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The second happiness

Perhaps somewhere they think that modesty decorates. But not in the audi. The updated four is the next and vivid confirmation of this.


Find six differences
I felt sincerely sorry for this man. He was going to buy not something, but Audi, but at the same time looked unhappy and bewildered. He stood for a long time in front of a six -metallic -packed six, in thought with his right hand, a chin. Then the silver A4 took possession of his attention, however, here he already scratched his head with his left hand. He repeatedly opened the doors of one or the other car, settled on the seat, buzzed with electric drives, clicking buttons on the central console. But the expression of uncertainty did not leave his face for a moment. If the Ingolstadt masters knew when the four were working on restyling, what torment they doom Russian buyers ...
 

However, the language does not turn to call this ordinary restyling. After all, literally all external elements have changed, with the exception of only the roof. But the main thing is how everything has changed. Now it is very difficult to distinguish our heroine from the new six that appeared last year. Yes, it is A6.
 

Both machines have almost the same trapezoidal trapezoidal radiator bars outlined by chrome based on the concept-cabin of Nuvolari. The profiles of the bodies are also very similar. Of course, if you look carefully, you still notice some discrepancies. The four have a little more frivolous, unlike strict ones in the older sister, headlights with expanding lower edges. Smaller triangles of the rear side windows. Not much chrome on the grill. The rear lights are two -section, in the form of boomerangs are executed on an individual order, and instead of stamping, higher than the thresholds of molding. Oh yes, these cars still have different nameplate. But this is perhaps all. With the exception of size, of course.
 

Yeah, this girlfriend will not die of modesty. A4 completely shamelessly builds a more important person and even, in my opinion, looks somewhat arrogantly towards the older sister. However, in the conquest of new fans, all means are good. Is not it?
 



I live the way I like
And only by opening the back door, you understand that this is just restyling. Just think: the car seems so big outside, but it turns out so cramped inside! A couple of days ago, I rode in the back seat of the Corses for a solid complex and a height of 190 cm. And I believe me, it was convenient. But on the A4 couch, which almost twice as many Opel is more than twice as much, I, alas, failed to fit with comfort. There, as it used to be crowded, so crowded now. Someone will say that Audi, unlike the same Corsa, is not for five, but rather for one. But the sediment, as they say, remains.
  

And what has changed here, sorry? So, now in the basic equipment there are an audio system with a CD player, skin-sheathed steering wheel, rear electric windows and active head restraints. When giving back, I heard the annoying squeal of parking sensors. If we recall that before in the A4 database there were separate climate control, and front seats with heating, and electrically adjustable mirrors, and much, much more ... personally, all this would have enough for my eyes. But if there is not enough for someone, then there are no problems. The list of pre -equipment barely fits on four printed pages order, I do not want to. By the way, the good half of the list was inside our new acquaintance.
 

This, I will tell you, the situation! It was as if he was visiting a spoiled young lady who was not used to denying anything. The interior is solved in noble light colors. The armchairs and doors are covered with the expensive creamy skin of Voltairer (from one name goosebumps!). Around decorative inserts from natural birch. And I burst into these apartments in dirty snow stained with dirty snow. And she, as if trying to emphasize my awkwardness, continues to boast more than the previous one. Front seats with an emphasis for the lower back and a complete set of electrical adjustments. Color information display. And even the CD changer is in a glove box. By the way, all this electronic-coat-cream luxury will cost the buyer $ 9556. But who said that Audi is a car for the poor?

 
   
Six -disc chainer in a glove box requires an additional payment of $ 614

Thanks to electrical adjustments, it is easy to provide convenient landing

Audi devices amaze with their impeccability and informativeness


And what are these miracles? Why did she need petal gearboxes lurking behind the knitting needles of the steering wheel? Well, it would be a 3-liter 218-horsepower engine, or then only 130 horses. Yes, and the variator does not improve the acceleration of the car.

 
   
On the central console there was a place for a cup holder and a tray for business cards
 
The back of the rear seat with the built -in armrest folding in parts is included in the basic equipment


You ask why we chose a car with a 2-liter engine? Everything is simple. Hunters to fall off for a low-cost with a 101-horsepower engine $ 31,332 sellers will have to look for the day with fire. The three -liter unit, accelerating A4 is very impressive, equally spectacularly disperses the price of the four to the cost of A6. As for the new engines of the FSI family and diesel engines, there is no need to talk about their ambulance in our market. Only two applicants remain: a 1.8-liter turbo and 2-liter. The first option is 33 liters. With. more powerful. But the second is almost $ 3500 cheaper. I really wanted to know if the difference in dynamics would be so tangible.

 
   
The central armrest and finishing with birch panels of the options for which you will have to pay

In order not to stain the precious interior and not to scratch the bumper, it is very convenient to use a protective tray. True, this thing is as much as $ 267

Such a mechanism for closing the lid of the trunk will not disturb your baggage at all
 
    

For any temperament

In her characteristic manner, Audi-A4 pleases with an abundance of engines and bodies. Along with sedans equipped so far by four engines 1.6 liters (101 l.), 1.8-turbo (163 hp), 2.0 l (130 l.) And 3.0 l (130 l. 218 l. P.), There are also a station wagon with the same motors. Moreover, the A4 can be ordered in the front-wheel drive or with a full-wheel drive transmission of the Quattro, a 5- or 6-speed manual gearbox, a multi-stones variator, and a machine gun automatically. Below we give a table with recommended prices for all modifications of four. The basic equipment for all models is the same.




A renewing experience
In the city, in continuous traffic jams there is nowhere to accelerate, and therefore there is no sense to use the steering wheel switches. So I swing, like on an ordinary machine. The sensations are the most pleasant. Quietly, without straining, the engine moves the car. The steering wheel at low speeds is enviously light, the suspension is striking in its complete indifference to road defects. Real idyll.
 

But here the bridge was left over the Moscow Ring Road, and we found ourselves on a half -empty and dry suburban highway. I put the variator control lever against letter S, which means sports regime, and decisively press gas.
 

Surprisingly, almost without delay, the four begins to intensively accelerate, and transfers are replaced only upon reaching the tachometer of the mark of 6200 r/min. The sound of the motor is clearly audible, but this delicious and juicy rolling rod to listen to even pleasant. Most importantly, there is absolutely no feeling of lack of power. The two -liter engine, it turns out, is enough for our heroine. Yes, and drive, it seemed to me quite enough. Moreover, the steering wheel is pleasantly heavier, and at a speed of 160 km/h the car clearly obeys it.
 

But the bundles of turns, indeed, are more interesting to take place, using either the manual mode of multitronics, or petals under the wheel. When before turning, you snap several gears down and almost hang on belts of safety due to intensive braking by the engine, you feel like a real race carrier. Moreover, the variator imitates seven steps of the gearbox. Schumacher has the same amount of them on the racing ferrari.
 

As for the suspension of the updated four, she underwent a serious audit. The fastening points and the dimensions of the shock absorbers are borrowed from A6, and some levers of both the front and rear suspension are made both both used on the S4. Feels, the chassis turned out a little more comfortable. But even with active driving, such a suspension will not at all be an obstacle. On a high -speed arc and in steep turns, to manage the four for a continuous pleasure. The car clearly, without delay, reacts to the actions of the steering wheel and, without falling to one side, holds a given trajectory. Her reactions are understandable and beautiful.
 

Well, this audi turned out to be, although in appearance and impudent, but very versatile special. She easily enters the image of a solid lady, and can easily play the role of a daring girl.
 

And yet the first role is closer to her. Moreover, the price of A4 has risen. Depending on the motor and the gearbox for $ 6832800. Moreover, the upper boundary belongs to the most popular version of 1.8t. However, as we found out, the 2-liter engine turned out to be very lively. And Audi with such an engine and a mechanical gearbox now costs just $ 683 more.
 

If you recall that outwardly the four is now almost A6 and is close to the latter in comfort and equipment, then the rise in price does not look catastrophic. After all, there are people to whom the business class car seems too cumbersome, and they do not want to sacrifice prestige and amenities. The same case when A4 is just right.
 

When I returned the four to the salon, there was no indecisive gentleman. As the seller told me, he passed around A6 and A4 for almost three hours, but never chose ...

 
PER

A solid image of the brand, a high level of comfort, excellent running qualities, a rich selection of additional equipment
AGAINST

High cost of additional options, tightness in the back seat
 
Audi A4 2.0 Multitronic

common data
 
Body (number of places/doors)
Sedan (5/4)
 
Equipped mass, kg
1390
 
Length x width x height, mm
4586x1766x1428
 
Base, mm
2648
 
Track, mm
1522
 
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
10.4
 
Speed, km/h
205
 
Fuel consumption, l/100 km highway/city
6.2/10.9
 

Engine
 
Location
The front is longing
 
Design
4-cylinder, in-line, gasoline
 
Working volume, SMZ
1984
 
Power, L.S. at rpm
130/5700
 
Torque, kgsm at rpm
19.9/3300
 

Chassis
 
Drive unit
On the front wheels
 
Transmission
Variator multitronics
 
Suspension
Independent, multi -link with telescopic shock absorbers and reptile stabilizers
 
Steering
rhealenic type with hydraulic power steering
 
Brakes
disk, in front ventilated
 
Tires
205/55 R16
 
 
Andrey Koltun, photo of Maxim Goncharov
 
 

Source: Magazine buy a car [04/2005]