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"A person of good, benevolent and sincere can be recognized by his eyes."

The aphorism of Marcus Aurelius is not too original, but certainly not redundant. The Roman emperor and philosopher could spread his observation on people of various characters. And not only at people the new Audi A4 shoots with their own facts at everyone who approaches him at the distance of his gaze, without hiding their virtues to the beauty, wealth and cult of style!
Isn't it true, frantically beautiful headlight? This elegant bend of 14 LED bulbs of the dimensions are drawn to the last point of the top model eyelash. Of course, she will be good with non -painted, but with them a miracle is generally with them! A spectacular dash, a noticeable stroke, exciting the line can be purchased as a new A4 and not order such eyes, paying at the same time for xenon (without it, less original light elements are placed on the new A4)?!
Prices
1 081 500 rubles is the minimum price of the Audi A4 New for a version with a 160-horsepower engine and a 6-speed manual transmission. The basic equipment, of course, would be exhaustive for a smaller class car: a course stability system, emergency braking system, rear parking sensors, front and lateral airbags, immobilizer, on-board computer, CD with MP3 and 8 speakers, climate control, electric package, leather steering wheel Metallic paint will cost in addition to 34,461 rubles, the Audi Drive Select in 13 419, but it can only be ordered along with the steering wheel drive with ADS (44 730 rubles) or Audi Ride Control regulatory stiffness of shock absorbers (49,203 rubles)
Version with 1.8 l. And the automatic transmission costs from 1,151,500 rubles, and the model with a 2.0-liter 143-horsepower turbodiesel and Multitronic 1 183 000 rub.
Finally, the Audi A4 Quattro C 3.2-liter 265-horsepower engine costs from 1,581,500 rubles. from mechanics and from 1 651 500 with an automaton.
Well, you say, again we went down from heaven to earth: again the conversation comes about the mundane: that is, about the upcoming expenses!. Well, where is it without this, because the car, like the artist, according to Zhvanetsky, is obliged to be successful. And in Audi they do not forget about this, otherwise they would not roll out a new generation of the model, when the previous and very successful did not manage to celebrate even the fourth birthday.
Positive, I really like him. Look at least at the body kit: there is no feeling that you see a tuning version of the serial car? And this is already quite a series of itself; With ribs protruding on the sides, arrows on the hood and narrow, unlike the previous generation of the model with the rear lights, the only element that did not impress. And only the front bumper is worried with an elegant bend at the bottom point: it is not a problem to damage it with our sidewalks.
Everything is new, but you can’t say that the designers allowed themselves some kind of prank or excessive childishness. There are no toy elements in Audi: everything is expensive, strict but better than it was before.
Yes, I almost forgot: even in the photo it is noticeable: the new A4 is more than the predecessor. Actually, this is unlikely to surprise anyone: the new generation of any model is larger than the predecessor. But here, thanks to the platform on which the Audi A5 was previously released, the increase was very significant: 50 in width, more than 120 in length and 150 mm in a wheelbase!
Engineers from Ingolstadt placed the engine behind the front axle, putting forward the last forward, thereby giving passengers of the rear row centimeters of free space, and the car is an excellent weight weight on the axes. So even better stability.
And in the cabin, it seems, it has become less red! Of course, this is just an optical deception: the branded shades of dials and climate control dials and the screenwriters have not disappeared anywhere, they still come to the joy of fans of the brand. But the changed dashboard and color display (which you can dive, television signal or even information from the optionally installed rear view camera) affect the color scheme.
Comfort and ergonomics in A4 were used to be at the level. The new generation only adds small (although what are they small?) Joy. The armrest between the front chairs is regulated by several provisions, including the inclination, allowing the driver to lay the right hand as you want.
The review has become better thanks to enlarged lateral mirrors, on which the turning indicators are now located. A modernized three-zone climate control is responsible for the temperature, which allows you to create their own aquarium sitting from behind.
There are also plenty of elements designed to facilitate management. For example, A4 has an electromechanical manual brake; To hold the left left (if a car with a machine gun) The pedal at a traffic light is now not necessary: \u200b\u200bhe pulled the lever on the central tunnel and has not yet pressed the gas, the car will not move.
As options, you can order Side Assist (light bulbs reacting to the appearance of cars in neighboring lanes) and even a system warning about changing the lane are blossomed in lateral mirrors.
Audi A4
Specifications
(manufacturer data):
Dimensions, mm (length x width x height) 4 703 x 1 826 x 1 426
Road clearance, mm N.D.
Equipped mass, kg 1410
Engine volume and power, L (L.S./at rpm) 1.8 TFSI (160/4 500-6 200)
Twisting, Nm (for/rpm) 260/1 500 4 500
Acceleration to 100 km/h, from 8.6 s
Maximum speed, km/h 225
The average fuel consumption
(city/highway) l/100 km 9.9 /5.5
Trunk volume min, l 480
 
At zero speed, the red speedometer shooter now does not mow to the left, but, emphasizing the inevitability of the sports style of riding, looks strictly down zero there! And here is 160 l. With. 1.8-liter turbocharged FSI (among gasoline versions, this is the smallest pretty) are drawn into work. The delaying process is not long -term in the chair begins to press at 2,000 revolutions. Further sensations do not fade: acceleration is even and swift; Emotional, but without unpleasant twitching.
The steering wheel oh-oh !!! The conversation is special about the steering wheel and control of the A4, because the test machine is equipped with Audi Drive Select: a system that allows you to select the operating mode of the checkpoint, the steering settings (in particular, the gear ratio of the steering rail) and the rigidity of the suspension. Figuratively speaking, Audi with this system unites several cars in one!
Switching modes is carried out by pressing a wide key on the central tunnel. You can change the settings on the go, which, among other things, allows you to evaluate the range of possibilities. There are three main modes: smooth Comfort, averaged Auto and sports Dynamic. Finally, you can configure your own Individual mode. The possibility of such a wide choice in the first seconds even depresses. Otherwise, he got behind the wheel, chose the position of the chair, fastened and forward! Here, dilemmas arise one after another. I went in comfort mode immediately, it seems that the suspension is too soft for such a frisky car, and in the turns you have to steal. If I chose the speaker on the contrary: each turn of the steering wheel requires significant efforts and how to get used to the character of the car, if you yourself are free to constantly change it?
To understand which mode is optimal for you, it takes not an hour, not a day and, perhaps, not even a week. For this reason, the possibility of choosing will be valuable for those who want to take a new A4 for eternal use. There will be a lot of doubts that there will be no such doubt, because the car is representative, fast and beautiful.
Do not believe? Then look at his headlights again. And remember the classic: the eyes are a significant thing. Like a barometer. Mikhail Bulgakov can be believed.

Text: Philip Berezin
Photo: Roman Ostanin
   
   
 

 

Source: Wheel magazine [April 2008]