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Audi A4/S4. The fourth height
The test drive of the updated Audi A4/S4 family was held in the southwest of Portugal ...
Andrey Mashnin, 48 years old, deputy. The editor -in -chief of the magazine, driving experience of 12 years, personal car - Mitsubishi Galant.
Audi A4/S4. Price: from 1,130,000 rubles. On sale: 2012
The updated family turned out to be numerous. At the Lisbon Airport, we were provided with more than 20 cars, among which there were sedans, station wagons, gasoline, diesel, and mechanical, and automatic, mono-and all-wheel drive, not very powerful and very powerful.
With such a body kit and clearance, you can crawl among the stones among the stones
I don’t know how in the summer, and in winter the road in the direction of the coastal Kashkaysh is almost empty. Anyway, the whole district resembles a sleepy kingdom. 25 kilometers along the autobahn we quickly flew to the A4 Allroad Quattro with the V6 TDI engine with a capacity of 177 liters. With. The road was dry and even, so I did not have to evaluate all -wheel drive, and this version, of course, was crazy. However, the speed limit was also not particularly violated. Quattro constant all -wheel drive can also be equipped with A4 and A4 Avant with 2.0 TDI engines with a capacity of 143 liters. With. For them, the drive uses a self -locking center differential, which in the usual driving mode distributes the torque mainly on the rear wheels in a ratio of 40/60%. If there is a need, the redistribution of torque helps the work of the center differential, with high accuracy using brake mechanisms and endowing the car with better handling. For V6 Quattro, a sports differential offers a sports differential as additional equipment, thanks to which the rapid passage of turns is performed with high accuracy and stability.
Dense fog deprived the pleasure of giving up in hairpins
In Kashkaysh, you could choose another modification and go on it on any of the three routes clogged into the navigator. This is a pleasant and useful device worthy of a more detailed description. Using the Audi Connect system, the car crew gains access to several special Google services. This is a voice search for attractions found on the way, and navigation from a bird's eye view using the images of Google Earth and Google Street View. Very beautiful and clearly. Another information system tells the driver the latest data on movement on the selected route, which will allow traffic jams. The Bluetooth automobile phone can perform the functions of the WLAN access point, which means that Audi A4 passengers can go online, use, for example, Skype and e -mail on their mobile phones and tablets.
I want to hold such a steering wheel with both hands and not release
This time we take a not particularly pathos sedan with a 2.0 TDI engine with a capacity of 143 liters. With. Fans of driving are unlikely to be delighted with him, but this car is not intended for racing. And there are a lot of people who prefer a moderate ride, thank God. An important advantage for calm and practical drivers will be the fact that this version is very economical the average fuel consumption is less than 5 liters per 100 km.
The issue of security, perhaps, is equally interested in both riders and economists. In this issue of our magazine, in the garage section, we talk in detail about the achievements of Audi in this area. Here, on our topic, let's say that a new information system with an indicator of control of the driver’s fatigue control is standard for all options for Audi A4. Based on the movements of the steering wheel and other parameters, the electronics tracks deviations from the usual driving manner and draws the attention of the driver. In addition, A4 are equipped with adaptive cruise control, which maintains a constant distance to a car moving in front of up to 200 km/h (some are completely legally rushed through German autobahns and at such a speed). If at a speed of 30 km/h the collision becomes inevitable, the system initiates braking with maximum effort. And the assistant maintenance of the strip helps the driver to stay in his row: the camera monitors the lines of road marking, and if necessary, the system makes small steering movements. In addition, the warning system during rebuilding controls the space behind the car using the radar and signals about the cars located in dead areas. All this on a statistical scale will help to avoid many small and serious accidents.
The rear row is sharpened for two, but the third will not be particularly infringed
Finally, it was possible to wait until the magnificent scarlet Audi S4 with a 3.0 TFSI engine with a capacity of 333 liters is released. With. The average fuel consumption of this S4 is very moderate 8 liters per 100 km, acceleration up to hundreds takes 5 seconds, maximum speed limited by electronics, 250 km/h. On it we went along the mountain route, a significant part of which, judging by the map, passed along the serpentine. However, at the top we were met by a completely terrible fog, as if the cloud fell apart on the highway, so I had to go slowly and carefully. Nevertheless, in the quiet mountain villages, the sports roar of the exhaust of the car forced local residents to break away from the TV with bad economic news and see what the beast was walking outside the window. Below, the road reached the autobahn already familiar to us, according to which a dozen kilometers managed to grasp humanly. In direct areas, it was possible to play in slowdown-slipping, the impressions are beautiful.
If we talk in general about the family, there are many stylistic changes. The appearance has become more beautiful, the interior is richer and more convenient. The dimensions have changed only a few millimeters. The volume of trunk remained the same.
Audi salon as always restrained
Now the Russian representative office Audi is accepting orders for 17 modifications of the updated A4/S4 family. The announced prices from 1.13 million rubles for a front-wheel drive sedan with a 1.8 TFSI motor (120 hp) and a 6-speed mechanics up to 2.57 million for an all-wheel drive S4 universal with a 3.0 TFSI engine (333 hp) and a robotic transmission S Tronic.
VERDICT
Of course, the Audi family is very extensive, and the persons in it are represented completely different from solid and economical to desperate and wasteful. The first test was held in refined Europe. It is likely that the models will pass the appropriate adaptation to the Russian market.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
+The maximum level of equipment of the car in terms of safety, dynamics, controllability, comfort. Quite a large selection of modifications.
-The suspension is sharpened exclusively for good roads.
Driving
The car is well obeyed by the steering wheel, and the optional system of adaptive steering can compensate for both excess and insufficient rotation.
Salon
Pretty spacious, emotionally restrained, but not devoid of solidity.
Comfort
Noise insulation at the level of cars of this class, but the suspension is still more adapted to Europe.
Safety
An abounds with progressive systems.
Price
Competitive.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions 4701x1826x1427mm
Base 2808 mm
Equipped mass 1725 kg
Full mass 2220 kg
Church N.D.
Trunk volume 490 l
The volume of the fuel tank 61 l
The engine is in line, 4-cylinder., With turbocharged,
1984 cm3, 211 hp at 43006000 min-1
Transmission 7-speed s tronic
Dynamics 230 km/h; 6, sd100km/h
Fuel consumption 9.0/6.3/7.3 l/100 km
Competitors BMW 3-S, Honda Accord, Opel Insignia
Source: Magazine 5 wheel [March 2012]
