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Test Drive Audi A7 Sportsback: Sport IS Back!
Having experienced the new Audi A7 Sportback, the Kolesa.ru portal admires the unusual packaging of a sports car, apologizes to passengers for light discomfort and question the folk wisdom of two hares. In 2004, one of the German automotive premium brands submitted its new model to the public. Stylish, pressed by the Earth Silhouette of the body, strongly dangled windshield racks, high belt line of windows devoid of frames - everything said that in front of the audience a new coupe from Stuttgart. There was only one thing that: the doors of this model had four, and, therefore, for all the rules, the sedan should be called such a body. But such prosaic did not fit such an unusual car. Without thinking, German marketers called new creation incompatible, it would seem like a phrase - a four-door coupe. The car has become popular, and the name has taken place, creating, in fact, a new class of cars. I think everyone guessed, what model are we talking about. But our story today about another German car, although with a very similar story.
Audi A7 Sportbek combines not even two, but three car measurements: the elegance of the coupe, the prestige of the sedan and the convenience of hatchback
From a huge (length of almost 5 meters), and at the same time of the graceful and rapid body do not tear the eye. Not one extra or controversial detail. If you look at the car strictly front, it seems that there is still a little bit, and he rushes at you. Aggression in the predatory wisdom of headlights, even eliminate. Bravo Wolfgang Egers! The hand of this designer was able to allocate the appearance of Audi A7 from the conservative family of Audi's sedans without the slightest hint of a loss of corporate identity.
In the salon the kingdom of luxury. Sitting behind the wheel, in a veil pressed against the ground, you get into the arms of comfortable chairs, trimmed by expensive skin. Another minute and electric drives help to assemble the seat under all the features of the driver's landing. Those who will be on the back sofa will also be quite convenient. Only here is the sofa the rear places can be called conditionally - Audi A7 Sportback strictly quadruple car. Having attached to the design of the roof in such cars, usually deprives the rear passengers of the stock of space above the head. And new Audi A7 is no exception. The hanging ceiling is only a bit not reaching the passenger heads, height is 180 cm. And the distance to the backs of the front armchairs, in the car with a wheelbase under three meters, could be more.
List the infinite list of equipment Audi A7 Sportback does not make sense - there is everything in the car
Premium-hatchback is literally stupid by the latest developments in the field of automotive electronic systems. Moreover, if something fails to be found in the list of standard equipment, then there will be exactly in the list. According to this indicator, the five-door coupe closely approaches the flagship of the Audi family of A8. But keep in mind that for some technological options will have to pay a lot, even by the standards of the premium class. One only adaptive cruise control costs more than 100,000 rubles, and for an advanced audio system and at all will have to lay out a breathtaking 332,000 rubles.
It's easy enough to manage all these electronic wealth. By tradition, most of the functions can be changed in a puck through the MMI multimedia interface. For speed access to the desired functions around the washer there are hotkeys. So deal with the features of the settings will not be difficult.
Another advantage over competitors is hidden behind the fifth door, open and close, which will be an electric gatekeeper for you. The volume of the luggage compartment of Audi A7 varies from 535 to 1,390 liters. Moreover, the luggage door - as in the sports models of Porsche - is also equipped with an integrated anti-cycle, which leaves at speeds over 130 km / h, increasing the clamping force. If necessary, it can be pulled out by manually by pressing the key on the center console, the appearance of which, the memories of the Bavarian vehicles. To experience the driver and passengers of Audi A7 Sportbek will help 3 proposed engines. And, if a six-cylinder engine is 2.8 liter with a capacity of 204 hp The role of the sprinter pulls weakly, then his three-liter colleagues justify the console sports in the name Audi A7 without any reservations. The diesel unit in addition to excellent technical characteristics, is also characterized by a modest appetite.
But today on our test, the top version: a three-liter TFSI motor equipped with a mechanical supercharger produces 300 horsepower and 440 Newton-meters of torque. Helps cope with such indicators 7-speed robotic gearbox and four-wheel drive. The declared overclocking to 100 km / h in 5.6 seconds for a car weighing 1,785 kg Even on paper inspires respect.
Without getting the key from the pocket, I press the start. Somewhere in the depths of the undercase Sportsbust Sport Audi A7 wake up a frantic herd. But you can learn about it only by the shocked tachometer arrow. Waving in the urban stream on a car with a length of five and two meters wide for surprise very easily. In favor of stylish design, Audi A7 designers did not have to sacrifice visibility - a very rare combination. Move the Audi A7 Sportback is capable of four pre-installed modes: a comfortable, dynamic, individual and automatic.
Reconfiguring the work of the suspension, steering and engine responsiveness, these modes change the nature of the car behavior. Comfortable or automatic mode is most suitable for movement in the city: calm reactions to the gas pedal, smooth and clear control, absolutely imperceptible switching and indifferent attitude to the quality of the roadbed.
In contrast to a comfortable, dynamic mode: Audi A7 Sportbek reacts to the slightest touch to the accelerator, the suspension is pressed, allowing you to better feel the road, and the steering wheel responds sharper to the driver's orders. But the movement in this mode is uncomfortable in the city, especially for passengers.
Rather, away from the city, on the expanses of the highway. And the more bends he has - the better! Here is the whole talent of Audi A7, premium-sport-hatchback revealed! The last traffic light before leaving the free straight. Dynamic mode is on. Green. Gas to the floor! The avalanche of torque transmitted to all four wheels, accelerates the audio as rapidly as smoothly. The 7-step robot S-Tronic is only a bit of stumbling when switching from the first to the second transmission. Literally moments pass until the moment when the buzzer is triggered by 150 km / h. Class!
And how Audi A7 can pass turns - before each next turn, I want not to slow down, but accelerate. No hint of roll, clear following trajectory and transparent feedback, do not just go fast, but enjoy a fast ride.
Famous proverb: For two hares, you will drive away - you can't catch one, it makes sense at the wheel of the Audi A7 Sportback. Sports spirit and elegant appearance, engineers and designers of Audi were able to successfully combine in A7 with practicality and comfort. And what of the hares to catch up, the driver can solve himself, turning the car to the right mode.
Audi A7 Sportback is provided to the test company Audi Center Petersburg, an official Audi dealer.
Posted by: Ilya Ogorodnikov
Photo: Roman Stunnin
A source: Magazine "Wheel" [May 2011]
