Audi Allroad 2000 test drive - 2006 SUV

Audi Allroad 4.2 Quattro / 8300 km

German colleagues calculated: the average owner of the SUV outside the road conducts only 30 percent of the deadline for possessing him. What to think about the owners of all -around?
The word SUV is not the most harmonious analogue of both the English term and the abbreviations of SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle - sports utilitarian car), but Audi Allroad is difficult to call it otherwise. Judge for yourself: an honest quattro -wheel drive (the car depends on the road situation is larger than the front -wheel drive, then rear -wheel drive), as well as the most sports dynamic characteristics - six and a half seconds to a hundred, and a unique adjustable air suspension suspension
Having all these delights in the asset, we went to the forest near Moscow. To shoot. For some reason, the photographer liked the road laid out by the killed concrete slabs, which, it seemed, must have ended with barbed wire and guard tower in the future. Before the next pit, we slow down and pretend: is there enough suspension heights (it is already in the extreme upper position) to drive through the next tubercle. Suddenly, we hear the sound of the motor and a displeased beep: by spraying the dirt, the product of the domestic automobile industry-the VAZ-2104, which has seen the species, flashes. Bus-trams is an answer to our thoughts-a tinted four tightly, it seems, sentenced one ball support, but went on. After such a demarche, we felt ashamed, and we quickly slipped through the broken area at the entire height of our suspension.
Concrete slabs are over. But not barbed wire, but as much ends in Russia: a bunch of garbage, puddles and even greater off -road. Directly at the course stood a familiar blue Lada, who did not show signs of life. We did not want to interfere with him to turn around, but it wasn’t there. The width of concrete residues was only half a meter larger than the base of our Allroad. Having passed the centimeters back and forth, we somehow turned the car 90 degrees, but the rear wheels stood in treacherous proximity from the edge of the road, right above the bumps of water. And almost under the front bumper - a healthy pile of logs. The maneuver is back, and the car rolls under its own weight in a dirty slurry, the wheel is hung. Gas, rotation of the steering wheel and ... nothing happens: smart electronics does not allow the wheels to slip and we just stand still. The situation is the most stupid: there is no one to drag us, and nowhere.
For the second time in a day, we are becoming ashamed, because on the panel, exactly next to the suspension height control keys, the ESP disconnection button - an electronic maintenance system for maintaining course stability. We now do not need any stability, we would have to set more moment ... We transfer the box into manual mode, turn off ESP, start in the way ... And here we are on the road. A naked naked pink -cheeked fellow came out of the four and looked after us for a long time. He probably also rejoiced that we were able to turn around and leave.
+/- At the traditional place of the spare, we found an unusual reconciliation on a alloy disk. Before use, it is recommended to pump it, for which the compressor is attached to the kit. The solution is controversial: for the city, in principle, it is suitable. But for traveling for the outskirts, where we used to deal with truckers in tire fitting, we would recommend taking the usual spare wheel. It’s somehow calmer with him.
+ The branded first -aid kit is located in the armrest of the rear sofa. German rationality and accuracy: the first -aid kit is certified according to all the rules, but there are no tablets and liquids in it - only dressings laid in a neat briquette. Probably, the Europeans should seem extremely ridiculous to the order of our Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Health to drive the drugs with them, which become unusable after the day of parking of the car in the bright sun.
- the gasoline rose. The full tank is already costing two hundred more. The urban consumption of the 300-horsepower ALLROD engine is not less than 18.5 liters. Of course, the owner of the car for $ 80 thousand two hundred rubles once every three days do no weather, but psychologically it is still unpleasant.
+ With all the greatness of the price and configuration of this machine, the AlloD 4.2 is not a pathos at all. He will not be afraid at traffic lights, the owners of other German brands do not provoke him and even in parking lots they did not bother with an impolite issue for a long time?. It turns out that alloD is an intelligent all -around, albeit in a very good sports form.
Text Fedor Aleksandrov, photo Sergey Sherestnikov
Costs May 20 - July 15
 
AI-95 gasoline (740 liters) 10 800 rubles.
 
Moika 1600 rub.
 
Total 12 400 rubles.
 
 

Source: "Autopilot"