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Test of the new Audi A8. Eight in one
To the right of N-and-and-I-I-I-I-I-I-Iz. Spy-and-i-Ilka to the left of Vouve-E-Erh, a colleague from the passenger chair tells the future bends and differences, looking at the MMI screen (Multi Media Interface), now the hairpin will be with a turn for 180 brakes ...– …
Brakes-and-and !!!
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Crap. You will hurt us now.
Calm, Dunkel
Lesser steering wheel petal. Overclocking. Brake. Turn. Gas. The aluminum A8 with a tear, as scalded, flies to the next arc. Overclocking. Turn-o-o-o-o- Smooth sliding with the front wheels outward. Gas. Demolition to crush the rear active differential stops and smoothly replaces with a barely noticeable sliding of the rear axle. Avoska is literally screwed into the turn. The indicator of the contrasting system blinks like mad.
The appearance of the new flagship Audi is traditionally restrained. No excesses. Practical Germans almost did not leave their places for emotions. The design and plumage are completely new, the optics and a set of security systems brought a new flagship to a different orbit. A8 or A4? From afar you won’t understand right away, even if you take a roulette. Unified design is only partially good. Such unification is more than those who have models class below
Not having time, as it should, we should brake to the next hairpin, we are diagonally flying on three concrete police officers each other. Hell! Zheo-oo-istically. The crest spoiled the clutch and knocked down a balancing. Jerks of the sticks do not fit! The rubber glides, the time stretches out if it was wrong, and swearing in German somewhere in its electronic brains, A8 is preparing to keep a blow and begins to slowly go crazy. We are also getting ready to stretch now belts-and-and-and, then we will fly out behind the external radius. Danger, rock, pillows hello to parents ...
Even before the moment, when the stroke in sliding stood on the arc, frightened by what is happening from sin in the front panel first of all the MMI system is hidden! ..
B-in-in-in-in-u-u-u-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Sloks on the back streets. To eat, at, such and such a mother and we are back straight. Damn it, a colleague fit with stunned eyes swells me, on which the light is worth pulling the monitor into the light of God. Immediately, belt electric prime ministers tightly imprint us in the backs. Curtain. I have an honor. What an interesting service, oo-o-ui!
Why did electronics behave so strangely? Machines from the pre -production party, the implementation of some things so far, alas, has been slightly disagreed. The unsolved jerks of the box when switching to an increased, heavy steering wheel at the Dynamic mode ... ESP is well held. All roughnesses will be one hundred percent when A8 rises to the stream. Fortunately, the time for refinement is a conveyor in the German non -capacity at full capacity starts in March.
Mountain serpentine is not a test for the weak. An hour is uneven, you can play in a point. Or even in the box, the representative A8 is heavy for high -speed movements in the mountains. This is not Lotus Elise. Inertia. Beautiful brakes in civilian gloss in mountain slalom are no longer sufficient. Big information and endurance are vital. It did not take much time to set fire to the front pads, the civilian A8 is not Panamera Turbo with ceramic discs. What do you want? Not only do you constantly work with the brake, but also the contrasting system continuously, instructing the true path, grabs the necessary wheels. ESP to praise, it intervenes so timely and intelligent, you are giving amis. However, we leave sports exercises for the upcoming S8. Moreover, it is not long to wait for her.
I met the new A8 before the New Year as part of the technical seminar at the Audi factory in non -Karsim. But then the novelty failed to try in the case. Now is another matter. We are in Spain, at our disposal all three versions of the novelty (4.2 FSI, 4.2 TDI and 3.0 TDI) and two whole days of sled testing. Forward.
Despite the fact that acceleration to a hundred diesel 4.2 TDI provides 0.2 seconds faster (5.5 versus 5.7), the gasoline version goes much tastier. Of course, a 350-horsepower diesel, developing on a shelf of 1750-2750 rpm 800 Newtons is good. The gasoline 372-horsepower engine is slightly worse (a maximum of 445 nm at 3500 rpm), but it works in a wider range. In addition, it sounds very deliciously at the same time. FSI is easier than a diesel engine, therefore, the amusing of gasoline A8 is closer to the ideal, so it is less willing to fall out of the face in the turn. Unfortunately, it was not possible to test the version with a three -liter diesel engine
On the high -resolution display, located between the tachometer and the speedometer, any current information about the car is displayed by order. Whether it is the data of the on -board computer, audio systems, navigation or automatic recognition of velocity signs
Espresso? Cappuccino? Latte? Can you like your taste? Can. Coffee machines are able to cook according to various recipes. A8, thanks to the mechatron chassis, changes beyond recognition. Flexibility is a logical continuation of the series about engineering and, as a result, a trend. A8 is several cars in one. The nature of the steering amplifier, suspension and power plant is set by four modes in the Audi Drive Select: somfort, Auto, Dynamic and Individual.
MMI is capable of working with iPod and already with two SD-format cards. From the latter you can lose music and upload updates for MMI. A built-in cartrider accepts SIM cards for a phone, the tube of which is hidden in the central box. The ability to operate a standard navigation system based on Google Maps data is unprecedented
The chassis is the softest in the somfort. A8 willingly falls on the side in corners and pecks with the nose during braking. The effectiveness of the steering amplifier is the most easily and pleasant to rotate the largest steering wheel. The box mainly supports increased gears, so riding in this mode is the most comfortable and economical. A sort of Gran Turismo in the Ingolstadt. And what? Convenient chairs corresponding to long -range. About 1000 kilometers on a 90-liter tank Europe with one left, even along, even across.
Auto mode is universal. Here are electronics and eyes! monitors the nature of the suspension and the behavior of the driver. Depending on the conditions of movement and the quality of the roadway, the mechatron chassis and the power unit are literally online. Moreover, the range of changes in the settings is very wide. But Dynamic clamps the suspension to the maximum. Here is a minimum of swing and rolls. On the turns of the A8, it is significantly less and becomes much more responsive. Naturally, the fifth point and spine from irregularities suffer much more. The rear active differential works earlier and tougher. He with much greater zeal pushes the car into a beagle thrown onto the outer rear wheel. The steering wheel in Dynamic is poured with sports weight. But there is one but. This synthetic severity is less on a 4.2-liter version of a gasoline version, more on 4.2 diesel.
For those who are not satisfied with fixed mechatron chassis, the audience has stored the Individual mode. In it, the nature of the operation of the power unit, the rigidity of the suspension, the efficiency of the steering electric power and the rear active differential is allowed to set up separately. Moreover, in Individual there is the possibility of disconnecting the preventive operation of electric prime ministers of belts Care for racing on the track. The belt in extreme modes will not once again, according to the intelligence of the electronics, print the riders to the seats.
The eight -speed Tiptronic hydrotransforming transmission does not apply to stand on a par with the miracles of the light. Transmission know-how of auditors Dynamic gear shift control. The control electronics of the automatic transmission with MMI Navigation Plus and has the ability to optimize gear shifts (city, public suburban road, autobahn) in which the car moves.
The interior was completely updated. And I definitely like it more than in the seven BMW and Mercedes S-class. Ergonomics that in front, that the ideal is behind. You can’t find fault with the materials, but the aesthetes may not like the multi -facility here you are leather, nabuk, and valuable wood species, and polished aluminum, and plastic ... In total, five standard interior options and three roof decoration options are offered. Do you want the interior to your taste? Please! In the standard, the front seats are regulated in 12 directions. If this is not enough, seats with 22 adjustments are offered for a separate fee (part of them is made through MMI), ventilation and a pneumatic massage.
A8, as before, is based on the spatial aluminum frame of ASF (Audi Space Frame), however, thoroughly processed. The base of the new A8 increased by 48 mm and became 2992 mm, the length of 75 mm (is 5137 mm), the width of 55 mm (is 1949 mm). The machine has grown by 16 mm (up to 1460 mm). The stiffness of the wiping body was raised by already 25%. Only side racks are made of high -strength steel, they make up 8% of the total body mass
On the dashboard between the speedometer and the tachometer, the multifunctional display, which, of the choice, is displayed all the information about the operating modes of the car and the image from the night vision camera. Damn it is convenient. As before, the MMI system is controlled by a multifunctional puck located on the central console. To the left of the MMI handle, the sensory multifunctional panel. This is an additional laptop interface that noticeably facilitates work with systems and menu of the multimedia system. The letters of the introduced navigation names and surnames included in the notebook can simply be drawn on the panel with a finger, the computer using the intellectual recognition system will easily determine them. A selector of switching modes of automatic transmission masterpiece. And it lies perfectly in the hand, and looks as it should. In addition, he copes well with the role of a hand stand when you work with a MMI or a touch panel selector.
Light! What is the light here! In the base for lighting the cabin, ordinary white LEDs are used. The optional package of additional lighting can already set the corresponding mood. Rubin, white-moon, ivory backlight options in various combinations are selected through MMI.
The heated radars of the active cruise control system built into the bumper, many first take for fog. Moreover, they are surprised, they say: why black? A cruise is easy to rebuild with the new goals walking in front and A8 move with the speed with which the car moves, behind which you decided to go. The system does not allow overtaking on the right (the traffic rules of Germany and many countries of the European Union are forbidden to do this). Cruise control allows not only to go in the stream for vehicles in the observant mode (in the city dilated cycle with restructuring and stops at the traffic lights, the cruise is also sharpened to work), but it can still warn the driver with a sound signal about the danger of alarm rapprochement and even independently give a command for braking for braking . If the driver did not respond to a warning signal about the rapprochement, the electronics will begin to besiege the car on its own. The initial slowdown will be about 3 m/s2. As soon as the automation starts emergency braking, it will light a stop signal, turn on an emergency alarm, electrics to select a safety belts, cover (if open), windows and hatch when the system believes that the collision is inevitable, it gives a command for the maximum possible slowdown.
The question is backfill, but where is the fog light? The answer in the block fluor, it is formed by two groups of LEDs located at different heights
If internal adjusting light for mood, then external light effectively helps to reduce accident rate. Optionally (in the Xenon database) Audi offers headlights, where super -tied LEDs are both close and high light. What is the advantage of diodes? Firstly, they are more economical and durable, and secondly, they provide phenomenal flexibility of work. By activating individual LED sections, you can change the direction and shape of the light beam, depending on the conditions in which the car moves. The operating modes of light can be set manually, but the maximum possibilities are available when the lighting works on the machine in close contact with the MMI Navigation Plus.
ESP is not completely turned off, for a heavy representative sedan this is a good. The action of the system can only weaken slip with a partially disconnected stabilization system will be noticeably deeper, while the antibox is deactivated altogether. During a test drive, we decided to step a little on a dirt road, that's the result. By the way, in this position with one almost completely hung wheel, the active air suspension did not increase the road light. It was necessary to rescue the string bag from the trap, cutting off the soil under the keel. In addition, we tapped the car and put stones under the wheel hung. The plastic threshold and the bottom were not injured
Navigation at any time (if there is a card) knows in which place the car is located, thanks to this, the light control system activates a particular lighting mode. For example, in the city a light bundle is wider and hits relatively close, so the load on the eyes of oncoming drivers decreases. When the car drives up to the intersection, additional side sections are turned on, so the maximum of the attendance adjacent to the intersection is grabbed from the dusk. It is worth going out of town, and the range of headlights will grow in proportion to speed according to the situation, but not to the detriment of other participants in the movement. It costs the radars (built into the bumper) of active cruise control, to notice the car approaching in the oncoming or passing directions, as the luminous border will immediately begin to adapt to them. If you enter the new A8 to the territory of the country with left -handed traffic, the MMI Navigation Plus will immediately command the light control system to reconfigure the optics in the corresponding mood.
So what is the new Audi A8? This is a German approach to the brain of bones. Outwardly no excesses. And in fact, the container of auxiliary computerized high -tech systems, which are designed to maximize safety and comfort. The question is, which is better, A8, BMW 7 series or Mercedes S-class, while open. We will draw conclusions later, when we compare them in the same conditions. One thing for sure, the new A8 is higher than the previous one for two heads.
Vitaly Kabyshev
Photo: Vitaly Kabyshev and Audi
New prices are known
On February 16, the Russian representative office of Audi announced prices for a new flagship. The cost of gasoline version 4.2 FSI Quattro (372 hp, 445 Nm) will start from the mark of 4,500,000 rubles. The diesel modification 4.2 TDI Quattro (350 hp, 800 Nm) will cost 4,750,000 rubles. Cars for Russian buyers will be available in April. Recall that the all-wheel drive BMW 750i XDRive with 407-horsepower (600 Nm) engine will stand at least 4,650,000 wooden. 388-horsepower (530 Nm) Mercedes S500 4MATIC with a drive for all wheels begins with 4,800,000 rubles.
Source: Auto.mail.ru
