Neposredsvenny offspring

Audi A3 Second Generation, as well as Volkswagen Touran, as well as future Bora and Skoda Octavia, Seat Leon and Toledo, - all are direct derivatives of the future leader - Volkswagen Golf is the fifth generation. The immediate offspring of the "personification of brand strategy on the principle of unification of parts." In the second generation. The independent rear suspension, separate climate control, heated all seats, a couple of interesting new engines (2-liter 150-horsepower direct-injection FSI and V6 of 3.2 liters 250 hp!), A little romance in the design, a little more animation of the interior - here, perhaps, all of the major differences of the new A3 from the old one. Oh, and tailgate window blind! Of course, the first car will meet on clothes. Design and style - this is the only authentic, so to speak, "audientichnaya" sovereign area A3. This is something that can not be interchangeable with "Volkswagen," or, God forbid, with the "Skoda". This is something that does not have to get anybody. In this sense, the Audi A3 to be like ... Audi A3. As the car 96-year, the new A3 still terse lines, good camera angles and proportions of the stable. Nothing more, although it may seem that nothing new. However, it is longer in the database for 65 mm, with his head all right (I mean the space behind the rear seat backs), fresh (not used to it), dynamic (due to larger wheels - 16 or 17 inches) and finally wide right with full-size mirror! As always, A3 looks better in yellow canary yellow or red-bourgeois. In the dark and muted tones at once loses its 40 percent-potentially volcanic emotions. Some original ideas are from the April issue of the magazine "The trunk and interior," Well, you ruchag in hand! I noticed that among the Germans with the rings on his lapel, Walter de Silva - a new icon. About him every now and then they all say. And, you know, corporate ethics can impose on the chief designer of Audi some high expectations. Silva got a nearly perfect substitute for the style-generation vehicles: A3, TT and A6. And now he needs to update all this stuff - to improve ... or worsen, then to conduct a successful restyling. To do something. (Hmm, a good name for a company selling at the event). While he uses all the same course, which essentially goes like this: "Vdarim romanticism of commercialism engineering!" In the case of A3 blow fell on the gloomy genius of the German era Piha. De Silva - romantic in origin, according to etymology. The Portuguese, who made his name in Italy, and his career in Spain. Now he works in Germany - even though Walter. First he made a brilliant 156-th "Alpha", then the 147 th, and then in the spirit of the Alfa made Seat Cupra, and now in the spirit of Audi A3 Seat made. Emotionally A3 niskolechko not lose "Seat cuprates," but concedes "Alpha", especially the 147th. But why would not notice that during the transition from firm to firm this technique de Silva as a pair, hood, headlights and bumper falshradiatora in, managed to apply the model to the Hyundai Elantra, and long before the debut of the second generation A3. I thought to discuss this with one of the German designers, but, unfortunately, I could not imagine what kind of a question mark. In general, for Audi, as I understand it, consider themselves lucky to chief designer. You know, quite respectable guys in expensive suits with the "Parker" stoparyatsya at the thought that the current chief concern could lead to a Chris Bangle from BMW. Then they are very difficult to ignite and rasstoporit again. The interior of the new A3 also has all the fun: psevdoporuchni in the center console, kvazisopla ventilation system, such an unusual front cover, a soft black "tarpaulin" plastic, decent music (I took the road to drive Choir Aleksandrov, so dive into the corners under the " Darkie "). Nothing more memorable, as there is nothing annoying. All satisfied with the extent permitted adjust seat and steering column. Apart from the aforementioned engine and FSI V6, the motor scale Audi A3 for the summer / fall of 2003 also includes the 102-strong petrol 1.6 and two turbo-diesel TDi - 2-liter 140-horsepower and 100 "cubes" smaller 105-strong. What are the differences between external base front-drive A3 1.6 of the motor model with twice the engine and all wheel drive? In asking this question to the person responsible for the development of the car, I was hoping to get a list of at least five items of decor, which should emphasize and justify twice the price of 3.2 quattro. However, the gentleman in spectacles encouraged by said: "Label on the back cover and figure wheels - is everything." Had I asked a question responsible for PR, it would have received even a minimum of 88 differences, which a developer could not even guess. But it seemed to me that the engineer was tempted to answer another question that nobody asked, but that was in his jurisdiction: whether to put the engine into the engine compartment W8? And to say "yes." I can already see how his eyes lit up tyuningovschikov "Skoda": they made it clear that the approach Octavia, which fit ready 400 hp motor! But now the concern will do everything possible to dissolve away cheap and expensive brands. It is therefore possible that the "Skoda" strongly Sause engine compartment ... After a while there will also "pyatidverka" and "hot" sports S3. The first generation S3 was certainly a top version - the "two-liter-turbo-quattro-210 forces," hateful "intelligent Impreza" with leather interior. What will it be this time? What will be different now "hot» S3 from "simple 250-strong A3 V6 3.2 quattro with 17-inch wheels, six-and-five-seconds-to-one hundred?" This was yet another word. Or on the S3 will not be able to slide all the asphalt, or all fabrication and limited.