Audi Allroad 2000 test drive - 2006 SUV

Audi Allroad 8000 km

The name Allroad obliges a lot. Last month, we decided to check how much this Audi model is really all -resistant.
Gennady Broslavsky, instructor of the QUATTRO school in Moscow, who has been teaching Russian audive owners (and not only them) to know their cars, was asked to help with this.
A month ago, Gennady passed on the exactly the same serial car the entire Rally Rally highway. He went through the zero, that is, the crew opening the race, outside the offset, but at the same time, notice, showed on two special stages ... sixth time. A satellite, for a second - no longer amateur pikes, but an open championship of Moscow. So, what is ALLROD in skillful hands capable of?
 
 
- We put a fat minus to ourselves. For the fact that with snobbery were treated with the capabilities of the Tiptronic automatic transmission, for their own laziness and inattention. And if someone tells you that the type of type-tone is good to show the first two weeks to friends and acquaintances, and then no one needs it except mechanics on the service, do not believe it. If you are an ambitious driver and you are not enough for 250 hp, which is capable of 2.7 Biturbo engine, push the lever to the right. Hold on the wheel tighter and click on the gas until at least three numbers appear in the window on the instrument panel. You will understand that you have missed something in this life. And if you reach the fourth gear, then click more on the brake - it's time.
 
+ In manual automatic transmission, the driver allows the driver to completely keep the engine speed and even the operation of the turbine, riding the need to pull the handle. And then there is an opportunity to focus only on the steering process.
 
- The ignition process in manual mode costs 22-23 liters of gasoline per 100 km- what did you want?
 
+ The clearance of the car at the top of the air suspension, as we already wrote, is higher than that of classmates - Volvo, Subaru and BMW. He is the same as Jeep Grand Cherokee. This means that all -wheel drive, reasonably selected pressure and Pirelli P6 Allroad tires open the road in front of the car, which other cars did not dream. Several times, without any problems, we drove on the Audi sandy track, where there is simply nothing to do a monotive machine.
  
- The ESP exchange rate stability system in serious rally situations (sand, gravel, soil coating) requires a very accurate circulation. If you do not disconnect it on time, that is, a chance to lose the traction of the engine at the most inopportune moment - on heavy off -road or while crossing the water barrier. Still, electronics on this machine are used primarily to prevent critical situations, and not to provoke them.
 
+ Even with an automatic box, you can easily perform a police turn, spin 360 degrees. The main thing is to skillfully work with a lever so as not to ruin the transmission. How exactly - they will teach Quattro at school.
Text: Alexander Fedorov photo: Alexey Ilyin
      
The car is provided for a long-term test by the leasing company Kelvin, (095) 785-1972.

Our expenses (September 23 - October 25)
AI-95 3200 rub.
Moika 600 rub.
Tire services 80 rub.

 

Source: "Autopilot"