2025 Audi S7

Short answer, yes. The S7 costs about 20% more than the A7 sedan on which it's based. But that extra spend gets you a more powerful turbocharged engine, a sport-tuned air suspension, larger brakes, and a host of performance options unavailable on the A7. For 2025, that also includes a new Nardo Sport Edition. This package exclusive to the top Prestige trim comes in de rigueur primer-ish gray paint with gloss black wheels, a black roof and black exterior trim, a leather-everywhere interior, and red seat belts and stitching for visual splash. But it's the S7's performance edge that justifies the extra five figures. It sprints to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds and carves corners with a chef's finesse without sacrificing ride comfort and even maintains respectable fuel economy at 22 mpg combined.

German automakers can rarely let a competitor's model go unanswered, so the S7 offers a couple of predictable rivals in the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe and, at the upper end of the S7's price range, the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT four-door. The S7 costs less than either and makes more power than the BMW's base trim, but at the top end, both the Benz and 8 Series are far more potent. The Porsche Panamera is another pricier alternative, with even more precise handling that belies its large mass. If you like the S7's utility but not its headroom-reducing chopped roof, the Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered (formerly known as the V60 Recharge) offers a plug-in hybrid powertrain with about 40 miles of electric-only range, wrapped in a more traditional wagon-style body.