Test drive Audi A6 Avant since 2011 station wagon

Streotypes blow

Audi makes another attempt to prove to the Russian motorist, whose consciousness is in a certain stagnation, the viability and practical validity of the emergence of cars with a wagon body. The domestic user is incredulously configured, a little skeptical. He makes attempts to get away from the conversation and constantly squints towards the sedans. Sedans are somehow closer to him. Especially when it comes to business class cars. However, several decades ago in the same Europe, such machines were considered commercial, distorted and so on, in the same spirit. Unattractive, in general. Are we really behind progressive humanity for decades? Look at the new A6 in the wagon body and urgently break the stereotypes! It is much more useful than the sedan. Beautiful, after all. And there is more style.


And to look at him best from the stern. And so that the headlights are in a state of inclusion. Behind the classic three quarters of the station wagon is unusually good. And we must first thank here new corporate lights, sparkling with dozens of red LEDs. Neither give nor take a flying saucer. True, this will have to pay extra option for this. Now imagine that the lanterns are the same as on the sedan. Isn't it true, the appearance immediately acquires some Che-modality? Approximately, like the previous station wagon A6.


No matter how paradoxical it is. Avant looks more than a sedan. Visually, he is more, but not heavier. The side lines come closer to the stern, which gives the appearance a certain share of dynamism. By the way, compared with the previous Avant, the rear part looks enhanly easier (despite the fact that it is larger), due to the increased racks and stronger than the anticipated rear window. The verdict in appearance is very good. The station wagon is clearly more attractive than the A6 sedanov, who are on the streets of a dozen ace.


The interior is copied from the four -door version. One can once again note his quality and impeccable quality. As well as the emphasized modesty of the avant -garde, elaborate decisions, there are no fashionable things. But there are light tones, wooden inserts, completely not vulgar, metal and chrome elements. There are excellent chairs and the multimedia interface of the MMI multimedia system we already liked. There is a steering wheel with perfectly verified efforts that are formed by an electric power, depending on the condition of the movement. In the cabin you relax, tune in a calm way, the bustle of the metropolis remains somewhere in a different dimension. Great sound insulation. It’s all about it.


The filling of the car is quite ordinary. In fact, this is well packaged (rich in electronics, all -wheel drive, three -liter) representative of his class. A pair with the engine works an automatic six -speed checkpoint with the possibility of manual switching, which is also familiar to us from other models of the company. Audi’s car body turned out to be firmly knocked down, without dissonances and clearly designed for a long life.


The dynamics can hardly be called outstanding. Rather, the definition of sufficient, which was loved in Rolls-Royce. True, the British said so about power. But to the power of A6 Avant, such an epithet is also easily applicable. You will say that you always want a little more. And you will be completely right. Very often, even when under a slipper 300-400-500 horsepower, some devil inside, with burning eyes, slow down, shouts more! But at the wheel of the station wagon, for some reason, I want to remain balanced and gradually come to a complete Gapmonium with what is given. Frankly, this is not difficult. After all, a lot is given.


Let Avant not so briskly leaves the traffic lights, but in the stream a flat moment shelf and successfully selected gear rates allow you to do everything you need. There are always enough brakes, the box brings up low transfers, not clamped, we feel excellent, the speed is higher ... Stop!


When you go alone, even a van can be turned into a racing projectile if desired. And at the station wagon, you can light up your pleasure, attacking the turns and singing a quattro praise. But it is not for that that cargo -passenger cars are created to be tormented by dashing drivers. Let us leave aside the legendary universals with the letters S and RS We are talking about more friendly cars friendly to ordinary motorists. After all, most likely, it is about such a person who was dreaming that his wife and three children crowded. They also want (and maybe even demand) to get, for example, to the summer residence, and everyone wants to grab some kind of belongings. While the owner of the sedan doomedly lays out numerous boxes and bags on the corners of the baggage chest, the owner of the station wagon, proudly smiling, presses the button on the keyen and puts the refrigerator into the trunk ...


The convenience begins immediately. The fifth door opens remotely (this is the option for which it is worth paying for), and the process can be suspended at any time by pressing the key in the door of the door. Hands will always remain clean, and electronics allows you to set the opening angle. The key must be held for a few seconds, and the position will be written in memory. For example, in case your garage has too low ceiling.


Inside the system of fixing the transported goods. There are guides with adjustable fastening points, a folding floor that is easily cleaned, opening additional places for luggage. Recently, such things have become more and more common. The rigging set is extremely easy to use and allow you to sort and fix things in such a way as to be confident even with emergency braking on the head, a cast -iron pot will not fall on your head, and the arrow of skewers will not scream in the back of the seats. Needless to say, in this respect the sedan is much safer ...


The supply of space is both in front and from behind as sufficient. Behind, you can sit down without unnecessary stress, and then go far and comfortable. Fortunately, the suspension settings contribute. True, one who is in the center will have to somehow put up with an impressive tunnel by the consequence of a full drive. On the go, the car shows good manners. Clearly writes high -speed turns, leaving enough information on the steering wheel. The line is confident. Softly and obediently reacts to the movements of the steering wheel. When the speed is predictable, it predictably glides with the front wheels, under the discharge of gas, it is only slightly screwed into the turn. You can go dynamically, you can slowly roll, enjoying the voice of an advanced audio system with ten speakers. Frankly, it is very difficult to seek out flaws in this modern automotive body. And are they here?


For all the time of the test, I have never met the same car in the stream. Dozens of various A6 sedans and not a single station wagon. So far, this is easily explainable sales of the car in Russia have just started. But if a similar situation will take place in six months, the conclusion will ask for itself: our motorist still has not just grown to the station wagons. One way or another, there are no complaints about Audi. Once again, she did everything in her power to show how the car could and should be in such a body.
 

Nikolai Ilyin

 

Source: Motor magazine [September 2005]