Test Drive Volkswagen Passat Alltrack since 2012 Wagon

Horse and horse

In the romantic comedy, Notting Hill Hero Hugh Grant introduced himself as a correspondent of a non-existent magazine horse and hound to get to the interview to his beloved heroine Julia Roberts. But if such a magazine existed, he would have to write about our today's heroes. Volvo XC70 North-Swedish Horse is a real business card of Swedish horse breeding. Volvo XC70 same typical representative of the Swedish brand. In Russia, the car is offered with three engines: diesel engines D4 and D5 and gasoline T6. All of them are equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Machines with a basic engine can be both anterior and all-wheel drive, and D5 and T6 only all-wheel drive. Prices start from 1,435,000 rubles. for D4, 1 782 000 rubles. for D5 and 2 264 000 rubles. for T6. We have visited the wagon XC70 D5. Outside and inside the suit of the bombing, the dark-boring, Voronea. The head is rather heavy, wide, with long ears, expressive eyes. Cleck is a little raised, wide and muscular. The back is massive and well delivered. Legs with a very strong axial structure: Proportional and muscular preds, strong and stitching tendons. Round shape hoofs, wide and very dense. Is it true, some features of the North-Swedish horse are inherent in our XC70? Here you and the boring body suit, and a little raised hood idol, providing pedestrian safety, is quite low for the wagon of the back of the back, and the tight feet of the chassis with increased clearance, and tight hooves of high-profile tires. Not to mention the expressive eyes of bixenon headlights and large ears of the rearview mirrors. The architecture of the interior is well acquainted on other models of the brand: soaring central console, speedometer saucer and tachometer with displays inside, steering wheel with a thick rim, climatic man, allowing you to adjust the direction of air flow, flat seats. During the update in 2011, the XC70 gained access to all level menu levels from the buttons on the steering wheel. Long click the EXIT button for a long time and find yourself in the main menu, where can I get into the submenu, to adjust the sound setting, select the media, enable or disable numerous security systems, enter the address in navigation, change the steering settings and a lot more. In fact, the buttons on the center console have to be pressed only to control the climate and adaptive FOUC-C chassis. But if you do not like the multi-level menus, you can control all the systems using the beard keys. Super! Volvo XC70 company DNA carrier, because most of the motorists around the world cars of this brand are associated primarily with large universities. Therefore, engineers paid special attention to the trunk. Here and a small underground, and numerous hooks for grids, and the rails for the space organiser, and the socket, and the massive camps suspended to the ceiling, and the rear sofa rear sofa, and the rear sofa horizon, and even walls, and, of course, Dimensions themselves. If in Passat when transporting a bike had to be even a little strain, then in the Volvo bike and the front and back. In motion to start a brief excursion to the history of the North-Swedish horse. Faceless of the full disappearance of the breed, the government of the country in 1909 created an association for its salvation and breeding. As a result of the rescue operation, horses were tested for performance. One of the exercises is carriage loaded sleds. During him, the horse has developed a traction force of more than 20 tons! Volvo XC70 also affects his own burden. Even the standard D5 gives 420 nm, and Polestar tuning not only increases the power by 15 liters. s., but also cravings on 50 nm. Outcome 230 l. With. and 470 nm! Of course, even after Polestar stables, the Volvo wagon did not turn into a trunk. Although even the North-Swedish Rysak is much slower than American, French and Russian lyvests. But Polestar specialists put a D5 voice motor. The diesel engine is heard only at idle, and under the tag of the sound resembles the atmospheric gasoline V8 rather! In Volvo turns, it is also not an athlete, to the magnitude of the VW Swedish car far. The steering wheel is empty in the most relaxed position, and when the maximum effort is selected, it is still some kind of artificial. In the comfortable position of the suspension, the machine rolls and swinging, and in advanced rolls, they give, but the wheels stop doing so much to work out. In a word, the optimal ride mode is calm and measured moving people and cargo. In all its colors, Volvo appeared on the off-road highway, where the XC70 has fed such that we and the mouths with Sasha and mouth opened. Deep gauges, brodes, cool lifts sometimes under a flat gas, sometimes roaring the engine and a caneness, but volvo never spoke. However, you see everything yourself in the photo. The apogem was the rise of sideways! When the front hooves slipped the sideways, and our heavy truck stood across the rise, I still pressed on gas, and Volvo continued to climb upwards perpendicular to the road! And to whom, tell me, after that you need parkerchiefs? VW Passat Alltrack German Hound or German Beachk, as elsewhere called this breed, a unique animal capable of working both hot and on a cold trail, individually or in a flock. VW Passat Alltrack is no less universal. In theory, it combines the handling of a passenger car with increased patency. From the usual Passat Variant is distinguished by a bundle of unscreased plastic and increased by 30 mm clearance. In Europe, the car can also be ordered with Diesel, but in Russia the car is sold in a single configuration with a 2.0 TSI engine and a 6-speed DSG at a price of 1,491,000 rubles. Outside and inside the German hound muscular dog with strong bones. Light head, long. The transition from the forehead to the face is expressed well. Lips with dark pigmentation. Case strong. Back straight, with good muscles. Muscular limbs, with strong bones such a characteristic of the breed, I found on the site of one of the breeders. Let's look at Passat AllTrack look like! There are also black pigmentation of the front bumper lips, and a straight back of the roof, and muscular wheeled arches, and a pronounced transition to the head to the hood. Porn machine. Inside the same difference from Passat is reduced to allrack stigps on the lid of the ashtray. And in vain, this male deserves the best signs of differences. The perfect steering wheel, ideal seats, reference ergonomics, a simple and understandable dashboard so I want to transfer the DSG selector to the Sport and go to the wounded beast. Stop! What is the chase, we are talking about a family car? Indeed, some inconsistency is identified. For whom are these hard chairs with developed lateral support, through which you need to turn out? And low landing? But the rear row and the trunk immediately make it clear that we have a family car in front of us. Rear is spacious, and the door opens on a fairly big angle, so the children's seat is easy enough. And it is not surprising, because German hound loves children, friendly and gentle with them. Trunk Sample for other breeders, that is the manufacturers. Smooth walls, smooth floor with a convenient organizer, bulk branches on the right and left. Test bike, which we measure the volume of the trunk, got into Passat without problems. True, only back wheels forward. The minuses are traditional for VW: direct DSG grooves, because of which it is easy to miss Drive, empty in zero steering wheel and too small temperature controller. In the movement, German Beachk needs regular trips to the forest, where he will be able to take part in the hunt and demonstrate his skills: work on the cold and hot trail (with voice or silence), trauma, pen and applying game. These dogs have a magnificent scent. In addition, they are extremely enduring, and at all the hunting do not know fatigue. Passat Alltrack, like the Rasterier Hound, is ready to pursue a sacrifice on the hot trail when the tires are about to whistle on turns, DSG instantly moves the transmissions, and the steering wheel is filled with force. Altrack, although received off-road body kit, but retained the progress of the sedan. Hard suspension, robot with a rescued character, the turbo engine from Golf GTI well, how not to drive? It came to the point that I turned the music to listen to the song of four cylinders under full gas. But, I repeat, why is all this family car? After all, if you look at the AllTrack from the position of the mature chapter of the family, then Passat is unnecessarily noisy and hard. In addition, the work of the brakes was alarmed. Plot braking begins only at the end of the pedal working stroke. But on the cold trace, when you need to crawl on a dirty rut literally on the belly, AllTrack works not worse. When you look at deep ruts, on steep lifts, dizzying descents and brodes, then it seems that the idea of \u200b\u200briding here on a passenger car, let and raised madness! Naturally, we did not get on the toughest part of the track from there, we would simply not return, but at first it was terribly terribly. Main Bed AllTrack compared to Volvo lack of torque. And let all 280 nm are available in the range from 1700 to 5,200 rpm., But turn the motor anyway. And every time it is long to drop, it becomes scary for a fragile DSG. But over time, fear weakens, and you begin to understand that the AllTrack can a lot. Yes, the engine is squealing, DSG whistles, ESP crunches, imitating the blocking of differentials, but the car goes! Although, it is necessary to be honest, many of the obstacles taken by Volvo, we didn't even try to storm on VW! Summary So who is better: Horse or Hound? Someone itself like this comparison may seem strange. Especially since the hound requires himself a completely different English horse horse, but we have our own reality. Of course, the XC70 is somewhat more Passat and more expensive. At least with this motor. Nevertheless, if you wish, you can choose Volvo, which will be no more expensive than VW. Volvo won with a noticeable margin and not only due to its options and rich finishes. XC70 more balanced car. Swedes tried to withdraw the reference of the family station wagon, and they succeeded. Large, comfortable, safe car that delivers your family to anywhere where there is at least a kind of road. Passat alltrack car contradictory. Magnificent handling, chassis with a sporty character, a powerful motor, fast robot, sports seats, a sufficiently modest road clearance is a good option for a trip to the Bavarian Alps! On the autobahn quickly, on the serpentine is hot, and in a snowy entrance to the slope confidently, but we are in Russia in less than six months VW sold 200 with a little AllTrack, which is significantly less than sales XC70 or Subaru Outback. Maybe it was worth bringing a diesel to us? On the other hand, VW is designed for a newer audience, and its sportiness is justified.  

A source: Cars