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Until recently, only the twelve-cylinder Mercedes-S600 remained out of competition. And now Audi began the production of high-class limousines based on the elongated body of the model A8 with the most powerful of the currently existing serial motors W12. The acceleration time of A8L 6.0 kvattro (and the new engine is aggregated only with all-wheel drive transmission) to a speed of 100 km / h - 5.8 s, up to 200 - 20 s, to 250 - 38 seconds, you see, impressive! Motor in which aluminum alloys dominate, develops 420 liters. with. and 550 N.m of torque. Also weight. And thanks to the new layout diagram, the engine turned out to be very compact, which made it possible to create a lightweight relatively competitors of the car - 1980 kg. With the peculiarities of the heart of the car, we acquainted you in SM, 2001, No. 6; Now we take a closer look at it in general.
With an elongated body A8L 6.0 became more representative. A trained eye will mark large wheels with tires 245 / 45ZR18, a metallized fiddle radiator grille and a new, dual pipe of the outlet system. For the remaining W12 and 6.0 nameplates, the special degree of prestigidity is followed. The changing proportions of the body are felt primarily in the rear seat: a lot of free space, dear skin and inserts from no less expensive wood, as well as toggle buttons responsible for the convenience of your stay. 
However, all this is in one degree or another for competitors, so I immediately sit behind the wheel, so that you feel the originality of the novelties. It seems, and here everything is familiar. But ... an attempt to move smoothly immediately tolerates fiasco. Deafly explosives, the Audi literally shoots from the place after the accelerator movement. As if there are no two tons of exercise mass - a car, like a good sports projectile, tracks all the teams. 
First autobahn. Here it is not a sin to try, what are 420 horses harnessed in the All-wheel drive transmission A8. The body is poured by lead, while the right foot pushes a accelerator pedal into the floor. The speedometer arrow instantly scatters the mark 100, does not slow down for a moment on 200 and stubbornly slides further and further. The longitudinal acceleration is almost constantly, somewhere there, the five-speed automatic machine is gently, but quickly switches the transmission, sings a gentle song Mighty motor, and the car, cutting all the sealing space, rushing forward with the caller even for an unlimited German autobahn. Soon the experiment has to stop: it is painfully quickly starting to swell by passing cars. While the Audi smoothly loses speed, I remember: the box has more sport mode and manual control with gear shifters on the steering wheel. 
Why all this? The curiosity of the test makes the machine gun to translate the S. Yeah's lever! The temporary delay was noticeably decreased, the car began to track all the driver teams even more accurately, longer hold down the lowers, actively slow down the engine. In some situations, this is definitely useful. Running onto a suitable track, trying a little to lose weight, in order to evaluate the controllability of A8. Well, if on the high-speed autobahn the car, as the wrong, held the road, almost without demanding attention, then on a winding serpentine, the reaction of the car suddenly painted clarity, and the seemingly strict steering wheel lost due feedback. In general, the limousine immediately made it clear that it was not his element. Of course, four-wheel drive, tenacious tires and electronic stability control perfectly perform their work, not allowing the machine to throw out the knee, but solid sizes and total auto ideology take their own - a large car does not like riding a face. It is not standard, his behavior and small irregularities.
With in general, the good smoothness of the course of the Audi is quite detailed and noisily transfers the whole road trifle, this is more reminding the challenged version of Audi S8. The route urban sustroca finishes, where there is not so much power as the ease of control of it. Here it is better not to touch the accelerator at all, smoothly roll on the revolutions close to idle, the engine and the machine make it possible. Otherwise, the sharpness of the car that is constantly requiring attention is quickly tiring, creating an excessive sports entourage around a banal movement in space. Audi A8L 6.0 kvattro - the car is definitely extraordinary. Even among themselves the like it is allocated with temperament, which, thanks to the full drive and speed of feeding the car, it is sometimes just stunning. However, we mentally move to the chair of the main passenger: it is unlikely that he will want a breathtaking overload - they will only complicate life. Therefore, the impression from such a sports limousine is dual: behind the wheel is great, and for the one who is behind, is perhaps rescued. Although the potential buyer is most important than the witness of W12, and the rest he adjusts.
Audi A8L 6.0 Quattro
General data: Number of seats - 5; Curb weight - 1905 kg; Full weight - 2530 kg; Maximum speed - 250 km / h; overclocking time up to 100 km / h - 5.8 s; fuel consumption in the conditional country and urban cycles - 9.8; 22.9 l / 100 km; fuel reserve - 92 l; Fuel - gasoline AI-95. Dimensions, mm: Length - 5164; width - 1880; Height - 1438; base - 3010; Pitch in front / rear - 1595/1586. Engine: gasoline, twelve-cylinder with a combination of two blocks of cylinders, location - front and front; Working volume - 5998 CMZ; cylinder diameter and piston stroke - 84.0x90.2 mm; compression ratio - 10.75; Power - 309 kW / 420 liters. with. at 6000 rpm; Maximum torque - 550 NM at 3500-4750 rpm. Transmission: drive - on all wheels; gearbox - automatic, adaptive, five-speed; Transmission numbers: I - 3.57; II - 2.2; III - 1.505; IV - 1.0; V - 0.804; s. NS. - 4,095; Main transmission - 2.909. Suspension: Front - four-handed with double top and bottom levers, rear - multi-dimensional. Brakes: hydraulic with abs, disc ventilated front and rear. Steering: Rack with amplifier. Tire size: 245 / 45ZR18. Text / Sergey Voskresensky
Photo / Sergey Voskresensky and Audi
Source: Journal "Behind the wheel"
