2 February 2011
90-second verdict

Audi's new A7 Sportback is the company's rival for the Mercedes CLS. The 3.0-litre petrol unit tested here makes for rapid progress, although steering is too vague for our liking. Overall, the A7 is the most practical in its class, with plenty of space for passengers and luggage as well as a well thought out dahboard. Here, Vicky Parrott puts it to the test.

Vicky Parrott

Vicky Parrott

Vicky Parrott has been a motoring journalist since 2006, when she eventually did so much work experience at Autocar that it felt obliged to give her a job.

After that, she spent seven years as a features and news writer, video presenter and road tester for Autocar, before becoming deputy road test editor for What Car? in 2013. After five years with What Car?, Vicky spent a couple of years as associate editor of DrivingElectric and then embarked on a freelance career that has seen her return to writing for Autocar and What Car? as well as for The Daily Telegraph and many others.

Vicky has been a Car of the Year juror since 2020, and the proud owner of a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300-SL 24V since 2017. She aspires to own an Alpine A110 and a Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo.

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