Monday, October 17, 2011

Always and everywhere

Permanent four-wheel drive has earned well-deserved reputation for world rally championship circuits in circuit racing different levels. It would seem that you can continue to develop "gold mine" that is focused on fluctuations in market conditions. But the market is the market ... the last few years are very popular cars, which are usually referred to as urban, or hardwood, SUVs - vehicles with a "passable" appearance and the ability to connect, often automatic, the second pair of drive wheels. As a general rule, the consumer properties are closer to ordinary cars, a full-blooded than the SUV. their popularity is mainly due to the development of road network, particularly in Europe and the USA.'s firm covering easier to move in as close to "passenger." Well, "road" - in the rare case when still a need to leave. In addition, there are factors of fashion and prestige, especially important in urban areas, which are the main consumers, "as it were, off-road". Audi, which did not seem worried about these populist game, in fact, quietly preparing the debut of a fundamentally new car. Constructing Audi Allroad Quattro, she once again confirmed its reputation as trendsetter in the full privoda.Chem the same company surprised us this time? "coupe" Allroad Quattro, built on A6 Avant Quattro, is fundamentally different from the station wagon suspension with adjustable ride height with the driver in manual and automatic modes.'s version with a manual transmission in transmission has demultiplicator like this SUV. The resemblance "off-road vehicle" with the classic "all-terrain vehicles" ends. The role of blocking a center differential in the Audi Allroad Quattro carries limited-slip differential Thorsen, and blocking cross-axle differentials simulated slowdown stalled koles.S transmission is more or less clear, but with the suspension should understand - due to which there is a change in ground clearance? A short - air. The suspension Audi Allroad Quattro instead of the traditional coil springs are used pnevmoelementy connected to the compressor, receiver and control unit, located at the rear of the car. This design allows not only change the clearance, but also function as a static body adjust to the load - this happens on some models of urban avtobusov.Kinematicheski and constructive suspension remained the same as the Audi A6 - wishbones front and rear (front suspension maintained a virtual axis of rotation of the wheels on the cars as the A6 and A8). A large range of vertical movement of the body (ground clearance varies from 142 to 208 mm) made it necessary to increase the moves suspensions. Both are collected on a stretcher, which are fastened to the body via rubber feet. absorbers - Telescopic газонаполненные.Двигателей at Audi Allroad Quattro while two - the petrol 2.7 liter V6 with a "dual" turbo and turbo-diesel is the same 2.5-liter configurations. Motors - the latest technology here and multivalve heads, intercoolers, and (in gasoline engine are two of them), and direct fuel injection (for diesel). It allows us to develop capacity of 250 (gasoline engine) and 180 hp (diesel) and delivers torque of 350 Nm and 370 rpm in a wide range - 1800-4500 and 1500 -2500, respectively. For diesel these indicators in general are not surprising, but the characteristic of torque turbocharged gasoline engine at lower levels deserves uvazheniya.Posle official presentation of Audi Allroad Quattro in Moscow for a time machine was available to us. At first glance it might seem that before us - an ordinary sedan A6, only with the other bumpers and "brow" of the wheel arches arches graphite black plastic. Making arches - in the style VW Golf first and second pokoleniy.Kuzov adorns the polished metal - lining the bottom edge of the door (in the including the fifth), "rail" on the roof to secure luggage and bar at the bottom of the bumpers that protect against impact plastic. With this decoration can be safely sent to a small woodland walk. shine polished alloy wheels - they are modular, with the amplifier plate, in the form repeating the spokes of a "basic" disk. vyshtampovki longitudinal noticeable on the roof, which do not have Audi A6 Avant. While nothing extraordinary, under the same principle decorated wagon Subaru Legacy Outback and Volvo V70 Cross Country.Nadpis on the body - 2.7T - indicates that the vehicle is equipped with gasoline engine. Once in the cabin, we made sure that reduction gear to take advantage of this time will not be able - in my eyes threw a big "guiding" the selector lever in polished aluminum, which is characteristic for machines with automatic transmission, Tiptronic. In general, the interior differs little from the Audi A6 saloon . Unusually only color and "textured" appearance. Torpedo finished with a soft noble plastic, the units have polished chrome rims, all feel the solidity and validity inherent in cars with leather upholstery Audi.Sidene convenient, all adjustments, including lumbar support adjustment - power . It is worth was controlled in two "directions" steering column. Between the front seats is a fold-up armrest with recess, where it hides under a mobile stand telefon.V trunk is not unusual, except that the nets, which can be separated from the cabin cargo compartment. In the alcove on the left located set of tools. There are also elements of the adjustment of clearance - this is like the sound of the pump. Also, if you stand at the left rear wheel, you can hear the periodic hiss - like a bus "LIAZ", but very quiet. It is discharged from the air receiver . Organizers of the test proposed initially to check the properties of off-road vehicle. I remember the Citroen Xantia with its hydro-pneumatic suspension, which allows to increase the ground clearance or "squat" for the convenience of getting in and out of the car - looking for clearance control buttons. Here they are, to dash to the right of the steering wheel, and have understandable symbols. I give the command "lift." LED informs proishodyaschem.Ya immediately sent the body to the highest position a few times in a row by pressing the arrow key "up." diodes blinked - the process went. I do not feel it. A few seconds passed, "Illumination" has stopped, lights up the topmost cell. I opened the door - it turns out, we significantly "detached" from the ground. ... We can go a makeshift waiting area "off road", specially prepared for presentation Allroad Quattro. Soil - loose wet sand mixed with clay. In demultiplicator not count, should help special tires Pirelli P6 Allroad, psevdoblokiruemye cross-axle differentials EDL (Electronic Differencial Lock) and interaxle Thorsen with the ability to submit up to two thirds of the torque to any axle, depending on road usloviy.Ya did not facilitate the task transmission, putting the selector in position D. The car moved smoothly ... The suspension did not seem unduly harsh, as it could be in an SUV. Again remembered Xantia, her "taburetochnost" - the body was raised due to the decrease of the rebound, and the car was driving on the hard fact limiter of the suspension. It is not. Wheel with an amplifier to easily rotate the wheel, I can easily make adjustments in the direction of movement. It was this need - rut dug, that and look at all the ground or caught zastryanem.S increase in engine speed gives more Audi Allroad more confidence in their off-road abilities. The car easily climbing, including sharp turns, as the saying goes, the more gas - less than the pits. EDL system copes with its task.'s just not very good visibility. Still, better to know in advance Where are you going. I had to pull your neck to look behind the long hood, especially at the end of recovery, before the descent that awaited us on the way down - it was a mystery. In addition, rather big overhangs (albeit elevated) could have a bad service. Nevertheless, clear that the Audi Allroad - not hardwood sharkun on cross he is approaching this off-road car ... Let's see what will be on a normal road. We continue to Khodynka, but not on the outskirts, but on the highway, where the stages of the championship of Russia on the annular clearance gonkam.Namerenno not reduce, the car should do it itself with increasing speed. After the dissolution (excellent speaker!), at a speed of 35 km / h, the top LED flashes, then turn on the next below it. With a further acceleration in the area of ??80 km / h, "lights" have moved down - "earned" the two bottom cells. This indicated that we are reduced to the so-called "standard level" and then - to speed ponizhennogo.Na Audi Allroad feels great - as ordinary passenger car chassis with a well-communicated. Suspension diligently monitors the road, the car confidently holds the desired trajectory and obediently can change it in case. In turns Audi Allroad offers excellent lateral stability (by the way got a good seat side support). But recently, he climbed on slopes and made his way to wet sand, like the venerable SUV. brake are great, they confidently and predictably slowed the car and do without the frequent intervention ABS.Pri reduction of speed the car automatically returned to the "standard" level clearance. You can optionally be reduced further, for it must hold down the "down" for a few seconds. The same can be done and the vehicle is stationary - to establish any of the four levels of clearance. In this sense, the Audi Allroad Quattro is unique, none of his classmates can not be transformed because of the almost off-road state to speed dynamic car. Of course, Audi Allroad, in fact, closer to the normal car, but he has exceptional for its class off-road performance, it is particularly interesting for those who like to feel confident always and everywhere.

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