Avantgard

A trip to the test A4 Avant I was doubly interesting - since June, as amended by the long-term consumer passes the test sedan Audi A4 1,8 turbo quattro. An excellent car for 10 thousand miles never gave a reason to regret that it became our faithful "comrades" - special programs for testing, regular training sessions and Khodynka Rogachevke, caravans grueling endurance (Moscow-Sochi for 13 seconds half an hour!) and the mass of routine visits to the permanent traffic jams of the capital "cage like-minded people" perceived "German" without the slightest hint of fatigue and nedovolstvo.A Quattro all-wheel drive transmission paired with a turbo engine rated at 150 "horses" and stabilization system ESP stabilization allow more than feel comfortable in those road conditions, which for most motorists seem to be around at least a formidable natural cataclysm. In addition, a thorough rapid diagnosis of suspensions indicates that the Germans had dealt with the problems of the old "fours" and "vosmidesyatok", reputed to be quite fragile for use in our richly strewn with potholes roads, and editorial A4 a long life in Russia without a regular kapitalok and surgery in the design. The closer the approaching "white fly" and "days of tinman," the more convinced that the all-wheel drive passenger car has virtually no alternatives in the country, where five months a year reign, bad weather and slippery zima.S terms of technology Avant is not much different from 'simple' A4. The same range of engines, including the crazy 3-liter V6 and a fantastic 2.5-liter turbodiesel (which last year more than flatteringly my colleague Vladimir Smirnov), the same options for transmissions. Ingenious invention of American military engineers - inter-axle differential limited slip Torsen - mechanically, "chasing the moment" between the front and rear axles, providing optimal traction is the pair of wheels, which has the best conditions for bonding with the road surface, allowing the driver receives a significant advantage in driving both to their colleagues on monoprivode and to those all-wheel drive competitors, whose designs work viskomufty and electronically controlled differentials. About FWD Audi deliberately do not mention - not interested. Forgive me, sellers and fans of the brand, but the acquisition of Audi Quattro drive without buying an expensive compared with rifles with inlaid, but without the trigger - "we do not shoot, but just before the guests under brandy boast ...». But from the point of view practicality, versatility, comfort and style, Avant - two steps forward compared to the sedan. Beautiful or not - judge for yourself. But I am sure that these are the works of industrial art over the years have become classics. Impassive figures suggest that the body was Avant is 20% stiffer torsionally than its predecessor. A salon wagon over the sedan received additional 32 mm in length, 33 mm wide and offers rear passengers to 43 mm more "living space" for the feet. Cx = 0.3, which shows not only excellent aerodynamics and reduces noise in the cabin to the level of 72 dB - at a speed of 200 km / h to communicate with any of the passengers the driver may not even raise his voice. About the amount of luggage and the possibility of transformation and we can not speak - Audi has long known for its unique car. But personal information about that in the near future on a platform of a new generation Avant 380-strong RS4, - another proof that this powerful four-wheel drive wagons are favorite toys engineers 'four rings'. Faster to skate 20 000 miles on our test sedan! Painfully want to try on stylish "backpack»