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OPEN AIR

Andrey Tikhonov and Audi TT Roadster
An open top always attracts attention. And on a wild beach and in the city jungle. Vulgar? CASING? It is undoubtedly impressive, if there is something to show. In our case, the effect is one hundred percent: in white Audi TT Roadster, a familiar figure Andrei Tikhonov is open with an open top.
 
Despite the fact that the garage of Tikhonov has recently replenished with the brand new TT Coupe, for the need to get acquainted with his exotic fellow he blames the hot summer
TT Roadster unconditionally accepted the sports manner of driving Andrei Tikhonov, and the open top multiplied the pleasure of driving
Looking at the cartoon view of the Audi TT Roadster, someone’s thought comes to the mind that the universal enthusiasm for cars is nothing more than a continuation of children's fun. Simply, the cars grew up in the dimensions with the child, became more and more expensive, but the essence remained the same continuation of children's games. Usually, another boyish toy of hypertrophied size is also added to the category of purely male worthless ventures. The fact that at first it was safely placed in a small courtyard, over time required a giant stadium scale. A banal excuse The whole life will not work here.
Turn on this topic with Andrei Tikhonov. For which football is not entertainment, and not even part of life, but life itself, where he has a loud name, confirmed by numerous awards and champion titles. And to find out about his relationship with cars, it is best to just ride with him in the car. Yes, at least in the same TT Roadster, which he tested this time. Despite the fact that the garage of Tikhonov has recently replenished with the brand new Audi TT Coupe, in the desire to get acquainted with his exotic fellow he blames the hot summer: at this time, it is just right to compare the freon drafts in a crushed salon with a fresh wind wind.
 
At the first glance at TT without a roof, Andrei’s face was indeed a childish tenderness, and his signature smile became even kinder. The perky appearance of the cute crumb of the milk color caused him direct associations with a toy: a small, round baby, well, right a barbie machine, my red TT with a roof looks more serious. But the mood immediately changed, as well as to get behind the wheel and press the pedal to the floor on the straight line: six seconds of a deafening roar, and when the speedometer arrow touched the mark of 100, the emotion in a moment disappeared, giving way to living excitement: I recognize the animal. It looks white, fluffy, and inside the zlyuk is rare, Andrey smiled sly.
 
Inside the animal, a heart of 3.2 liters and a capacity of 250 hp beats, next to the smart gearbox S-Tronic, and all four paws with a QUATTRO drive. Active suspension with the Magnetic Ride sports regime does a tenacious and maneuverable in turning Audi easily overcomes steep serpentines in the picturesque environs of Novorsk Moscow Region. This is the daily route of Tikhonov nearby is a sports base where FC Khimki is trained. The landscape is uncharacteristic for the nearest Moscow region: the hilly terrain and a winding road with steep turns under the replaced tilt of a continuous extreme and nothing more. Andrei competently chooses the trajectory of the entrance to the turns, confidently enters the car into a light controlled skid. It feels like TT gambling accepts Tikhonov’s sports riding, obediently obey, acutely reacting to the slightest movement of the steering wheel. The formidable roar of the motor, especially tangible with an open top, as if threatening competitors on the road Mal and Uzal. Looking at Tikhonov at the wheel, it becomes obvious that speed and movement for him are far from toys, but the element and lifestyle. Apparently, the car just like football has already become part of his biography symbiosis.
Is it possible to fully feel the whole drive, beauty and ease of flight under the roof of an ordinary car?! And then the pleasure is leaning! Tikhonov adds to the gas and by pressing the button raises the windproof curtain behind. There was no less wind, but this obviously does not upset him: the wind here is the main one!
Multiples the pleasure and type of design of the TT salon. I am accustomed to the Audi style, which, it seems to me, is sustained on the principle of the middle ground: you can’t name the elaborate and exquisite interior, at the same time everything is done with a delicate taste restrained, concisely and functionally. The assembly quality is also pleasing that the car is assembled by the hands of surgeons. But they saved in the helm! Andrei laughs, paying attention to the shape of the steering circle truncated from below: although they actually got to the point with this shape of the steering wheel larger space for the legs.
The chairs in TT are covered with cream -colored skin, while large stitches are striking at the edges of the seats, backs and head restraints look elegant and unusual.
The cloth roof in folded form occupies the places of the rear seats, which in the compartment will be accepted only by children. The loss is small, says Andrey. If I lived in hot countries, for any of my choice I would have fallen on an open version! Unlike other relatives and convertibles, where, for the sake of safety, the roof is laid out at the smallest speeds or even when the car is completely stopped, here this process is available at a speed of up to 50 km/h. Preferring to ride with an open top, Andrei is not embarrassed by increased attention from others, to which he has long been accustomed. Moreover, almost always, when he is recognized, he gets signs of admiration, to which he is in a hurry to answer his signature Tikhon smile.
Basic equipment
it includes a 180-horsepower 4-cylinder gasoline engine with a 1.8-liter turbocharger, a five-speed manual gearbox and front-wheel drive. Audi TT Roadster $ 59 978 75 399 price for sale since spring 2007
Andrei Tikhonov experienced the top version of the Audi TT Roadster with a 250-horsepower gasoline engine of 3.2 liters, a six-speed robotic transmission of the S-Tronic and all-wheel drive. Acceleration to 100 km/h 5.9 s, maximum speed 250 km/h, dimensions 4178x1842x1358 mm
 

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