Test drive Cadillac STS 2004 - 2007 Sedan

Symbols of status

The highest average
Six business class machines. Five of them are all -wheel drive. Four cars with a 3.5 liter engine or more. Three absolute new items. Choose tastes. If you have money, large enough to make a mistake in this choice. And at the same time, probably, there is not the latter money. Six applicants to take a place in your garage are at the top of the segment E and are symbols of the status of the owner.

Who is what
E-class, or his own master. In the case of an increase in the bar, you will encounter the thesis public position obliges. And in smaller classes, the choice often rests on the budget otherwise trampled competitors. It is almost impossible to climb into a business class to new players. But, as you can see, the appearance of Honda and Citroen, who made a rather serious application for success, may well expand the list of brands that stuck a warm niche. Time will tell whether the expectations of applicants for his piece of Olympus are justified.
Audi A6 3.2 Quattro
The price of a tested car is $ 74590
Max. Power 255 liters. With. at 6500 vol./min.
Max. speed 250 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 7.1 s
 
Cadillac STS 4.6
The price of a tested car is $ 78650
Max. Power 325 liters. With. at 6400 vol./min.
Max. speed 250 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 7 s
 
Citroen C6 3.0
The price of a tested car from D50000
Max. Power 215 liters. With. at 6000 rpm/min.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b230 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 9.4 s
 
Honda Legend 3.5
The price of a tested car is $ 69,000
Max. Power 300 liters. With. at 6200 vol./min.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b235 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 8.5 s
 
Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic
The price of a tested car d71500
Max. Power 272 l. With. at 6000 rpm/min.
Max. speed 250 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 7.1 s
 
Volvo S80 4.4 AWD
The price of a tested car is $ 92550
Max. Power 315 liters. With. at 6000 rpm/min.
Max. speed 250 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 6.5 s

1 PLACE
Mercedes E350
+ The standard remains the standard for dynamics, controllability and ergonomics. It is interesting outwardly, extremely solid, but quite elegant. And from the point of view of practicality, the Mercedes at the height of it has the smallest fuel consumption.
- two minuses: the company's reluctance to abandon a single steering wheel switch, and the price at which twenty percent of the brand for the brand is a three -beam star on the hood.
 
2ND PLACE
Honda Legend
+ Fresh wind on the European Business Class Field. Supernatural handling. Flexible dynamics. A rich, but not at all tasteless salon. The best chairs. Equipping all kinds of options already in the database. Audi overtook at the expense of the price.
- Disadvantages from behind: the small height of the cabin in the second row limits the growth of passengers with 180 centimeters. And the trunk with a high and good floor, which is due to a complex suspension and an active rear wheel drive.
 
3RD PLACE
Audi A6
+ The ideal of unobtrusive ergonomics. The most spacious both on the first and in the second row. The most stable is on the road. The largest and most convenient luggage compartment.
- Clonde to insufficient controllability even in the all -wheel drive version. Perepassed steering wheel. Claws door handles. Excessively swollen dimensions.
 
4th place
Citroen C6
+ Bright design is the most memorable appearance involved on the traditions of the brand. Hydropneumatic suspension with a variable clearance. Great smoothness. Acoustic comfort.
- The weakest dynamics. Small, but numerous miscalculations in ergonomics. A bright design may turn out to be a minus, in a couple of years it will get bored and become old -fashioned.
5th place
Cadillac STS
+ A multi -liter engine, excellent dynamics, an impressive look. And the price looks quite reasonable with such inclinations. If we consider the quite decent business bar as a rather decent competitors.
- An uncomfortable landing: either you sit almost on the floor of the salon, or rest your head against the ceiling. Empty steering wheel. Unimportant visibility, including mirrors. Flat external clavy handles. The quality of plastic is worse than competitors.
 
6th place
Volvo S80
+ Fans of the brand will be pleased to preserve traditional values \u200b\u200bin the new model. The powerful V8 motor, which came from the XC90 crossover. The fastest acceleration.
- slurred manageability. The inaccuracy of rebuilding and the work of the brakes. Knowing front suspension.
 
Text Vladimir Smirnov photo Leonid Deduch
  

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