Recently I traded my large sedan that got a combined city-highway 19 miles per gallons for a crossover SUV that gets 26.

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This handsomely cast large sedan lives up to its top-shelf reputation with an effortless driving experience and a cavernous passenger cabin that affords limousine-like rear legroom.

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Audi says the A7 can make the leap to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds, which is impressive for what is a relatively small engine in such a large sedan.

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