Test Drive Audi Allroad Since 2012 Universal
Audi A6 Allroad Quattro. Change of directions
Externally, the new A6 Allroad is easy to confuse with his younger brother, restyling A4 Allroad.Audi A6 Allroad Quattro. Price: from 2 530 000 rub. On sale: since May 2012
I bought it: Having received an invitation from Audi for a test to Germany and glanced in the photo, and not on the name of the model, I at first decided that I had to test the updated little Allroad.
And to the commander, live Audi A6 Allroad Quattro, an alperm look, differs from4allroad only larger sizes. Highly Wagon Wagon A6 AVANT The off-road version is distinguished by other bumpers, protective plastic body kit with fastening steel, attack with a radiator grille with rolled metal slots.
As before, externally allroad differs from the usual station wagon A6 other bumpers, off-road body kit with stainless steel lining and new design wheels
Road clearance of a highly state is 4mm than that of Avant. Podideology The current A6allroad is also closer soon to the AllrDer, than the Ksenie progenitor, the first A6allroad, which appeared in 2000, who had a pretty good off-road arsenal, which includes a long-loaded pneumatic suspension. The second generation, released B2006, was plane less aggressive. The new A6allroad of extended-road attributes can also offer only four-wheel drive by the cross-seasy differential image of an electro-hydraulic daadaptive air suspension coupling.
On the A6 Allroad toolbar painted in black
Only two V6 will be available from the engines line in Russia: Diesel 3.0 TDI with turbocharging and direct injection system, 245 liters. p., With a torque of 580 nm and gasoline compressor 3.0 TFSI, which develops 310 liters. with. and 440 nm. Overboard Russian sales turned out to be the weakest and most powerful version, diesel three-liter V6: TDI 204 liters. with. (450 nm) and BITURBO 310 (650 nm). The latter, in addition to the impressive torque, has an interesting feature: to give a noble sports sound in the back of the exhaust system, a special speaker is installed, which, if tired, can be disabled. All engines except Biturbo are equipped with a 7-speed robotic box S Tronic. The most powerful diesel is paired with a 8-speed Tiptronic machine. Fuel consumption was able to reduce by 20% compared with the previous generation of A6 Allroad, including due to the reduction of the weight of the car by 70 kg (body 20% consists of aluminum) and the use of the start-stop system, which is muffled the engine when stopping on traffic lights.
Rear is spacious and convenient, and comfort complements a block of controlling a separate climate
The Test Drive route included the Marsh Throw on the autobahn, and also ran through a winding secondary highway between the picturesque, but monotonous German villages. The character of the gasoline engine in a complete measure is revealed at the operational spacious of the autobahn. A little sluggish on the bottoms, but it is stronger and sharper to open the fuel supply, as acceleration becomes convincing and assertive. A hundred gasoline A6 Allroad easily spreads only 5.9 seconds. It helps him in this robotic gearbox, which perfectly copes with the task, on time, without delays, switching transmissions. On overtaking to break just the robot reacts instantly and throws the transfer down, but, however, just one, saving the dear German gasoline. Adaptive pneumatic suspension Depending on the speed changes the body position relative to the road: at high speeds, the ground clearance is automatically reduced by 15 mm, and outside roads can be raised by a body for 35 mm at low speed. In the usual mode, the suspension is hardening the joints and rare irregularities on the highway. Another thing is on the gravel calary. The football allows you to literally soaring over an uneven expensive, providing comfort and good smoothness. The steering wheel reactions with an electric amplifier are clear and understandable, all-wheel drive car confidently, without rolls, holds an arc, tying in turn. Optionally, a dynamic steering is proposed, which, depending on the speed, adjusts the transfer ratio of the steering mechanism and the force on the steering wheel.
Those who are familiar with other Audi models at first it will not be easy to find the engine start button, which on the A6 family and A7 is unusually located to the right of the CP selector
After lunch, I take a diesel 245-strong version for a test. More responsive to Nizakh, the engine left the impression of some heavyweight with intense acceleration. But with such a taigue on the bottoms on the dieselle more pleasant to actively go through a winding highway. And the consumption of fuel is an order of magnitude less on me on the same route came to 2 liters below than on the gasoline version.
Looking at the gluable squat body allroad, you realize that there are no big off-road features from him, but to check what the car is capable of, I wanted. Unfortunately, the test drive program did not enter the off-road part, and even find the dirt in Germany even early in the spring is quite difficult. However, dismissed a little from the route, managed to ride through narrow gravel tracks of vineyards with large height differences. At the same time, the system of helping the descent, and the ability to raise the body was useful when it was necessary to turn on a decent corner of the congress to the next track. Monitor the longitudinal and transverse angles of the car tilt allows an electronic coatometer that has been added to the MMI multimedia system on Allroad.
Prices for A6 Allroad begin with 2 530 000 rubles. For diesel modification, and a more powerful gasoline version is 100,000 more expensive. Little competitors are noticeably cheaper, but they have neither a pneumatic suspension or such a level of equipment.
Driving
The car perfectly behaves both on high-speed tracks and on country roads.
Salon
Not much different from ordinary A6.
Comfort
Adaptive cruise control with automatic stop, storage tracking system and dead zones, night vision feature and much more.
Safety
In the database, a complete set of active and passive security systems.
Price
Higher than competitors.
Our verdict
Compared to the usual Universal Audi A6 Avant, the surcharge for Allroad seems quite reasonable, especially since it goes in the initially richest basic configuration. And there is no doubt that in Russia there is already a traditionally version of the high passability will be more popular than ordinary avant. True, you can buy a more serious SUV for this money.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
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Attractive exterior, four-wheel drive, increased road
light, low fuel consumption, high-quality finish materials.
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Uncomfortable location of the engine start button, high, compared to competitors, price.
We love not love
Uncomfortable
Additional devices are devoid of arrows The LED scales are read no matter.
Interesting
The electronic brenometer allows you to monitor the longitudinal and transverse angles of inclination.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions 4940x1898x1512mm
Base 2905 mm
Curb weight 1930 kg
Full mass
2505 kg
Clearance N.D.
Trunk volume 565/1680 l
Volume of fuel tank 65 l
Diesel engine, V6, 2967cm3, 245/4000
4500l.s. / Min-1, 580/17502500 nm / min-1;
gasoline, V6, 2995 cm3, 310 / 55006500l.s. / min-1,
440/29004500 nm / min-1;
Transmission Robotizir., 7-stupas, drive full
Dynamics 236 (250) * km / h; 6.6 (5.9) * BD100km / h
Fuel consumption 7.4 / 5.6 / 6.3 (11.8 / 7.1 / 8.9) * l per 100 km
SUBRU OUTBACK, Volvo XC70 competitors
Source: Magazine 5 Wheel [May 2012]
