Test drive Audi A4 B7 2004 - 2007 Sedan

The rings are square

Two liters of turbo, FSI direct injection and Quattro all-wheel drive: the introduction of these ingredients under the Audi A4 body allowed Ingolstadt to formulate a tempting offer in the market of small premium sedans.
 
In Russia, where the roads of dubious quality of a good half of the time are covered with a layer of water, sand, dirt, chemicals, snow or simply a crust of ice, all -wheel drive of a road car - an extremely useful thing, much more urgent than in the homeland of the hero of our story. The correct four -wheel drive is able to bring the quality of daily driving to a fundamentally new level compared to any other option. And Audi as a pioneer in this area has an authority in determining which drive is considered correct.
 
Two -hundredth turbo four with a capacity of 200 hp. It is installed under the hood of the car longitudinally: in this case, we are dealing with the classic quattro -all -wheel drive scheme, permanent, with the Torsen Interssex differential. Today, most manufacturers are working on the development of all -wheel drive systems with varying success. Alternative options controlled by electronics have stepped forward, offering the driver a completely acceptable sense of the car and high efficiency, however, the classical scheme has not lost its relevance.
 
Healthy conservatism in design is characteristic of Audi cars of the last decade. Consistent proportions, a recognizable silhouette and an equally restrained strict style of the interior. There are few details and lines. But those that are are indisputable and impeccably high -quality. The same approach in ergonomics is the dominance of time -tested classical solutions. There is simply nothing to complain about.
 
A non -burned long -term suspension accurately determines the car belonging to the Fire Tribute, but without excessive sports accent of prestigious cars. Demonstrating the acceleration dynamics between eight (7.7) seconds to the first hundred and the ability to reach a maximum speed of 235 km/h, the Audi A4 2.0 TFSI QUATTRO will hardly yield in speed on the medium-quality highway (that is, Russian format) to someone, someone, Including the best sports-oriented competitors. In the case of difficult weather conditions, the circle of capable of withstanding even its cruising regime is greatly narrowed.
 
The hostage of the comfort of the suspension is an active vertical build -up of the body, which can develop when long transverse waves of coating at high speeds (›130km/h). Nevertheless, even if you don’t need to be afraid of this from the habit and frightening effect: an impressive work of the end allows the wheels not to lose contact with the road, always providing reliable control, and the total energy intensity and distribution of effort during the compression course store the suspension from the limiters. Sometimes it seems that this time breakdown cannot be avoided, but again and again everything goes smoothly, giving birth to confidence in the car and a calm attitude to the appearance of road surprises.
 
A small flaw of an excellent chassis, which provides the car characteristic of the majority of Audi family (not emotional, but accurate, always linear and calm at any speed) nature of controllability, became tangible fluctuations in unsaved masses. However, given the enviable dynamics of the car, it would be impossible to avoid this without reducing comfort. High -performance brake mechanisms and drive shafts to all the wheels a priori have a decent mass, the fluctuations of which the suspension, remaining comfortable, will not be able to damp in the bud.
 
The smaller the turning radius, the lower speed and the more slippery coating under the wheels, the noticeably less willingly the machine takes the maneuver, which is to one degree or another of any car. However, for an acceptable framework, the level of insufficient rotation does not even go on the bare ice, where to force the car to accept the maneuver - just the question of the driver’s ability to correctly dispose of the capabilities of the front wheels at the entrance to the turn, the accuracy of the steering and the ability to wait.
 
With the speed of Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro, it all spells easier to the pulses with a steering wheel and after reaching 80-90 km/h becomes an obedient barely noticeable actions of the driver. In the middle range of speeds, the machine is perfectly controlled by both the steering wheel and gas, allowing you to go in any style and have ample opportunities for the correction of the trajectory at any time.
 
When you calmly ride the salon, a minimum of sounds penetrate, among which aerodynamic noises begin to prevail in the region of 100 km/h. If the gas pedal is very drowned, the motor will give a quiet, thoroughbred voice, clearly distinguishable both inside the machine and outside. By preferring the active driving style, you can choose: whether to switch to the automatic sports mode of the transmission, whether to resort to manual selection of gears or stay in standard Drive.
 
By the aggregate of properties, the machine makes a pleasant impression, primarily by the integrity of character and the accuracy of the balance of properties. The two -liter turbo engine fell by a lightweight four in a suit. Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro has no problem with the weight of the axes or endurance of the front suspension inherent in top modifications with V6. At the same time, 200 hp It is already quite enough that on any coating, a constant all -wheel drive does not seem like a burden. An indirect confirmation of a successful combination of running properties is that it is these cars that are used by the Quattro driver’s driver’s skill, which we will talk about on the following pages.
 
Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro is an accurate driving tool, a quality thing in sensations; A symbol of simultaneously prosperity and feelings of proportion, strength and elegance. Service car.
 
+ Quality, comfort, handling, dynamics, all -wheel drive.
- fluctuations in the unspoken masses.
 
Technical characteristics Audi A4 2.0 TFSI Quattro
 
The body is a sedan
Equipped mass, kg - 1535
Full mass, kg - 2085
Dimensions, mm:
- length - 4586
- Width - 1772
- Height - 1427
Base, mm - 2648
Trunk volume, l - 460
Maximum speed, km/h - 235
Acceleration time to 100 km/h, s - 7.7
Control consumption of fuel, l/ 100km:
- City cycle - 13.1
- Zagorod - 7.2
- mixed - 9.4
Engine:
- Type - Benz., Row., 4 -cyl., with directly. Injection, turbocharged with cooling. Bend. air, dohc
- working volume, cm3 - 1984
- Power, l. With. at MIN -1 - 200/6000
- torque, NM at min-1- 280/1800-5000
Transmission - 6 ACP, Tiptronic
Drive - post. full. Quattro
Price, $ - from 48 127
 
Text: Dmitry Sokolov
 

Source: Magazine 5 wheel