Wilvo XC70 test drive since 2011 station wagon
Above average
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Engine: in Russia gasoline 2.5 liters (210 hp).
Gearboxes: 5-speed mechanical,
5-speed automatic.
Configurations: individual.
Price in Russia: $ 43 90051 600.
Cadillac SRX
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Engine: in Russia, gasoline 4.6 liters (325 l. P.).
Gearbox: 5-speed automatic.
Complete: Lux, Top.
Price in Russia: $ 72 90077 900.
Audi A6 Allroad Quattro
The firstborn started in 2000. The second generation of the car based on the universal Avant debuted in Geneva in the spring of 2006.
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diesel 2.7; 3.0 (180, 233 hp.).
Gearboxes: 6-speed mechanical, 6-speed automatic.
Configurations: individual.
Price in Russia: from $ 76,000.
Sometimes they are called crossovers. Less often a little jeeps. The official name is universals of increased cross -country ability. One of the ancestors of this class was the Volvo-Cross Country of the 1997 model; The undertaking was picked up by a successful audi-nollwood.
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Despite the presence of all -wheel drive (without excesses such as a lower row) and the same type of body, all participants in our race reflect a different philosophy of 4x4. In Audi, torque between the axes distributes the mechanical differential torsen. With the same clutch of the wheels, the moment is divided equally. If slipping begins, the ratio changes in the range from 25:75 to 75:25.
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Audi flaunts adaptive pneumatic suspension with five adjustments in height and stiffness; The clearance of Cadillac is unchanged thanks to the system of maintaining the road clearance. It will not be possible to play in a Volvo road clearance, but you can change the rigidity of the suspension by choosing a comfortable or sports regime. Who is better suited for sorties to nature and at the same time good on the highway? May be...
Volvo
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Perhaps the most noticeable detail inside the greasy stitches, which decorated brown leather chairs, soft and almost without lateral support. Nevertheless, you are comfortable quickly and you do not remember the seats with an unkind word during the driving process for hours.
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On the highway near Moscow, the Swede proved himself as a real American! Either the soft sofa lulled, or a comfortable suspension rose, but I quickly did not want to go.
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And here is the congress to our control segment of the broken path to the shore of the channel to them. Moscow. We jump from the asphalt: this is where Volvo's abilities are revealed! The car plays playfully from one sand dun to another, boldly dives into deep puddles and forciates cracked ruts. Of course, we did not drive the car where we would dare to stick on an all -terrain vehicle. But take the family to the Volvo picnic quite on the shoulder. I wonder how competitors will cope? Especially full of own greatness ...
Cadillac
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SRX instantly reacts to the opening of the throttle. He seems to have turned on the anti -gravity field and lost half in weight! Acceleration is accompanied by an accompaniment of the motor, unexpectedly spinning to 6500 rpm.
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A feeling of weightlessness occurs not only because of a powerful motor and American light steering: has contributed and an automatic machine. The five -speed gearbox of the hydronics is worthy of all praise: he sorts the programs unnoticed, without jerking and delay, and manually holds the selected gear. Sound insulation is impressive on the even move: at 100 km/h you can meditate in the cabin.
But it is worth adding a pace, turning onto a winding path, as an idyllic picture gives a crack. Cadillac is not at ease. The character suddenly becomes not so collected, the suspension passes to the body and trifle, and the Uppercottes of large irregularities. I would venture to assume that the Magnetic Ride Control system is partly to blame for such diverse behavior.
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As soon as Cadillac departed from the turns and stressful speed, as an even more strict test of primer expected him. At some point, it seemed that the formidable expression on Kaddy's face suddenly gave way to plaintive: I want to go back to America!. No, friend, you have to tolerate.
Crossing from the sides to the side and creaking with salon plastic, the SRX crawled along the puddles, recalling a solid banker with a tie, but with trousers rolled up to the knees, which was mistaken in the middle of the potato field. An outstanding (in the literal sense of the word) bumper, as well as a large wheelbase, nullified the advantages of a decent clearance and all -wheel drive. It froze the rain, and we decided not to experience fate. Moreover, the third participant in the test awaits us impatiently ...
Audi
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Indirect confirmation caught my eye right away. Our copy was shod in tires 225/55R17 on beautiful cast discs. Effective? Of course, yes. Effective? Out of asphalt is undoubtedly, no. And although the inheritance from the previous car Ollroud got protective metal overlays, long overhangs and painted bumers were alarming.
The planting process inspired associations with sports cars. You literally fall through a wide threshold and a roller of lateral support in the arms of excellent armchairs that pleased the adjustment of the length of the pillow. It is possible to get used to the wheel quickly, since the range of longitudinal adjustment of the seat and steering wheel in two planes is more than sufficient.
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The branded MMI system, successfully competing with the symbol of high-tech Idrive from BMW, is much easier in circulation. But still, it does not compare with the traditional buttons of Cadillac and even more so Volvo. To activate this or that function, you first press the key on the central tunnel, then you look at the display, you are convinced that you got to the address, and only then you turn on the desired mode. It is possible that this is a matter of habit.
However, you forget about nit -picking, it is worth putting the gearbox lever to the drive position and release the brake pedal. Audi causes respect and captivates from the very first minutes of thoroughbred manageability. A6 OLRUD has the most effective and at the same time the most accurate brakes in our company. With an increase in speed, the electronics itself lowers the car above the road to 140, and then up to 125 mm, the steering wheel is poured with pleasant weight. The smoothness of the course is good regardless of the quality of the coating. What can not be said about acoustic accompaniment: unexpectedly Audi turned out to be the most loud both in terms of the motor and tires.
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Having left back to the asphalt and yielding gas, you feel here, here it is the element
OLRUED! Let it be wet or snowy, but the road. Here you feel the excellent capabilities of the power unit, a clear work of a six -speed gearbox and an accurate obedience to the steering wheel to a centimeter.
A day later, when the first impressions fell on paper, the purpose of the machines became obvious. Volvo is good at the lane, but it can deliver chores on the highway to the driver; The Cadillac is magnificent on direct avenues and a speed of 100 km/h, but panic at the sight of steep turns and primers. Audi is slightly inferior to Volvo outside the asphalt, but we are inaccessible in terms of reliability of control at any speed. Undoubtedly the main thing: each of the trinity has a vivid character and attractiveness, having felt which you will not exchange your favorite car for any other.
Three on the stop
Sergey Voskresensky,
expert:
In my opinion, the behavior of this trinity when performing the maneuver, the rearrangement very clearly reveals the ideology embedded in cars and their active security systems. So, the volvvo-x70 with a sharp, almost emergency maneuver primarily inhibits sharply thanks to the activation of the DSTC, and only then helps to get out of the acute situation. Audi, on the contrary, until the last moment, only slightly adjusts the nature of the car controllability and gradually, with an increase in speed, enhances the intervention of the system. Well, the Cadillac against this background is excessively arrogant. His active security system is clearly late and cannot decide what to do.
Mikhail Gzovsky:
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Volvo XC70 The most capable rogue from the Trinity, but for this quality has to forgive mediocre handling on the asphalt.
General assessment 8.1
+ Understandable and logical management of all on -board systems; An acceptable level of noise and good smoothness, rich possibilities of transforming the rear sofa, moderate fuel consumption.
- A little old -fashioned interior, fuzzy reactions at high speeds.
Cadillac SRX is a comfortable car that is more to the face of an unhurried asphalt tread than a blurry primer.
General assessment 8.3
+ Excavated traction engine, excellent automatic machine, spacious interior, good sound insulation, developed climatic installation.
- low geometric patency, specific controllability, high fuel consumption.
Audi A6 Allroad QUATTRO New OLRUED gave a roll to the light side. Nevertheless, the machine is still able to leave the asphalt noticeably further than traditional universals.
General assessment 8.6
+ Magnificent driver's seat, high -quality plastics and skin, convenient control and braking, honed controllability, good smoothness, moderate fuel consumption.
- A rather high noise from tires and engine, not the most convenient processing procedure, driving the main functions of the car requires attention.
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Mikhail Gzovsky
A source: The magazine "Driving"