Audi S8 test drive since 2006 sedan
ANOTHER REALITY
German shield + Italian sword Great car, balanced. It does not squat when accelerated affects all -wheel drive and good weight. The suspension is soft, but the handling at the same time is excellent. There is completely no tendency to drift the rear axle, even if it has not begun a reverse whip. The only drawback of the brake is almost non -ceramic. I expected more from them. Otherwise, perfectionism .... Oh, the great and mighty Alexei Vasiliev! While you were tormented by Audi, your modest student sang Payot songs that is inolistent for all cars of this class. For Audi is an indisputable leader. To understand this, just read the performance characteristics. Full -wheel drive. Adjustable road clearance two. We live in Russia three. Therefore, for operation in the vastness, you need to choose it, Lancer Evo for adults.
Even with all the tinsel, which is included in the standard equipment, you can take off, because under the hood is a fiery motor. The heart of every beauty will bend to betrayal if you gasp on idle. Will look around where Lamborghini? There, a girl, under the branded shield Audi. Having hiding behind him, the engine did not become a rear rat. Starting from 4000 about 4000/min, only war and nerves in a fist. By the red line on the tachometer, you will understand the meaning of the Italian opera. When tears flow down the cheeks. When the sound becomes a universe compressed in six acts of transmission, you will want to sit in the hall until the end of the performance. And do not go shamefully into the brake under pressure from a law that does not mean anything in the art. Then, somewhere in the German autobahn, on a limited 250 km/h, it will only remain to cry in impotent malice, due to the fact that music cannot be eternal.
It is worth falling out of the medium -speed zone, the motor will be bored. S8 becomes sluggish, but not quiet: the muttering of the offended Italian is always heard. He wants to sing, and the driver go to the serpentines. Where Jaguar slides out the front axle, Audi requires overtaking Peugeot 205 GTI. And this is true for the front axle is not felt. Rules, Germany!
And flying an arrow on the autobahn: at high speed and gentle turns S8 in German is magnificent. The driver and passengers are perceived by miracles as a gray routine. Isolation from the outside world is final and irrevocable. Another reality ... completely different decoration materials and the quality of the assembly in this nomination machine are a cut above competitors. Completely different technologies of the MMI control system, a window for reading fingerprints, the possibility of changing road clearance and suspension rigidity. Here it is, Absolute.
But the nervous nature of the motor can serve the bad service: the transmission does not hold the transmission, in manual mode it itself switches up. A sharp impetus in winter has a chance to drive past the turn.
You will not have to pass by the supermarket: the trunk is the largest and most correct shape. The rear seats are not bad, but the Yaguarovsky seemed more convenient. But the owner of the S8 is the very place at the wheel. There is the best seat from the whole three. And the kingdom of technocraticism and ... Hello again, the riot of the Italian motor! For the sake of interest, we twist the engine above the average revolutions Mia Mia, hello, the sun, I want to become a racer, hold me, Schumacher Champion!
The winged metal from which the car is made truly winged. But the most important thing is all -weather.
Quietly, softly, comfortably, quickly, qualitatively Audi came close to the standard in many nominations. Autobal races at high speeds are especially good, the country of birth affects
Differences from the standard A8 minimum: wheeled wheels, chrome mirrors and other trifles. Sorry, there is no transparent hood ...
The best leather-haggard seats and the best ergonomics with a convenient MMI system. But gloomy somehow ...
Salon of the most expensive materials and with the best assembly quality.
If the guys all the land put such seats in their cars! Audi driver sits in one of the best inventions of mankind. In it, even the tilt of the forearm is regulated
We visit only small speedometer numbers. White-moon lights write off these flaws
The MMI screen can be hidden if desired, but not necessary. Visual agitator is very convenient
The machine is very quick, plus manual mode. Minus independent switch up in manual mode
Audi S8 Engine
Type gasoline
Working volume, cm3 5204
Max. Power, l. With. at about./min 450/7000
Max. moment, nm at about./min 540/3500
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 250
Acceleration 0100 km/h, from 5.1
common data
Fuel consumption (EU), l/100 km 13.4
Fuel tank volume, l 90
Wheel base, mm 2945
Length, mm 5060
Width, mm 1895
Height, mm 1425
A mass of equipment/full., Kg 1940/2540
Price, $ 152 400
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