Ronaldo Given Brand New Audi RS7 As Real Madrid Receive New Audis

Every player received a brand new car. It's a hard life being a professional football player.

As part of obligations as one of the club’s main sponsors, every year Audi presents Real Madrid players and staff with a brand new company car. The Four Rings have featured prominently with the European champions since they joined forces back in 2003, since when the players and coaching staff have taken home a range of different models. The result of the partnership is a yearly photoshoot where each player is pictured taking delivery of their car of choice. Plus the players are contractually obliged to drive their new rides to training each day.

Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, unsurprisingly, went for the most powerful Audi available – the RS7 Sportback Performance finished in Panther Black. Not a bad daily driver, but we’re sure he’ll be itching to show up to the Santiago Bernabeu in his stunning new Bugatti Chiron. Like everyone else in the world, the players’ model of choice was an SUV. Specifically, the Audi Q7, which 14 players picked in various iterations. Gareth Bale and Isco were two that took the SUV route with the Q7 Sport. RS models also proved popular of course.

Manager Zinedine Zidane opted for a Daytona Gray Audi RS6 Avant Performance, while captain Sergio Ramos went all out, driving home a R8 Spyder, finished in Ibis White with a red roof. The cheapest Audi on the list was a S5, which Marco Asensio decided was suitable for his needs. Other players of note include sharp shooter Karim Benzema who looked happy with his Audi RS5 2.9 TFSI, while Toni Kroos was the only player to pick the Audi SQ5. Prior to the handover of the company cars, the players were able to perform a virtual test drive in the Audi e-tron FE04, which will have its first official race in the Formula E season opener in Hong Kong next weekend. Dani Carvajal finished quickest in the replica Formula E cockpit simulator.

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The New Audi S8 Will Receive The Porsche Panamera's Twin-Turbo V8

Nothing like keeping things in the VW family.

Only days ago did Audi reveal its all-new A8 large luxury sedan, but we didn’t hear anything about the upcoming S8 performance-oriented version. Fortunately, Evo has learned that Audi has asked fellow VW Group family member Porsche for some assistance in the form of its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, the same engine powering the new Panamera Turbo. Wicked. Under the Panamera Turbo’s hood, this engine produces 542 hp and 568 lb-ft of torque, allowing the big Porsche to go from 0-62 mph in only 3.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 190 mph.

Evo claims Audi will slightly detuned the engine to around 530 ponies, with its own 0-62 time of, give or take, 4.0 seconds. Top speed is said to also be slightly down, say around 185 mph. And that’s all just for the S8; there’s also the S8 Plus. Once again, this same engine will be called upon, only Audi will add a plug-in hybrid powertrain, also present in the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. The S8 (E-Hybrid?) will, once again, have slightly less output than its distant Panamera cousin, but it certainly won’t be any slouch. The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid’s setup delivers 550 hp along with another 136 hp courtesy of its electric motor, and a combined 627 lb-ft of twist.

Zero to 62 happens in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 193 mph. Audi won’t officially announce the new S8 and S8 Plus until sometime in early 2018, just after the A8 arrives in dealerships. One awesome thing at a time, as is typically the case.

The New Audi S8 Will Receive The Porsche Panamera's Twin-Turbo V8

Nothing like keeping things in the VW family.

Only days ago did Audi reveal its all-new A8 large luxury sedan, but we didn’t hear anything about the upcoming S8 performance-oriented version. Fortunately, Evo has learned that Audi has asked fellow VW Group family member Porsche for some assistance in the form of its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, the same engine powering the new Panamera Turbo. Wicked. Under the Panamera Turbo’s hood, this engine produces 542 hp and 568 lb-ft of torque, allowing the big Porsche to go from 0-62 mph in only 3.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 190 mph.

Evo claims Audi will slightly detuned the engine to around 530 ponies, with its own 0-62 time of, give or take, 4.0 seconds. Top speed is said to also be slightly down, say around 185 mph. And that’s all just for the S8; there’s also the S8 Plus. Once again, this same engine will be called upon, only Audi will add a plug-in hybrid powertrain, also present in the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. The S8 (E-Hybrid?) will, once again, have slightly less output than its distant Panamera cousin, but it certainly won’t be any slouch. The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid’s setup delivers 550 hp along with another 136 hp courtesy of its electric motor, and a combined 627 lb-ft of twist.

Zero to 62 happens in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 193 mph. Audi won’t officially announce the new S8 and S8 Plus until sometime in early 2018, just after the A8 arrives in dealerships. One awesome thing at a time, as is typically the case.

Ronaldo Given Brand New Audi RS7 As Real Madrid Receive New Audis

Every player received a brand new car. It's a hard life being a professional football player.

As part of obligations as one of the club’s main sponsors, every year Audi presents Real Madrid players and staff with a brand new company car. The Four Rings have featured prominently with the European champions since they joined forces back in 2003, since when the players and coaching staff have taken home a range of different models. The result of the partnership is a yearly photoshoot where each player is pictured taking delivery of their car of choice. Plus the players are contractually obliged to drive their new rides to training each day.

Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo, unsurprisingly, went for the most powerful Audi available – the RS7 Sportback Performance finished in Panther Black. Not a bad daily driver, but we’re sure he’ll be itching to show up to the Santiago Bernabeu in his stunning new Bugatti Chiron. Like everyone else in the world, the players’ model of choice was an SUV. Specifically, the Audi Q7, which 14 players picked in various iterations. Gareth Bale and Isco were two that took the SUV route with the Q7 Sport. RS models also proved popular of course.

Manager Zinedine Zidane opted for a Daytona Gray Audi RS6 Avant Performance, while captain Sergio Ramos went all out, driving home a R8 Spyder, finished in Ibis White with a red roof. The cheapest Audi on the list was a S5, which Marco Asensio decided was suitable for his needs. Other players of note include sharp shooter Karim Benzema who looked happy with his Audi RS5 2.9 TFSI, while Toni Kroos was the only player to pick the Audi SQ5. Prior to the handover of the company cars, the players were able to perform a virtual test drive in the Audi e-tron FE04, which will have its first official race in the Formula E season opener in Hong Kong next weekend. Dani Carvajal finished quickest in the replica Formula E cockpit simulator.