Audi A6 test drive since 2008 sedan

Excellence from the 6th "A"

Since its appearance, the Audi A6 has firmly occupied a niche in a business class that has a no one by birth. And today, the previous models of the six are unchanged in the secondary market, which, you see, speaks for itself. And then the turn of the standard car procedure came: some call it restyling, others with facelifting, and others in general with plastic surgery. So what is she, the new Audi A6?
It is worth noting that the previous version of A6 with the factory index 4A was produced from 1994 to 1997 and enjoyed phenomenal success in both Europe and Russia. Civil drive versions of Quattro have taken root in our country. On such cars, you can confidently and easily travel along the snowy Russian-Mother.
The rounded forms of the car were rightfully considered an advanced design at that time. And today, looking at the slender and muscular lines of the new A6, it is hardly believed that once this car was a very, very different
Of course, first of all, the Audi A6 received new bumpers and LED headlights in the style of the city supercar R8, while the rear lanterns mutated in enlarged copies of the younger A4 sister. It is felt that the company's design policy is similar to the main competitors of Mercedes and BMW, where small, middle and representative classes, although they differ in size, but repeat the style and exterior of each other. Speaking of size.
A6 has grown noticeably in the dimensions and began to look even more solid, especially in a Black Caul. It is felt that the car sewed a new designer costume for itself and, before going out, seduced excellent expensive cufflinks (strict openwork wheeled wheels also received a new design).
For the first time in my life, I swept to ex-Horch in the mid-90s. Being on a business trip to one of the countries of Western Europe, I was offered Audi 80 Cabrio. After I got into the car and drove just five minutes, there was a complete feeling that I had driven this car all my life. This speaks of well -thought -out ergonomics all organs and controls are in their places. Accordingly, the interior of the new A6 looks very beautiful and comfortable: skin with alcantara, wood, good stereo system, satellite navigation, rear view color chamber, etc. Using the MMS multimedia system is very conveniently not overloaded with unnecessary information, so after a while you get used to it and work with this gadget almost blindly. In the cabin, five hefty men will easily be placed, except that the central passenger on the rear couch will not be so comfortable.
Modern Audi A6 are aggregated with a mass of engines (both gasoline and diesel) from 2.0 liters to a breathtaking 5.2-liter V10 from Lamborghini, installed for the RS6 modification. We got a 2.8-liter version (220 hp) for the test with all-wheel drive and automatic. This engine is quite enough for confident driving both on roads and in highways. During the test, we were lucky: the city had the strongest snowfall, so that the all -wheel drive Quattro came in handy. On one of the metropolitan tracks, drivers were afraid to go along the left row, where on an unspoken asphalt lay a dense and thick layer of dirty snow, slush and cocktail Luzhkov, which so generously watered our directions. It's time to check the novelty.
At a speed of 100 km/h I confidently fly into the road porridge and prepare for the worst, however, the Audi was only slightly stretched for a fraction of the second, to the chipper, after which the smart system of QUATTRO instantly redistributed efforts on the wheels and instantly straightened the car, putting it on a clear straight line The trajectory, so our A6 continued a confident movement, spraying huge mud clips within a radius of several meters.
The implementation of turns in urban conditions during heavy snowfall can slightly frighten only the most timid beginner driver, and even then not a fact. At the entrance to the A6 turn, at first it begins to demonstrate quite predictable insufficient rotation, which is not at all surprising, given the size and weight of the machine. But only one smooth and very accurate pressing of the accelerator pedal instantly straightens the face and throws the tail to the trajectory. I am sure that after a couple of turns, almost any driver will feel absolutely calm in any weather. The main thing to do everything smoothly and neatly, do not allow sudden movements. However, it is better to study in a profile driving school, and not on the road
Many lovers of the German auto industry often say that Audi, they say, does not have a do not know that cars with rings are no longer worse than competitors with a star or propeller, few will doubt it. Yes, Audi are very expensive to maintain, and even in the event of an accident in general, sitting down in the Audi salon, it cannot be confused with the Japanese or, for example, Koreans. And it certainly will not allow you to confuse cards price
Alexey Gusev
Photo author: Armen Meetarjyan
 

Source: Mkobil magazine [April/2009]