- A redesigned Audi A7 offering gas and plug-in hybrid powertrains debuts in early 2025
- The redesigned A7 range will include both sedan and wagon body styles
- A prototype for the new A7 wagon has been spotted testing
A prototype for a new Audi A7 Avant wagon has been spied again, revealing many new details.
The vehicle is being developed alongside a new A7 sedan in an expanded A7 family due to start arriving from early 2025. It isn’t clear if the standard A7 Avant will reach the U.S., but the sedan will likely make it to these shores as a 2026 model, perhaps alongside planned A7 Allroad and RS 7 Avant models. It also isn’t clear whether an A7 Sportback liftback will be launched to replace the current A7 Sportback.
The A7 Avant will directly replace the current A6 Avant which will bow out soon. Similarly, the current A6 sedan will be replaced by the A7 sedan. The change is coinciding with the A6 nameplate being used for the new A6 E-Tron electric range.
A similar strategy was introduced for the redesigned A5 range which arrived earlier this year to replace the current A4 range. Expect any future A4 models to run on batteries. It’s all due to a naming shift announced by Audi last year, in which electric models will feature an even number in their names and names for models with an internal-combustion engine will carry an odd number.
Audi hasn’t mentioned plans for the next A7, but expect the automaker to use an updated version of the MLB platform, known as the PPC (Premium Platform Combustion). Audi plans to phase out combustion models in most markets later this decade and is therefore unlikely to invest in a new ICE platform for the next A7.
The prototype for the A7 Avant shows a sportier, more sculpted design than the current A6 Avant. A large, protruding grille sits up front, while at the rear are wide, muscular hips that integrate side vents below the taillights. Interestingly, it looks like Audi also plans a return to exposed exhaust tips, though only on one side of the rear fascia in lesser models, like the standard A7 Avant.
Yellow warning stickers on some of the prototypes point to electrified powertrains being tested, likely a plug-in hybrid setup.
Audi is also out testing a redesigned Q7 midsize SUV, which is also expected to offer gas and plug-in hybrid powertrains.
