Audi RS 7

For 2026, the only way to get a gas-powered mid-size Audi fastback sedan is to scoop up a 621-hp RS 7 Performance, which carries over unchanged except for newly available blue brake calipers.

More than 44,300 Audi vehicles are being recalled due to a software error that may cause the instrument panel display to fail.

The biggest news for the A6 and A7 mid-size sedan and hatchback is the new Nardo Sport Edition, available exclusively on the sportier S6 and S7.

The 2024 Audi RS 7 Performance sees a variety of enhancements to powertrain and standard equipment, while A7 and S7 variants receive updates to exterior and interior trim options, infotainment and standard equipment.

A noticeable change to the 2023 A7 lineup is that the Premium trim now gets adaptive cruise control with lane-centering steering as part of the Convenience Package.

A software issue resulting in a blank rearview display has prompted a recall of more than 173,000 Audi and Bentley vehicles.

In the third major recall of its kind in the first half of August, more than 45,000 Audi and VW cars and SUVs are being recalled for a malfunctioning seat belt retractor.

A small population of Audi sedans, wagons and coupes is the subject of an airbag recall issued from Audi.

The Audi RS 7 has been in hibernation the past couple years, most recently offered for 2018 with the A6 and A7 getting complete redesigns for the 2019 model year.

Audi will unveil its second fully electric vehicle — the 2020 E-Tron Sportback — at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public Friday.