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ABT Sportsline, sports and luxury in one
ABT Sportsline, sports and luxury in one.
We all know the BMW M sports division and the Mercedes Benz AMG but what about ABT sportsine, the company that upgrades and enhances, mostly, Audis and occasionally some of the VW Group vehicles.
ABT Sportsline was founded by former, late German racer Johann Abt in 1967. The first car ABT modified was the Audi 80, specifically the Audi 80GL with a 1.6-litre engine, in the 1970s.

Audi 80 GL
After this collaboration ABT continued to tune Audi cars and they built a relationship that gave us the ABT that exists today.
Fast forward to 2019 and ABT released this beast which is one of their most popular works and that is why I want you to know them, otherwise you’ll never win that conversation with your friend who is a hardcore fan of you-know-who.

Courtesy of ABT sportsline. The ABT RS-7-R
This beautiful monster is known as the ABT RS7-R and it is what happens when your Audi RS7 goes to the gym. The ABT RS7-R takes the standard engine of the Audi RS 7 that makes 600HP and 800Nm and takes it up to 740HP and 920Nm which decreases the standard 0-60 mph from 3,6 Sec to 3,2 Sec. And because this is a special edition, ABT have made only 125 in total, which makes it even more special.

What makes it even more crazy is that it has rear seats, which means you could buy it as a family car and go crazy on the weekends. Just think about it, all the creature comforts of family car and sport features of a supercar all in one master piece. Personally I’d take this over the Mercedes Benz AMG GT 4-door.
However if you want more boot space they have the ABT RS-6-S which has the 700hp and 880Nm. If that is still not enough for you then you can add a special request and they can get it up to 740HP and 920Nm.

ABT RS6-S in Florett Silver Matte
Just take one last look of the rear of the ABT RS7-R beast in Goodwood green.

ABT RS7-R in Goodwood Green