Audi India has launched the new RS7 Sportback in India, priced at Rs 1.29 crore (ex-showroom, Mumbai) 

 The new Audi RS7 is a high-performance version of the A7 Sportback. Power comes from a 4.0-litre TFSI twin-turbo V8 engine good for 553bhp and 71.38kgm of torque mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. This engine is similar to the one used in the Audi S6 launched last year, as well as the Bentley Continental GT, but with more power and torque. The engine also features cylinder deactivation, whereby it shuts off four cylinders under low engine load for greater efficiency.

Audi claims that the new Audi RS7 can do the 0-100kph sprint in 3.9 seconds and can go all the way to an electrically limited top speed of 250kph. The RS7 gets the company's Quattro four-wheel-drive system like all the Audi RS models, and there are plenty of sporty exterior styling cues to differentiate it from the standard Audi A7.

The new Audi RS7 will rival the likes of the BMW M5 and the Mercedes E63 AMG sedan in India.