Test drive Audi A6 Avant 1998 - 2001 station wagon

Audi A6 Avant - 10,000 km

So, here she is in front of us-emerald-green Audi A6 Avant Quattro. On the speedometer 10 thousand km, but these are not our kilometers. We will wrap our own on the Audi speedometer for 6 months, which are allocated to the long -term autopilot test.
Why Audi A6? Over the past year, many fundamentally new models have appeared on our streets, and Avant has been on the conveyor since February 1998. Firstly, we were interested in the phenomenon of station wagons, the demand for which is growing rapidly in Europe, while automobile Russia stubbornly considers the sedan the top of car chic. Secondly, one cannot fail to note the amazing rise in the popularity of this brand. Just a few years ago, this company with its 10-year-old exposure models was part of the hot ten Lyubertsy car market, the servants of the people with special signals rode in the new sixes in the capital, and today Avant Quattro is written in line. But for about the same money you can purchase a car whose star has long and confidently shines in the sky of automobile fame.
APPEARANCE. The great Michelangelo noticed that it is easy to create a sculpture - just from a block of marble you need to cut off all the extra. When in 1997-1998 New A6 appeared, first of all, everyone noted that the designers cut off the excess from the previous block with a carefully - outwardly new line was designed in classic forms of Audi, and no revolutionary games with double headlights. By and large, the proportions of cars have changed a bit - the base has become a little longer, the overhang is a little shorter. As a result, the size of the salon increased, and the Audi station wagons forever got rid of the offensive nickname Crocodile. Unfortunately, the original rear lamps of the sedan had to give a more classic shape, but the characteristic contours of the rear wing and bumper were preserved.
POWER. The choice of engines for the Audi A6 Avant is huge - as many as seven. Gasoline: from a 1.8-liter turbocharged four to a V8 with a volume of 4.2 and plus two V6 diesels.
We stopped on the intermediate version and preferred a six-cylinder V-shaped motor with 5 valves for each cylinder, the upper location of the camshafts (DOHC) and the altered intake geometry. In our opinion, this is what you need for such a machine. We have already tasted the charms of the 2.7 Biturbo engine (see #72, March 2000), and the eight, according to our assumptions, is very gluttonous-this would feed this one with an appetite of 15-16 liters per 100 km.
COMFORT. Our A6 is packed in a sports style - on the Audi corporate slang, this is called Ambition. But if emphasized simplicity and functionality reign in motorsport, then the black and green leather decoration of the cabin in combination with wooden inserts is associated exclusively with exclusive sports-golf, polo, cricket. But with the functionality of Avant, everything is in order-electrical adjustments of the seats in all possible planes and with memory (it is very important for us, since different people drive in the car and everyone loves to sit in their own way). Climate installation, a very decent Audi Audi Concert audio with a Bose with a CD changer.
CAPACITY. The station wagon attracted us precisely the spaces of the salon - autopilot journalists lead a rather active lifestyle, and trips with trunk workers for us for us are commonplace. The volume of the A6 AVANT trunk is in normal condition - 455 liters. This is enough to accommodate the baggage of four of our reporters, decreasing on a weekly business trip, and without any problems, deliver them to the airport. And with the decomposed rear seats, the volume of useful space increases to 1590 liters. In addition, the back of the back is laid out in a ratio of 2: 3, it provides a special cover for oversized cargo - for example, skis or, for season, fishing rods. The abundance of pockets, protective nets, retractable gigs facilitates life ...
The decided to lay out more than $ 40 thousand for such a car. A wonderful modern car will receive, which does not have an electronic coffee maker. And in vain they swear for the unification of Audi, Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda - they say, the same devices are everywhere. We assume that the rest are drawn at the Audi level.
Text Nikolay Kachurin, photo Alexey Ilyin

 

Source: "Autopilot"