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Gambling rush in Moscow suburbs on Sunday the sleepy off-road military training ground. Without any problems accustomed to "the bridge» Allroad - in the interior of the latest models from Ingolstadt so much in common that after six months behind the wheel of Audi A4 saloon is perceived as any native home. As far as I'm indifferent attitude to the Duma favored by sedan, "six", so easily accepted and loved A6 Avant - a large, spacious and comfortable vehicle for a successful man with "an active lifestyle." And in the performance Allroad, furnished and exclusive elements of the outer tail, massive bumpers, and exposing the crankcase and fuel tank, a German sedan has become just as "indigenous city dweller with an impeccable pedigree village." Behind props Range. Monumental, like the British monarchy. Strict, as Victorian Attorney. Fast as the vanguard of the Marshal of Wellington since the defeat of Napoleon. Not a machine - any icon fashionable hobo prone at times majestically move down a highway at a little, and then go into the farthest corners inaccessible to pedestrians in the depths of his pomestya.Sidish this "Nautilus" and feel like Captain Nemo, long and vain world long gone eternally fleeing cars are traffic jams. A Range Rover's appearance in a quarter century as "canonized," that even the new generation model, which will premiere at the motor show in Detroyte'2002, designers have left virtually unchanged. Britons will not give up the car in impeccable taste - Range is really causing their appearance in respect of any inhabitant of the urban stream, even hamovatye "innards" of the Moscow-tinted "cubes" from Mercedes. By the smoothness of motion, dynamic capabilities and the level provided at the time of ride comfort both cars deserve great respect. Allroad with a motor "biturbo" demonstrates an explosive temper and is able to leave behind a good half of a much more athletic in terms of image and "cramping fingers" of machines. Not afraid to push the gas and to work actively while driving? Then pour a full tank safely, turn off the annoying cell phone - and in a way. Any road with asphalt Audi swallows as an entirely passenger wagon, and with the growth rate of even the domestic highway begins to seem motorway. The main thing - do not skip tracks with the Congress, after all at a reasonable off-road Allroad also promises to give the driver a couple of sharp but pleasant oschuscheniy.Range Rover belongs to that class of British cars, which they say "power - enough." He did not provoke the active driving, but in the "Ramp" is very persuasive. The only thing that should not be abused - the active work of the wheel during cornering. Attempts to squeeze out of the "boxes" all the juices run out sharp bouts of seasickness, and a feeling that the car is floating on the road quite exactly, but you talking on the seat, like a solitary lamp in the autumn wind. Therefore take for granted approval - «Range Rover is not late, not because a hurry, but because it leaves in advance." A related topic - the suspension of these machines. More precisely, their amazing ability to "lay" car racing on asphalt road, and lift it above the jagged scars loose primer on more than 200 mm, allowing you to easily overcome obstacles, impassable for ordinary four-wheel drive vehicles. And you manipulate all these "lane-vira" with a single button on the center console, and the process of "spreading" in general in charge of electronics that reacts to the speed of the machine. Convenient, logical, practical and very useful "in a nomadic life." You fly through the pipeline - you get a passenger handling, improved aerodynamics and control over the situation. Skrebesh belly on track - and do not stop there, where the majority of "off-road adventure seekers," sunuvshihsya "wade in" in the technique without any special training, resignedly, "dried oars." Incidentally, Range Rover can still "squat" on landing, disembarking passengers or loading and unloading of luggage. Just as the "ship of the desert" at the foot of the Pyramids ... Of course, much more confident on the roads feels hereditary SUV Range Rover. The ability of the car to overcome the "gullies" not once, not twice drove us to wonder - for some reason we had already decided that we face a typical "SUV", which is the lot - well-groomed lawns and English lawns. But certainly not off-road military training facility near Moscow. No, miracles do not happen - of course, limit cross-Briton comes much earlier than any army all-terrain vehicle. But much later, it starts to look for lift driver Allroad. But on the highway with ease Audi is taking its revenge for the defeat on the roads - a surprisingly sensitive, sympathetic, friendly and ready to meet the wishes driver unit. By the way, if off-road ability Allroad and exaggerated compliments are susceptible to the press, then not much. 21 cm ground clearance - it's a very decent rate even for the class "adults 4x4". The problem is that the Torsen, which would be a unique center differential, he was neither - it is not divide razdatka with the ability to transmit and distribute hard time at the wheels and axles. Therefore, the complete absence of roads and passes Allroad quietly waits to be pulled more or less adequate capacity machine clearing. Without a shadow of English humor wealthy inhabitants of Albion say: "We take the Range Rover is not to move out from the beaten track. And for sure, that if we ever need to move with it, we can easily afford it! ". Rational Germans are aware that a compromise - it is always a search for a reasonable middle. And I must admit, Allroad - one of the most successful automobile trade-offs over the past 100 years. It is true, admit it frankly - you would have climbed "digging" the belly of the machine for $ 70,000? Or is it better every day go to A8 Quattro, and for trips on the hunt to buy and bring to mind the Defender? It seems to me that the second option - also very good solution to the problem. Although Allroad, and Range Rover left clear traces in the soul of its universal wheels