The V8 lives on in Audi's four-door missile—for now. Rumors swirl about its future demise, but the 2025 RS 7 remains steadfastly, gloriously eight-cylindered.
Audi's not playing games with the powerplant.
The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 delivers a skull-compressing 621 horsepower at 6000 RPM and 627 lb-ft of torque hitting at just 2050 RPM.
That's proper German muscle wrapped in a tailored suit.
Brute Force in Business Attire
Quattro all-wheel drive channels this violence through an 8-speed automatic transmission.
No manual option.
No rear-wheel drift mode.
Just relentless, all-weather grip that converts throttle inputs to forward momentum with Teutonic efficiency.
The mild-hybrid system exists primarily to smooth out power delivery and improve efficiency.
It doesn't transform the RS 7 into some tree-hugging compromise.
The Hybrid Rumors
Industry whispers suggest Audi might swap the thunderous V8 for a V6 plug-in hybrid setup in future iterations.
Not today.
Not for 2025.
The current RS 7 remains defiantly, traditionally muscular. No downsized engine. No charging cables.
The Numbers That Matter
The RS 7 delivers performance stats that justify its existence:
- Twin-turbocharged 4.0L V8 with mild-hybrid assistance
- 621 horsepower at 6000 RPM
- 627 lb-ft of torque at a basement-level 2050 RPM
- Quattro all-wheel drive with 8-speed automatic
Each number translates directly to real-world capability.
Each specification serves a purpose.
Each component works toward making this four-door fastback move with supernatural authority.
The RS 7 doesn't need marketing fluff.
It has a V8.
It has torque that arrives almost off-idle.
It has all-wheel drive to put that power down regardless of conditions.
The hybrid rumors can wait. For now, the 2025 RS 7 remains an eight-cylinder statement in a world increasingly turning to electrification.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
