On edge

Weather on the day of the test stood out bad. Even on the plane, looking down on a layer of lead-acid clouds, I realized that a good shooting, do not wait. However, it was for the best - can spend more time in the car, and thus better understand the new car. Yes, that's a new one: at a certain resemblance to its predecessor the current "four" is in the construction of more than two thousand new parts. The model has been revised and from the standpoint of the internal architecture of the body. Its basis, as before, is a steel structure, but through the use of aluminum body elements could significantly reduce the weight of the vehicle. In front of the used parts from high-strength steel sheet, the main purpose of which - absorb impact energy in a frontal collision. In the area of ??gender, engineers used a stamped parts with variable wall thickness so as significantly decreased body weight and increased his strength. Completely redesigned suspension, in the construction of which there are more elements of aluminum. Something here, such as support, borrowed from the A6. Finally, the steering has become more acute and informative, what could make on the mountain roads. Compared with the previous model, the new A4 looks spectacular. It is not even in the new corporate grille, headlamps and flashlights. The longitudinal edges define dynamic silhouette cars, flared wheel arches hint at its remarkable abilities, new well, bloated down bumpers emphasize the car's low center of gravity, visual pressing him to go. It is strange that when the interior designers have limited the change of materials, in the first place, seat upholstery. A little later I noticed that the front door panels are of different design. The passenger side of the handle at the usual place - the most convenient, while the driver's side "grip" is shifted back a little, and in its place the control buttons are placed windows and drive the mirrors. When fitting the seat attention to the fact that it moves almost continuously - perhaps through the mechanisms of mikrozatsepleniya chairs. The adjustments are very broad - both in the longitudinal direction and the vertical and the wheel can safely sit human growth both below and above srednego.V every car navigation system installed last generation. Its main difference from the previously established - that the data carrier is not CD, and DVD, providing a tenfold increase in capacity. Fit on one disc, all the roads of Western Europe. In addition, the navigation route is much faster and determines the expected time of arrival at a given point in doing so, based not only on the speed of the car, but on busy routes. Especially liked the fact that before the major interchanges system not only shows the direction of movement on the map, but the denouement draws up to streaks. The first car, which failed to pass, a sedan with an engine A4 3.2 V6 FSI. This new engine is installed on the new "quartet" on the first day of production (the same is placed on the A6). Over 90% of the maximum torque developed in a wide range - from 1900 to 5900 min-1. This gives a very unique dynamic performance and the possibility of movement on the selected program with a large range of speeds. And although the car with the engine in the "standard" set continuously variable transmission multitronic, feel the wide range of possible and it should go to manual gear selection, but they are here as much as seven. But it's better to go in the "machine": a switching virtually no - variator.Avtomobil smoothly, as if the plane starts to run-confident - thrust constant. It is a pity that accelerate to a speed of at least a piston aircraft failed. Plugs are also available on the autobahn. Of course, there were areas where we could develop a good pace, but it's fun lasted 3-4 minutes, then again had to drag the column to the next interchange. And even in such conditions I could not help wonder profitability of the new engine: rode 150 km, and the arrow as the fuel level was at "full tank", is well worth it. And this is a volume of 3.2 liters and power 255 l.s.Uvy, deadlines did not allow a test ride on cars with all gasoline engines. Was not covered by a completely new compact 3.2. He passed and in-line 2.0, which combines direct injection and turbo. Of those that were presented in the previous model, the new A4 1.8T will still be installed and managed to try out 1.6.Iz diesel 2.0 TDI. Despite the slight displacement by today's standards, this 140-hp engine provides the car quite tolerable dynamic performance with a slight, only 5.7 liters fuel consumption. The only thing that alarmed - the low point at low speeds. However, any turbo diesel has a little to tighten up, so surely pull away. Overall, the new A4 will be placed four diesel engines, one of which - 3.0 TDI V6, presented earlier in the larger A6 and A8.Gvozd program - S4 Avant. All S4 differ from the basic A6 not only the form of bumpers and spoilers in the presence of a sedan and the roof rails at the station wagon. Main - four oval exhaust pipes, demonstrating the possibility of a car under the hood of the V8 engine which is set at 344 "horses." S4 All have four-wheel drive, which allows them to adequately dispose of the insane torque of 410 Nm Ratio of weight and power of the car - only 4.8 kg / hp. At first it seems that dealing with it is very difficult, but the car driver is subject perfectly in almost any situation. S4 Avant, inherited as a dessert, was equipped with an automatic 6-speed gearbox tiptronic (there may be 6-speed and "mechanics"). Frankly, it's something. Especially liked the regime sport. And as usual the car shakes the dynamics, but when it translates the position of the AKP in S, starts something unimaginable. The machine shoots out from under you, only kosneshsya gas pedal, and the pace even with a quiet ride almost did not fall below 2000. The machine, like a coiled spring, on demand ready to take off all car accessories vpered.Standartnaya rich. There is, for example, the system wipes the brake disk, which allows to keep the brakes dry. Implemented through the idea of ??ESP, which ensures that at regular intervals hydraulic lightly pressed blocks to the disks. For the first time on A4 used a two-stage button disable ESP: first click you can turn off traction control system ASR, and the second, longer - and ESP.Konechno, the future owner of your car can be loaded with lots of options. So, for all A4 and S4 can be set adaptive lighting. As for prices, promise that the novelty will be no more than the previous model. Let's see, not long to wait: we have official sales of the new A4 will start in January.