Test drive Audi A4 B6 2001 - 2004 sedan

Audi A4 3.0 Quattro /12 100 km

During the reporting period, almost four thousand kilometers were added to the odometer of our car. The fact is that, firstly, we traveled a lot around the city, and secondly, the car visited fishing-ookro in the Yaroslavl region. And after the 12 thousand km passed, we have something to tell the reader, good and not very.
+ A trip to the Rybinsk Sea took place at Mitsubishi Pajero and Nissan Patrol GR. SUVs pulled boats with motors on the trailer, and the Audi A4 drove two fishermen. Both the driver and the passenger (he spent all the way in the front seat) felt surprisingly comfortable. With the appearance of a typically urban, that is, small and maneuverable, our Audi car behaved more than worthy on the highway. Firstly, the complete tank of 98th gasoline (66 liters) was enough for almost 700 km of run, that is, the consumption was less than 10 liters per hundred. Thanks to the short front and rear overhangs, as well as the quattro drive, we easily repeated the maneuvers of the SUVs on sand, laughter and fields. And most importantly - the driver was not at all tired, having drove almost 500 km in 6 hours. The magnificent ergonomics of the driver’s place, a powerful engine, an excellent audio system and a comfortable suspension - what else is needed on the long journey?
 
+ Cruise-control is a thing just necessary for automatic transmission. On the new A4 it is implemented in a simple and very convenient form. It turns on the key in the end of the steering wheel switch and is very responsive to increase and decrease in speed.
+ Once again, the advantages of the back of the back sofa folding inside the cabin, as well as a fair additional space in the spare breakfast. And why do not all sedans equip it? ..
- I had to add a little oil again - about 500 grams. For some reason, for some reason, the ESP exchange rate stability system began to shine. The icon of disabling this vital security system lit up in various situations and without any of our intervention. For example, with uniform movement at high speed along the highway or in urban traffic jam. It was eliminated as on a computer - rebooting, that is, turning off and turning on the engine. In the Audi company center, we were advised to wait for the icon to light up again and go straight to them for diagnostics-the car is still at the factory warranty. But we decided not to experience fate and go to the service in the near future.
 
-/+ again return to the issue of equipping the machine. We already wrote that, by a strange coincidence, in our car there are no such, which is generally logical for the top model, such as electroregulations of seats and a full-fledged on-board computer. In the first snowfalls, another oversight of sellers who ordered the car at the factory turned out: it does not have an electric heating of mirrors. Well, what can you do - you have to use a rag. But thanks for the first -aid kit. Not only is it placed very compactly and conveniently - in the rear of the cleaning armrest, it is also remarkably thought out in composition: there is no ridiculous aspirin and eye drops, but there is everything in order to process a small cut or abrasion.
 
Text Fedor Aleksandrov, photo Alexey Ilyin

Costs on September 15 - October 15
Mileage city/highway - 3600 km. Gasoline consumption - 870 l
AI-98 gasoline $ 330
Moika $ 30
Motor oil $ 5
Only $ 365

 

Source: "Autopilot"