eric strauss

… were an option on 2015. Here is another shot… I saw them in the showroom and fell in love...

mog

while not quite an RS5, i do miss my S5 in the twisties (heck i miss my B6 S4 most for that) -- but every time i step on the gas in my S7, all of that goes away. to me, the engine is that good

Andrewaw

that is so awesome to hear!
is there a "growl"??

mog

very much so the engine noise is actually settable via drive select menu -- for me, i find that the comfort setting keeps it a bit closer to the way it sounded on my S5 (small difference given the twin turbo vs the NA), but the sport setting really makes it a nice, deep growl.

truth be told, i wasn't sure when i went to the dealer if i wanted an S7 vs an RS7 -- after test driving the S7, that was more than enough power for me.

between the raw power and the engine noise, it's really a ton of fun to drive.

Andrewaw

Thanks so much. you are making me feel soooooo much better. do you have the sports exhaust?

Glisse

It is going to be a little muted after your RS5, but then nothing else sounds quite like that NA V8 at 8000rpm. RIP

Andrewaw

😥

mog

yup. and i basically never, ever take it off sport mode

mog

ps if you leave the transmission in sport mode, the car does all sorts of fun things like backfire, downshift as you slow down for a traffic light, etc.

djpeaksd

OK I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything. Everyone is saying "sport" mode. We are referring to "dynamic" right? I think mine only says dynamic not sport. I'm sure it's the same, just want to make sure.