Thule does not recommend their excellent OutWay trunk-mount bike carrier # THTH45JV for your 2012 Audi A7. In fact they do not recommend any trunk-mount rack for your car due to the potential for damage to the trunk lid and/or its hinge, neither of which were designed to handle the weight of a loaded bike rack. The same is true for Yakima and SportRack - again no trunk racks are recommended.
You can use a hitch-mount 2-bike rack - that puts no pressure at all on your trunk - by installing... view full answer...
For the 53 inch Thule WingBars # TH711420, in order to be able to open the Force XT cargo box when it is on the roof of your Audi A7 with the Yakima HighSpeed Roof Bike Rack # Y02115 and Yakima WheelHouse Bike Wheel Carrier # Y02108, you will need the narrower Thule Force XT Sport Rooftop Cargo Box # TH6356B.
The reason for that is when taking into account the combined widths of both racks and the Thule Force XT L as well as that there needs to be some space between the racks and cargo... view full answer...
Yes the Curt hitch part # C11197 does fit your 2017 Audi A7 Prestige since it's not a diesel model. I confirmed this with Curt just now. view full answer...