Test drive Audi A4 B7 2004 - 2007 Sedan

Championship edition

How many modifications are provided for Audi A4! There are three models in the sports line: RS4, S4 and A4 DTM Edition. The latter, although it is the most democratic in the three in technical content, is not inferior to its eight-cylinder brothers-monsters.

 

The car is based on a version with a 2 -liter turbo engine equipped with direct fuel injection FSI. Initially, this is a very worthy car with good dynamics and extremely correct handling. However, to wear the DTM icon, it is not enough to be just good. You need to be at least something special. Naturally, the accents when remaking the car were shifted towards sports. But the comfort was not affected at the same time.

 

Blue color is very to the face of a sedan with spectacular 15-spoke disks in arches. The design is made in the DTM car style. Thanks to the 18-inch wheels, the car looks like a sporting fit. However, there is also a new body kit, it is also fulfilled in the spirit of Audi champion Bolodes. A spectacular front bumper is deprived of fog headlights, but it has massive air intakes. The rear is also equipped with slots in the style of sports cars. The car received not too noticeable, but very pretty carbon elements: the lip on the front bumper and the lining on the trunk lid. In addition, the diameter of the tip of the exhaust system (100 mm) is increased - the view from the back turned out to be very serious. As a result, we can talk about the finished and stylish factory external tuning, which is difficult to improve by adding some other detail. Everything is in place - beautiful, neatly and with the corresponding sports mood, in the spirit of Audi.

 

The DTM Edition interior, as expected, is completely unable to, but is one hundred percent self -sufficient. The front panel finishes used carbon pads. A convenient three -spoke steering wheel has a combined upholstery made of leather and micro -fiber with the name Nardia, which outwardly and to the touch very much resembles suede. By the way, the outbuilding of the Recaro seats is made according to the same recipe, so they perfectly hold the riders - not only profile, but also friction properties work here. A short-standing lever of a mechanical 6-speeded checkpoint with the same nardia covered with a ball with a chicken-chuckle lies in the hand as a native and accurate in switching. The build quality of the cabin is great! The interior not only charges with a racing attitude, but also just comfort.

 

The engine was subjected to quite serious improvement. The increase in horses and Newton -meters is the same - plus 20. However, this was achieved not by a simple increase in the pressure of the boost. New pistons appeared in the engine block, the old turbine and software went to rest. Therefore, if the owner of the car decides to tunen the power unit, it can be assumed that he will have a good margin of safety with increasing power from what already exists.

 

Has the nature of the motor after work have changed a lot? The difference with the usual version is non -hearted, but it is, and you can feel it. In general, the DTM Edition Quattro accelerates faster than the stock A4 2.0T FSI Quattro with a mechanical gearbox by 0.3 seconds, and the maximum speed has grown by 9 km/h. It should be noted that response to the work of gas pedal has become more alive, and the engine itself is more elastic, and the pickup in the high -speed zone is more clearly expressed.

 

The suspension is underestimated by 20 mm, springs and shock absorbers became tougher, as a result of the car is more assembled in behavior, the reaction to the actions of the steering wheel - more sharp. A4 DTM Edition is very confident in a straight line and holds out perfectly by the surface of the track in corners. On a slippery road, a quattro system will be a valuable assistant, an additional payment for which is seen very moderate, if we take into account the advantages that it provides.

 

One cannot help but pay attention to the firing electric power amplifier of steering once again. At the parking speeds, the steering wheel is weightless, and with an increase in speed, the force on the steering wheel changes, which ensures excellent information content and understandable reactions as in complex turns, and when moving in a straight line at high speed. But the brake system of the car was left in its original form. However, this is not a reason for criticism - she copes with her duties successfully.

 

Audi A4 DTM prices and equipment

 

Car prices range from $ 56,690 to $ 60,400. The list of standard equipment includes Sports Shipping S Line, aluminum disks R18, sports body kit (bumers, thresholds), rear diffuser, perforated brake discs, recaro front seats, sports steering wheel, sports steering wheel, sports steering wheel, sports steering wheel Carbon inserts in the interior decoration, additional lighting of the cabin, finishing the ceiling with black cloth. For a surcharge, you can get an on -board computer, xenon headlights, Bose audio system, APS acoustic parking acoustic system, etc.

 

Text: Nikolai Ilyin
 
 

 

 

Source: Magazine Motor