Renaissance

In conversation with journalists, representatives of Audi have not paid much attention to design. For us, even produced a special film with Walter De Silva, the chief stylist-mark in the title role. Maestro spoke about the places of his youth, about how great Italian Renaissance inspired him to work, and that travel coupe Audi A5 and its charged version S5, literally, perhaps, the best car he has ever created. When for no reason, nor from this company starts talking about the design, expect a dirty trick: it means that in some ways more important it sekonomila.Ponevole start everything and get accustomed to sniff. Vile shade of suspicion is spreading to every centimeter of body contours of the fine. For salon and, among those from whom you expect famed ingolshtadtskogo quality, it seems too simple. Well, yes - uttered by every tradition of Italian cars about Gran Turismo, in the head immediately have associations with aristocratic luxury Maserati, and find yourself surrounded by dull gray plastic. Remember, as with sash Musketeers Porthos? Front luxuriously back cheaply. However, the planting, a range of settings, chairs and steering, grip, tactile and visibility is still on top. Mirrors are huge - will soon be such a standard in all European options mashinah.Iz A5, proposed to test, - 2.7 TDI, 3.0 TDI and 3.2 FSI, I immediately set his sights on the latter. But not because of what he and most powerful gasoline - in my practice more than once happened, that diesels are more consistent with the nature of the test vehicle than the gasoline engines are the coolest. Although in this case, the system changes in elevation valves closely approximates the elasticity of the engine to diesel engines. The decisive criterion in the choice for me was the continuously variable transmission multitronic, which is a 3.2-liter engine has been completed. And this variator eight fixed gear ratios. It wanted to take part in the race transmissions, started by premium brands. Leadership from the start took Mercedes-Benz with a seven-hydro box 7G-tronic, then burst forth with Lexus eight-gun, and now Audi. Amateurs to show off its technical perfection auto, I would advise to bet on Audi.Variator by definition has an infinite number of gear ratios. So the company Audi is only slightly ahead let rivals, and then just reconfigure the software the computer that controls the transmission, adding another fixed position of the leading and the driven pulley multitronic. While this can be great. Here and quick response, and the absence of failure to disperse in psevdoruchnom mode, and - using the automatic - adequate "logical accompaniment" of the driver. It should be vigorously ponazhimat the gas pedal as transmission goes into "minus one gear", and reduced after the hold long enough for the maximum engine speed in lingering on the mountain streamer acceleration or braking on spuske.Variant 3.2 FSI multitronic - front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive version 3.2 FSI quattro is equipped with only a 6-speed manual transmission. As for the version with a traditional automatic Tiptronic, it is in the production program is not yet available. In conversations engineers have repeatedly stressed that the new product should not be construed as a reduction in A6, and so do not expect that a family of six power units to automatically perekochuyut novinku.Originalnaya transmission is the main highlight of the car. Heeding numerous reproaches in extremely heavy front end, the engineers decided to ... no, do not push back the main culprit for this behavior - the engine, and try to at least bring forward the main transmission. She literally squeezed between the oil sump and clutch basket. The drive shaft final drive is the right of the box at a slight angle and placed in a common crankcase with it. The gain from the removal of the main pair forward was a lot of 140 mm.Kak it appears to ride? Of course, FWD Audi A5 is not screwed into the corners like a mid-Coupe R8, but understeer is manifested to a lesser extent than similar in layout and the closest in size sedan A6. The car did not have to huddle in turn with both hands. In this case the steering wheel remains a full transparency of reactions, which allows to operate the machine is intuitive and is only slightly faster action to help remove the wheels from the extreme position when straightening the trajectory on the mountain "stiletto." Spoken in relation to new product definition Gran Turismo does not go out of my head the whole trip - this, apparently, the organizers had expected. In my view, to refer to a class of tourist novelty coupe, not enough to achieve compliance with individual qualities. For example, to achieve only acoustic comfort. Although what-what, but the creators of this car have surpassed themselves. Little and keep the geometrical parameters: luggage capacity, an adequate supply of seats in the rear passenger's lap sidenya.Delo in respect to details, like the ugly speech was the navigation system. It is not even about the embarrassing blunders by specifying a route. First, the system commands to prepare for maneuver, and after a while says something like: "Turn left ... two hundred feet!" Agree, if the first request to be prepared for something and then give the command to automatically start to implement it, but it turns out required to drive another 200 meters especially daunting as it sounds, when mchishsya on the highway with a separation barrier. Agree that the most patient driver in a journey that can bring out such behavior ravnovesiya.S navigation system I have come face-moose on Audi Q7. But in the small Audi navigation is quite adequate. This theme is at first glance irrelevant to Russia: in our country are already sold with the Russian-speaking Audi navigation sistemoy.Po really a tourist, I would still call the version of Audi S5. It is this inherently closest to the charismatic Italian models. Let us begin with a roar coming from the quad exhaust shafts. By the way, "ESG" behind distinguishes not only that, but the additional aerodynamic spoiler to the bumper. Due to the bumper of another form car a little longer A5.Krome addition, Audi S5 can only V8, quattro only and only with the "pen" - and this is also a kind of tribute to the intransigence. When it comes to Gran Turismo, there should be no hesitation to go - no go. Of course, it goes ehat.I, they say, all the money, only manage. Immediate Pick-up, clear, like a gate, work the gear lever, excellent balanced chassis. A5 disappeared apparent in the nervous response to minor road bumps: becoming stiffer suspension as a whole became more harmonious. In cornering machine perfectly controlled gas, and it is due not only additional "Nm" under the hood, but fair "mechanics" center differential torsen, the distributor for the rear axle 60% thrust. Considerable contribution to change the behavior of vehicles have tires - 245/40R18 225/50R17 against a Audi A5. And, of course, if the ESP system off the eighth generation, the machine can deliver a lot of nerve tickling moments. «Gran Turismo, - says Walter de Silva - a purely Italian invention." In this case, the Mediterranean temperament, coupled with a cold German thrift spawned an amazing combination. There was a model, not only close to the German, with its "highways" thinking. However, since there is very different from the Italian autostrada German Autobahn? VozhdenieTakuyu machine must be taken to complete quattro. Unless, of course, are going to ride it, but do not push in the plugs. Then it is worth thinking about and continuously variable transmissions multitronic. SalonSkladnye rear seat backrest and the trunk opening width of one meter can transform Gran Turismo coupe into a kind of aristocratic Shooting Brake. Komfort14 speakers of Danish music Hi-Fi-system Bang & Olufsen - the extra detail in the Audi S5. It is necessary to enjoy the roar of the engine. BezopasnostKuzovnye panel differentiated thickness of high strength steel - reliable protection in crash situations. And the final verdict on the concept of Aluminium body Audi. TsenaSamy last issue of concern to buyers of such vehicles - is their cost. Advantages and disadvantages of + Fine handling, setting of the variator, visibility, interior and trunk capacity. - Rustic plastic interior, exterior too German Car Gran Turismo. Our opinion this car as a generic feature of all leveled Audi - tangible demolition of the front axle when entering a turn. Hefty supply of traction under the hood of S5 has vigorously fill nose car in a bend. Under the gas up to 85% of torque is being transferred torsen differential rear axle. At the same time, front-wheel behavior of the machine is not broken.