVERSE GUYS: I like seeing this video. it was truly a speed of beauty to see the RS7comp put all those tuners to rest and what makes it all better is that it comes from the factory like that. anywho, no one has even tried to do the same with a upscale 4DOOR COUPE (lol x 100, what will they think of next??!!) and the 4DC i'm talking about is the ALPINA B6 GRAN COUPE... are u guys thinking what i'm thinking?? i'd like to see the ALPINA B6's 590ft tq vs the RS7comp's 553ft tq. now, I know 4 a fact that CARmagazine had the M6 GranCoupe vs the RS7 non-comp like 3years ago.(the AUDI won, but the BMW didn't have AWD, but the Alpina does) both of these cars have taken LUXURY AND PERFORMANCE TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. u think u guys could put that type of comparo together?

How did you use launch control with the ZF transmission?

I don't usually like mustangs but 4:58 😍

I wonder how this compares to the S8 Plus...

GtR sounds like it's going to explode so much Drama like a formula 1 race .. R7 sounds like you backing out of the driveway and going to the mall then you realise that you're going 150 mph.

great intro music. what is the name of the intro song?

Yes pretty impressive against the competition it was up against and being stock. Most are not stock anymore.

I forgot to say: I LOVED THIS VIDEO, WATCHED IT 2WICE and, the CTS-V isn't the only kid in the sand box with that type of POWER to throw sand... the ALPINA B6 GRAN COUPE can also compete and this 1 from the BWM group has AWD... bye bye CTS-V

This RS7 is the devil himself lol ...BRUHH

Audi

dang that cobra

but doesn't the rs7 understeer like hell? compared to the cts v that can actually turn in well.

Just can't get over the Turtle styling and the Wheels. ugh

was there any stock 2016 CTSVs running at shift sector ?? what where there times?

GTR still the king of the street. But AUDI FTW!

I promise I'm not trolling, but were there any Teslas out there that day? The other big question I have is how a Hellcat would do if it were driven by someone who really knew what they were doing (e.g., not me). I've seen Hellcats get smoked a lot, but there were almost always driver mistakes. Looked at another way, how would a Hellcat do if it had launch control. (N.B.: For my kids-in-college budget, a CPO S5 is on the short list for my next car.)

I dont like the back end of the RS7 but damn its a sleeper. That engine and drivetain its nice... but i think it would have lost roll racing to most of those cars.

CEE-OH-Double N

I want this car sooo bad :(

Fast acceleration straight forward, thanks to AWD, has always been Audi's strength, just like now with Tesla. But if you want a big and powerful sedan with more feel (no numb feedbacks), less understeer and fun in the twisties, then there is only M5. If the "real world" is rain and snow then there are better options than a $140K sedan.

....that 458 wasn't really being serious in that race, was it?

I would love to see it go head to head with the new Ferrari GTC4 lusso.

actually.....the s8 (with the same engine 4.0T) is faster than rs7 on a straight line but after it picks up speed rs7 nails it

Something happened with that s6. Running 89 mph. That's A4 numbers

Right, so the CTS-V costs less, has more HP, more torque, less weight, better handling and a higher top speed. Why would you buy an RS7 again? This car is $140k, the CTS-V is almost literally half as much money and has measurably better performance in every way. Unless you count traction from a dead stop as "performance". Oh, and the CTS-V is faster than the hellcat too. Please note that the CTS-V makes over 100 more lb-ft of torque than the Audi. One thing that needs to be pointed out: In this video, Jason talked about launching and "real world" a great many times. So many times, in fact, that it started to sound like an excuse for the CTS-V being faster, as if he were trying to put the idea into our heads that the RS7 is just going to be faster, and that it "feels" faster (nice objective journalism there Jason) even though the numbers are not on the RS7's side. Yes, AWD and traction are a thing. Yes, the RS7 launches very well and no, it's not slow. But launching well and being fast are two different things, and this is not something that should not have to be explained. If you really wanted to back up those statements, what you would do is put a set of drag radials on a CTS-V, and race it from a stop against the RS7, to eliminate the inherent traction advantages of the RS7. This would be done in order to determine which car is actually faster without using the RS7's superior traction as a crutch. The trap speed will speak the truth regardless (126-127 mph for the CTS-V in the real world so far), but a lot of people are very stupid and believe AWD makes a car "fast". See example: Tesla P90D. Racing from a roll is actually a thing too, and when you go from a roll, traction is not an issue and the CTS-V would win there too. All these things need to be taken into account if you're going to claim that the RS7 "feels" faster. It should be noted that engines like the RS7's 4 liter TT V8 that make considerably more HP than torque do tend to "feel" faster in the same way that VTEC engines "feel" fast. It's because of the power curve and the way the engine is built to make all its power on the top and end build dramatically to it. Where the CTS-V makes almost the same torque as HP and consequently may not "feel" faster, and yet it sure the hell is.

I think audi intentionally hobled this car with insanely heavy wheels so as not to kill its own R8 supercar...the old rs7 got 3.2 seconds to 60 this thing has to be faster...as for the handling sure more body roll but the thing still turns credit torque vectoring trick brakes Audi is master of car dynamics....

You forgot the m6 gc, cls63 e63. Also the RS5 is going to be miss

The CTS-V is not a competitor. It competes with the M5, E63, S6. The RS-7 competes with the M6 Grand Coupe, CLS-63 and Porsche Panamera Turbo. All of which are coupe based sedans. Cadillac doesn't make a car like that and doesn't have a true competitor to them.

+Jason Connor I'm the owner of rs7gram, could you please DM me some pictures of this beauty, if you took any? Thanks.

Hahahaha he pulled out that spyder

I just cant get over how fooking big the RS7 is though. I don't consider it a sports car. Why not put that engine in the new RS5 instead?

Perfect example as to why Ferrari is overrated! Despite being heavier and having fewer hp than the Ferrari 458, the GTR still wouldn't fall to the RS7, like the Ferrari did. But, still, kudos to Audi.....The RS7 is a beast!

3.3 to 60, dam! if the other guy falls asleep at the tree it's all over. if U Rev 2000 and stomp it at the second yellow good buy anything. I pulled up to a older lady in a red RS7 the other day, beautiful car, and a wee beastie of a 4L. my wife drives a "hot V" 4.4L twin turbo 550xi. Not near as fast since it is stock, but man does it get hot in that engine bay, way worse tag the tweeted out Turbo Buick that sits right next to it. I bet you could cook the Easter ham in that engine bay after all those passes. Did mph suffer as it got hotter? LOL you hole shot the ferrari

Now I can put a face to cammed and tubbed

Lol the only thing that beats audi launch control is porsche launch control

Brings out a 900hp 911 to get even ... hilarious .. Let me bring my F-16 , then I can beat your Piper ... I would be thinking twice to bring out that much to beat an RS7 performance ... Some you win, some you loose, deal with it mister super car owner .. Oh an by the way, the trunk of the RS7 was loaded with all the gear for a weeks holiday.

Worst drivers? Come to Ohio.

Nice car but 140k.........................

Tesla fanboys hate this

The facelift P90D and P100D can beat the RS7 from 0-60mph and to the 1/4 mile, though. But, still, I love the RS7!

And this RS7 is bone stock. Image with some performance mods in there? It would have given the 911 a run for it's money

Shit roads?😰 You didn't see our Russian roads😭