Audi RS7 Sportback review – MPG and running costs
Thanks to a raft of fuel-saving tech, drive gently and it’s more efficient than you might imagine
While a 600 horsepower two ton superhatch is never going to be efficient, all of Audi’s little eco-minded details do add up to something that’s merely thirsty, rather than irritatingly so. Keep in on a cruise, leave the drive-select mode in Auto and it’ll schlep up and down motorways and even cruise around town at near-30mpg.
Put your foot in it though and things change very quickly, diving down into the teens when you make full use of the loud pedal. In everyday driving however, the RS7 will maintain high-20s mpg though, which makes for a great GT thanks to the large fuel tank.
Consumables are another matter, as the RS7 will not be an inexpensive car to run thanks to the big tyres, brakes and engine. If the near-£10,000 price of those ceramic brakes turns you off, at least you’ll theoretically not need to change them any time soon, however stick to the still huge steel discs and come change day it’s likely to be a painful bill. The 22-inch Pirelli rubber will also take a beating thanks to the forces exerted on them.
