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Audi A7 Sportback. Armor of God

Audi A7 Sportback. Price: from 2 379 000 rub. On sale: from autumn 2010

Even in the ancient Greeks, the outlines of this island were associated with the fingerprint of the Divine Sandal, it is believed that it was here that the creator first stepped on Earth. At the turn of the second millennium, Sardinia became the refuge of the gods of public. Is it not the perfect place to get acquainted with the new Audi A7 Sportback of a car, designed to become the armor of the progressive elite of the XXI century?!

Costa Smeralda Emerald Coast of Sardinia. The purest sea, high rocks, dairy, as if bleam powder, hotels. According to rumors, the villas of the premiers of Italy and Russia are hidden among the cliffs of Porto Cervo. Costa Smeralda is a kind of Mediterranean ruble. Without unnecessary claims for luxury surrounded by the pristine nature, the emerald shore rich is just paying just to protect themselves from the middle class. The best scenery for a date with the new five-door coupe from Audi and imagine is impossible! Especially to the place is the swarm of snow-white yachts in the port of Albia.

Audi After all, herself hints: the new A7 Sportback is the perfect addition to the Mediterranean yacht or vice versa. No wonder the transmission tunnel, inserts on the console and door panels in the top versions are finished with the finest oak veneer, to pain resembling the deck parquet. And along the lower edge of the entire windshield stretches the oak superstructure. Elegant and original.

In the conditions of tough competition in the market, individualization is good, but not the main thing. The main thing is that the Audi mastered, and not only it, the modular design structure allows us to update the model range today using already reasonable costs using already existing developments. A kind of automotive cloning: invent a new appearance, download the genetic bases, set the accents of character and go! Is it wonder that in many respects, from the platform to the newest MMI Plus multimedia system with a point of wireless Internet access and optional navigation on the basis of Google Earth, AUDI A7 repeats the genes of the representative sedan A8?!

But if Audi A8 business suit, then built on the same platform A7 Sportback This is a sports shirt: not so strict, but damn elegant. In terms of elegance, by the way, A7 definitely shared the flagship of the Ingolstadt squadron. Yes, and in sports form A7 Sportback, too, do not adhere to!

What is nice, unlike the A8 Sportback, A7 does not have such a gigantic difference in the management at large and low speeds. Adaptive abilities The new concentrically located electric power steering, of course, did not lose, but the characteristics of it became noticeably denser. Cool turns of Sardinian serpentines A7 Sportback prescribes very clearly. Is that in sharp heels because of the long, almost three-meter base A7 occurs sometimes to reconcile gas, which immediately causes rejection from the side of the tracks. Yes, and the unloading of controlled wheels is without a light insufficient turning of A7 refers to without much delight. But in the high-speed turns, the driver will have to be pretty well before the courage to approach the limit of the capabilities of this combination of the 3-liter motor, a 7-speed preselective robot S Tronic and borrowed from the Audi RS5 of the updated full-wheel drive Quattro with self-locking differential with corona gears and directed Moment distribution. Too narrow Divine roads of Sardinia for 300-strong monster.

As if specifically, to uninstall the driver and demonstrate the potential of the flagship sportback, the speedometer is drawn up to 300 km / h, although the real speed limit of the vehicle is limited to 250. When 130 km / h, the sports character A7 is emphasized and automatically rising anti-cycle. It looks very impressive. As well as fully LED front headlights: A7 Sportback has become only the third after R8 and A8 model in Audi, for which such a luxury is available. Slightly spoil the impression, especially against the background of the amazing speakers of A7 5.6 (!) C up to hundreds of delay with a sharp opening of the gas. Although the inclusion and shutdown of two multi-disc clutches occurs almost simultaneously, when starting from the place and Kikdauna, the gearbox is wondering for a second. It is clear that it is rather a tribute to the resource than the technological request of the Audi designers. But on this background, the Multitronic Variator, which aggregate with the basic front-wheel drive Diesel looks even advantageous.

However, we will not see the monotrifer version of the A7 Sportback. For Russia, only Quattro modifications will be available: so far only with motors 2.8 FSI (204 hp) and 3.0 TFSI (300 hp). And, given the total lack of all-wheel drive hits in the stable of the BMW GT main competitor, for Audi it is quite reasonable! A7 Sportback There is something to oppose the Terrible Bavarian countryman. Such armor are worthy of the strongest public gods of the XXI century. Including those inhabiting Sardinia.


We love not love
Space for the legs does not limit the freedom of passengers A7. Free

The innovative section of all-weather lighting came to replace fogs. Freshly

Indications of devices on the windshield. Obfin


Driving
Magnificent resistance on the road with a slight raid of insufficient turning and good dynamics.

Salon
The vertical side of the windshield and the decoration of the oak parquet give the A7 unique individuality.

Comfort
An excellent sound insulation, bass, but not a loud motor and customizable suspension stiffness ...

Safety
The standard security set complements the Audi Pre Sense system.

Price
Cheaper competitors.


Advantages and disadvantages
+ Decent dynamics, bright design, the highest degree of electronics equipment.

Ladsting s tronic at kikdauna and start from the place, light insufficient turning.
 

Specifications
Brand and model Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TFSI Quattro
Dimensions 3954x174 x1416 mm
Gasoline engine, 2995 cm3, 300 liters. s. / 52506500 min-1
Robotic transmission, 7-speed
The dynamics of MAX 250 km / h (limited to electronics); 5.6 s to 100 km / h
Competitors Mercedes-Benz CLS, BMW 5-Series GT


Our opinion
Every year, German auto hydriants are increasingly standing for interclative gaps in their model rules. Audi is by no means a pioneer on this field, but her creation can rightly be recognized in the most logical on the market. Not so fried as Mercedes-Benz CLS, not so contradictory as BMW 5 GT, and twice the cheapest compared to Porsche Panamera.

 
Posted by: Vladimir Makkaveev


 

Source: Magazine 5 Wheel [November 2010]