The main rival of deliberately "hot" - it's a hatchback Audi A3 1.8T quattro with 180-horsepower turbo engine, all-wheel drive and six-speed gearbox. "Charged" 167-horsepower Citroen Xsara VTS also has a chance to beat Alpha on "temperature." But the Volkswagen Golf 1.8T, whose turbo develops 150 hp exactly like the Alpha - the most "correct" konkurent.Vprochem, motor power - it's not everything that can make the three-door hatchback goryachee.Avtomobili as people "meet on clothes." And Alpha will have a much warmer reception than other machines. And if Alfa Romeo 147 is painted in the "corporate" red, the device will no longer be warm, and hot! Sometimes it seems that with proprietary features of the model 147 Italians too far: the famous Alfa Romeo cars in the 50s alfovsky "beak" here made so large that resembles a bow shape Roman triremes. But the sides and rear of the car flawlessly beautiful and absolutely recognizable. Bravo, Alfa! Appearance - only the beginning of the revelations. The massive chrome door handle (cast metal!) Provides access to the realm of black shagreen plastic bucket seats black cloth and black leather three-spoke steering wheel stylish. Against this black background receives only a silver center console with a bright, beautiful buttons and displays. Wow! A quality interior materials are unprecedentedly high for Italian avtomobiley.Kombinatsiya instruments - three flare at the bottom of them - around the scale. The inscriptions are made in Italian: benzine, aqua ... The speedometer and tachometer, when they are on the origin, looking straight down, like on the old racing Alpha. "Almost anatomical" chair has four adjustments, which include pen-and jack, easily lifting the seat with the driver and the "vernier" adjustment lumbar support. The wheel, as in the other three machines are regulated in two directions, but in style and comfort, he is unrivaled. And in terms of functionality, too - from the spokes look out "ears" key transmission control Selespeed. "Plus transfer" - the right, "minus transfer" - to the left. As per formula stick! To enable outdoor lighting and background, "the janitor" Italians have chosen rotational algorithm handles steering column levers. But no need to rotate the handle end, as usual, but its middle section, provided with projections for this, "wings". Unusual and not very comfortable. But at night can accompany Alfa owner to the house, illuminating the road near the headlights for half a minute - for this, leaving the car, you pull the left stalk switch. But it should not confuse it with the lever cruise control, which is attached to the steering column just above the main stalk pereklyuchatelya.Voobsche, on board electronics Alpha saturation in this quartet have no equal. To begin with, the onboard computer is ready to communicate with you at one of six European languages. You can program the delay time of lights out in the cabin at night you can extinguish all the instruments except the speedometer. And you can turn off the computer screen to red numbers do not dance and move to glazami.Sistema climate control system - with separate temperature control for driver and front passenger. This is not even in the Audi A3! Furthermore, among the key environmental control, which entered into a convenient choice of rotating rings of temperature, there is a musical with the inscription «mono» - it synchronizes the operation of the driver and passenger temperature regulators. Very handy if you go alone! In short, if the outside Alfa Romeo 147 "hot", then inside it and still solid - as if sitting in a car two classes above. Expensive materials, extensive electronics, eight airbags (Volkswagen and Audi have two pillows, and Citroen - four). Now I understand why Alfa Romeo 147 is $ 24,500 - considerably more expensive than the Golf and Audi Xsara ... But at $ 7,500 more expensive than the Alpha (with no additional hardware Audi A3 1.8T is $ 26,700)! Concise, well-balanced design - no "architectural excesses." Interior - plastic noble dark blue inserts from natural lacquered veneer, leather interior seats and door panels and chrome plate «quattro» in front of the front passenger. The center console - red screen climate control and radio Audi Concert. It's almost like a large sedan A6 or A8! And the classic combination of instruments after restyling (with white backlight scales plus red arrows) has become more elegant and better chitaetsya.I still wide wooden inserts on the panel compact hatchback do not look as organic as in the salons of the big Audi. A front panel is soft only in appearance - this is a classic «soft-look». Leather seats, incidentally, is also tough. Even too. But ergonomics is close to ideal! Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3 colleague on the platform, once again surprised. We have become accustomed to the fact that there are very comfortable front seats. But the complete set of machines of different parties differ, and the Golf is equipped with not just comfortable, and perfectly comfortable chairs! They are covered with no skin and tissue, but their rigidity and the profile matched perfectly - for such would be desirable "to live and work!" Against the backdrop of antiquity and the Audi Alpha Golf is more modest but no less worthy. Salon does not shine a bright design, there is not a "tree" or skin - it really that trimmed steering wheel. But the plastic is really soft (almost like the Alpha), and wide front and smooth doors create the driver and front passenger's sense of space, "a class above." A blue light folksvagenovskaya devices, which we traditionally criticize, it is perfectly compatible with the "neon" color golfovskogo kuzova.Kstati, Volkswagen with adapted suspension yet different and increased ground clearance: three centimeters more than the three other cars! In our last Quartet - Citroen Xsara VTS. Eyed Frenchwoman does not possess any beauty, but at certain angles sweet. For example, when a smartly flaunts an elegant antikrylyshko on the fifth door, which at high speeds is not only aesthetic but also the aerodynamic function. Very handy. Indeed, on a rolling road avtopoligona 167-strong Xsara was the fastest - 222 km / h. It is a pity that the Xsara VTS clearly "short-legged" - this version features a powerful lowered suspension, but the tire size 195/55 R15 simply drown in the arches of the body. She would be 16-inch wheels, yes poshire.Salon obviously easier than the other three machines. Seats in French soft velvet with 'sofa' upholstery (though the driver's seat side support is not deprived). High driver behind the wheel cramped - even if the maximum steering-wheel lifted up, and the seat, on the contrary, lowered until it stops, legroom is still lacking. The range of longitudinal adjustment is somewhat lower than in the two German cars - as in Alpha, a tall man has to push the driver's seat until it stops. Rim steering wheel, but tonkovat. In addition, small "women's" pedal so pressed together that, for each gear change pedal unwittingly rubs tormoza.Salon enliven insert "under the Kevlar." In the instrument cluster - white dials and a pointer to the temperature of engine oil. Electronics Xsara VTS also did not hurt: there is a rain sensor, full-time over CD-receiver attached great information display board computer, and the traditional rotating knob climate control have to "AUTO." In the back seat ... Let's take a bit later as well? And then look over racks. Very eager to start the engine and measure the temperature difference "in combat mode!" Black Alpha cockpit filled with juicy, "delicious" sound two-liter engine. His timbre is in the correct proportions and mixed the bass vibrations exhaust, and hissing, "tuned" intake, and motor mechanics, metal notes. And pulling the motor confident - that the "bottom", at high oborotah.S referral interesting. Instead of the usual lever on the floor tunnel protrudes a short "stick". Pushes it forward - turn on the first. Leaned forward again - the second. And so - until the fifth. In the reverse transfer switch swinging arm back on itself. Reverse gear - the lever to the right and back. In addition, the control box by using the above-mentioned "gashetok" on both sides of bagels. But turn from "neutral" first or reverse gear from the steering wheel can not - only the floor "joystick." As long as you go quietly, claims the system Selespeed not - in the movement of the transfer switch smoothly and quickly. And the left foot rests, as with "automatic"! But when in a traffic jam just need a little bit to file the car forward, it is not easy to do. Squash the gas slowly - Alfa worth it. Squash stronger - and the car leaps forward clutch works a bit sharper than we by.Pri stopping electronics carefully play the first transfer. And during acceleration, when the tachometer needle will come to around 6700 rev / min, Selespeed transmission will go on higher. And if so, the temptation to completely trust the shifting electronics. Selespeed system and can it! On the floor tunnel between the seats is a button City, which uses automatic. The algorithm is quite adequate: the moments of change predicted no worse than that of a good "machine." And if you want to "shoot", then the regime can always leave City, "dropping" the transfer by hand - just click the "minus" button on the steering wheel. It is true, then go back in the automatic mode is more complicated: have without taking your eyes off the road, to grope for a little button City somewhere between sidenyami.Polny Gas! Strange, but with an increased rate of dispersal rate of transition from one program to another has not changed. Electronics in the same way at first throws gas, and a short-term engine braking causes the car to nod. It's like driving a clumsy novice. Not terrible, but slightly cools pyl.Zato when you switch "down» Selespeed rehabilitated - time to make a spectacular electronics peregazovku to facilitate the participation synchro box and delighting hearing brief ryavkanem motor. A nasty klevki the transition to higher transmission can be mitigated by throwing themselves in front of the gas-click the key "plus". The verdict is as follows: Selespeed - funny thing, but ordinary "mechanics" do not replace them. Rather, it is an alternative to "automatic". The most advanced hydro-mechanical transmission for superior Selespeed comfort level, but the robot-box even in the City allows you to experience a direct connection with motor driven wheels. Another would be to debug the electronics a bit ... Now get in the Audi. Clutch, first gear, gas ... As soon as the tachometer needle crosses mark 2000 rev / min, the car picks up as if an invisible hand. Six short "chopped" gear can now drop the engine speed is below the beginning of "turbozony", and acceleration is like clockwork. Powerful acceleration - a short lever motion boxes - again, barely audible whimper boost under the hood - an intense spurt and the angry buzz of the engine! Hot? Rather quickly. Faster than all of our quartet. Ingolshtadtsky second only to express Ksar, and only in the magnitude of the "maximum speed". And on the elasticity it has no equal - and six-speed manual 180 "turboloshadey" allow to pick up speed at a fixed transmission in half, and then twice more intense rivals! And it is on asphalt. And on the slippery edge all-wheel drive car would be simply overwhelming! Interestingly, the Volkswagen Golf has practically the same engine "one and eight turbo." Just the boost pressure is lower, resulting in no motor develops 180 horsepower and 150, and the gearbox - a five-speed. However, the five "long" transmission perfectly suited to the smooth nature of the turbo - Golf 1.8T accelerates harder than the Alfa Romeo with the same power in naturally aspirated engine. Another would be a little more traction to 2500 rev / min to fifth gear can be used freely in the city ... What is lacking is the sound alfovskogo - Golf acceleration is accompanied by a soft humming sound commonplace. Yes, and Audi, I must say, not vocal bleschet.Xsara - that car-orchestra! The two-liter 167-hp engine, which was placed on Peugeot 306 XSi, boosted turbocharged engine for the classic way - increased compression ratio and maximum speed. Such an engine, even with the rather "long" transmission is not very convenient to use the "lower classes" - for flexibility Xsara slightly worse than the Golf and the Alfa. But if the engine "twist" to the limiter at 7500 rev / min ... As soon as the tachometer needle passes over the middle of the scale, the urge is great, but the response to each press lightly pedal gas - instant and powerful! There is a special charm to the fair "atmosphere" horsepower! How loud bang engine sings! The main thing - more careful handling the gears and the "ladies" pedal, otherwise the engine will serve as an accompaniment of an unpleasant crunching gears. In addition, the cabin Ksar often something squeaks, rattling ... But let the interior is not as well built, but how much enthusiasm and temperament, the fire I wonder what the temperature difference is not yet in favor of the "Italian." But in some corners Alfa must, must keep itself interesting of all! Firm alfovskaya steering sharpness there. From stop to stop stylish cake makes only slightly more than two turns! At the same time Alfa does not become overly sensitive or nervous. On the contrary, it responds to the steering smoothly. Very much so. And, unfortunately, reactive efforts on the steering wheel is not enough for reliable control of the traektorii.Plavnost good, but hard bumps Alfa counts regularly. Despite the overly active steering assistance, asphalt ripples in turn is given to the steering wheel unpleasant vibrations. A steep waves and large potholes have to go around or dissipate speed. Otherwise - tough proboy.Krome addition, the Alpha can not be disabled the electronic system of exchange rate stabilization. The button is there, but it deactivates only the "first line of protection" - traction system. That is, let the smoke from the wheels and the dust in the eyes of others can, but go to slide - no-no. By retarding wheels crunching electronics inevitably odernet high-handed drivers, not relying on the experience and reaction times, and accurate sensor readings on the lateral acceleration, wheel speed, steering angle ... Hot? Rather, prohladno.Citroen Xsara VTS - the opposite of the Italian car. The severity of steering on Alpha "static" and manifests itself at low speeds - in combination with little effort on the steering wheel that allows you to take sharp turns city streets without interception and without hand strain muscles. A Xsara, conversely, a leisurely ride has the usual sensitivity and relatively stiff wheel. But it is necessary to turn the steering wheel porezche how Xsara immediately after sharahnetsya, with almost no heel, just a racing car! In this case the steering wheel felt everything - the degree of tension suspension, tires slip, their grip ... not to say that handling is ideally perfected. The maneuvers of the "perestavka 'response to the alternating rudder late, like the torsion bar rear suspension, which went from Ksar of Peugeot 306, out of inertia more" taxis "in the wrong direction. And the effort on the steering wheel in such cases is falling, then stepped back again ... But we are light-heartedly forgive it - as well as interior rattle or awkward pedal. Because only one of the Xsara this quartet allows "intimate relations", make it feel! Nor do such miracles ... The fourth gear, the speedometer - 170 km / h. Ahead - a wide turn. Inhibition. Second gear, sonorous sound of the engine hangs on a high note. Now the sharp turn of the wheel simultaneously with discharge gas. And Citroen react to the provocation immediately - rear axle immediately launches into the slide! Rudder reserve tapped into the turn. Gas! Clever, Xsara! It allows you to confidently pull themselves out of traction and skid only with intense speed set to go on line. Then there will be a new twist - and a new udovolstvie.I no "antidrayverskoy" electronics. Only a powerful "torsion" motor, low elastic suspension, poured a nice weight of the wheel - and a clear tendency to skid. Passionately? And how! Both "German" in terms of "pure" science and superior suspension Ksar, and Alpha. For example, Audi is almost perfect. "Strict" steering wheel, accurate and fast response, informed the behavior of a slip. Can cause a skid, but more slowly Audi screwed inside the turn - and just as gently straightens the trajectory under the hood. Quattro, all wheel drive! In this important sense, which one feels in the Audi, - still no excitement, and confidence. Do not pull the same feeling inspires huliganit.Takoe and Volkswagen Golf.
The main rival of deliberately "hot" - it's a hatchback Audi A3 1.8T quattro with 180-horsepower turbo engine, all-wheel drive and six-speed gearbox. "Charged" 167-horsepower Citroen Xsara VTS also has a chance to beat Alpha on "temperature." But the Volkswagen Golf 1.8T, whose turbo develops 150 hp exactly like the Alpha - the most "correct" konkurent.Vprochem, motor power - it's not everything that can make the three-door hatchback goryachee.Avtomobili as people "meet on clothes." And Alpha will have a much warmer reception than other machines. And if Alfa Romeo 147 is painted in the "corporate" red, the device will no longer be warm, and hot! Sometimes it seems that with proprietary features of the model 147 Italians too far: the famous Alfa Romeo cars in the 50s alfovsky "beak" here made so large that resembles a bow shape Roman triremes. But the sides and rear of the car flawlessly beautiful and absolutely recognizable. Bravo, Alfa! Appearance - only the beginning of the revelations. The massive chrome door handle (cast metal!) Provides access to the realm of black shagreen plastic bucket seats black cloth and black leather three-spoke steering wheel stylish. Against this black background receives only a silver center console with a bright, beautiful buttons and displays. Wow! A quality interior materials are unprecedentedly high for Italian avtomobiley.Kombinatsiya instruments - three flare at the bottom of them - around the scale. The inscriptions are made in Italian: benzine, aqua ... The speedometer and tachometer, when they are on the origin, looking straight down, like on the old racing Alpha. "Almost anatomical" chair has four adjustments, which include pen-and jack, easily lifting the seat with the driver and the "vernier" adjustment lumbar support. The wheel, as in the other three machines are regulated in two directions, but in style and comfort, he is unrivaled. And in terms of functionality, too - from the spokes look out "ears" key transmission control Selespeed. "Plus transfer" - the right, "minus transfer" - to the left. As per formula stick! To enable outdoor lighting and background, "the janitor" Italians have chosen rotational algorithm handles steering column levers. But no need to rotate the handle end, as usual, but its middle section, provided with projections for this, "wings". Unusual and not very comfortable. But at night can accompany Alfa owner to the house, illuminating the road near the headlights for half a minute - for this, leaving the car, you pull the left stalk switch. But it should not confuse it with the lever cruise control, which is attached to the steering column just above the main stalk pereklyuchatelya.Voobsche, on board electronics Alpha saturation in this quartet have no equal. To begin with, the onboard computer is ready to communicate with you at one of six European languages. You can program the delay time of lights out in the cabin at night you can extinguish all the instruments except the speedometer. And you can turn off the computer screen to red numbers do not dance and move to glazami.Sistema climate control system - with separate temperature control for driver and front passenger. This is not even in the Audi A3! Furthermore, among the key environmental control, which entered into a convenient choice of rotating rings of temperature, there is a musical with the inscription «mono» - it synchronizes the operation of the driver and passenger temperature regulators. Very handy if you go alone! In short, if the outside Alfa Romeo 147 "hot", then inside it and still solid - as if sitting in a car two classes above. Expensive materials, extensive electronics, eight airbags (Volkswagen and Audi have two pillows, and Citroen - four). Now I understand why Alfa Romeo 147 is $ 24,500 - considerably more expensive than the Golf and Audi Xsara ... But at $ 7,500 more expensive than the Alpha (with no additional hardware Audi A3 1.8T is $ 26,700)! Concise, well-balanced design - no "architectural excesses." Interior - plastic noble dark blue inserts from natural lacquered veneer, leather interior seats and door panels and chrome plate «quattro» in front of the front passenger. The center console - red screen climate control and radio Audi Concert. It's almost like a large sedan A6 or A8! And the classic combination of instruments after restyling (with white backlight scales plus red arrows) has become more elegant and better chitaetsya.I still wide wooden inserts on the panel compact hatchback do not look as organic as in the salons of the big Audi. A front panel is soft only in appearance - this is a classic «soft-look». Leather seats, incidentally, is also tough. Even too. But ergonomics is close to ideal! Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3 colleague on the platform, once again surprised. We have become accustomed to the fact that there are very comfortable front seats. But the complete set of machines of different parties differ, and the Golf is equipped with not just comfortable, and perfectly comfortable chairs! They are covered with no skin and tissue, but their rigidity and the profile matched perfectly - for such would be desirable "to live and work!" Against the backdrop of antiquity and the Audi Alpha Golf is more modest but no less worthy. Salon does not shine a bright design, there is not a "tree" or skin - it really that trimmed steering wheel. But the plastic is really soft (almost like the Alpha), and wide front and smooth doors create the driver and front passenger's sense of space, "a class above." A blue light folksvagenovskaya devices, which we traditionally criticize, it is perfectly compatible with the "neon" color golfovskogo kuzova.Kstati, Volkswagen with adapted suspension yet different and increased ground clearance: three centimeters more than the three other cars! In our last Quartet - Citroen Xsara VTS. Eyed Frenchwoman does not possess any beauty, but at certain angles sweet. For example, when a smartly flaunts an elegant antikrylyshko on the fifth door, which at high speeds is not only aesthetic but also the aerodynamic function. Very handy. Indeed, on a rolling road avtopoligona 167-strong Xsara was the fastest - 222 km / h. It is a pity that the Xsara VTS clearly "short-legged" - this version features a powerful lowered suspension, but the tire size 195/55 R15 simply drown in the arches of the body. She would be 16-inch wheels, yes poshire.Salon obviously easier than the other three machines. Seats in French soft velvet with 'sofa' upholstery (though the driver's seat side support is not deprived). High driver behind the wheel cramped - even if the maximum steering-wheel lifted up, and the seat, on the contrary, lowered until it stops, legroom is still lacking. The range of longitudinal adjustment is somewhat lower than in the two German cars - as in Alpha, a tall man has to push the driver's seat until it stops. Rim steering wheel, but tonkovat. In addition, small "women's" pedal so pressed together that, for each gear change pedal unwittingly rubs tormoza.Salon enliven insert "under the Kevlar." In the instrument cluster - white dials and a pointer to the temperature of engine oil. Electronics Xsara VTS also did not hurt: there is a rain sensor, full-time over CD-receiver attached great information display board computer, and the traditional rotating knob climate control have to "AUTO." In the back seat ... Let's take a bit later as well? And then look over racks. Very eager to start the engine and measure the temperature difference "in combat mode!" Black Alpha cockpit filled with juicy, "delicious" sound two-liter engine. His timbre is in the correct proportions and mixed the bass vibrations exhaust, and hissing, "tuned" intake, and motor mechanics, metal notes. And pulling the motor confident - that the "bottom", at high oborotah.S referral interesting. Instead of the usual lever on the floor tunnel protrudes a short "stick". Pushes it forward - turn on the first. Leaned forward again - the second. And so - until the fifth. In the reverse transfer switch swinging arm back on itself. Reverse gear - the lever to the right and back. In addition, the control box by using the above-mentioned "gashetok" on both sides of bagels. But turn from "neutral" first or reverse gear from the steering wheel can not - only the floor "joystick." As long as you go quietly, claims the system Selespeed not - in the movement of the transfer switch smoothly and quickly. And the left foot rests, as with "automatic"! But when in a traffic jam just need a little bit to file the car forward, it is not easy to do. Squash the gas slowly - Alfa worth it. Squash stronger - and the car leaps forward clutch works a bit sharper than we by.Pri stopping electronics carefully play the first transfer. And during acceleration, when the tachometer needle will come to around 6700 rev / min, Selespeed transmission will go on higher. And if so, the temptation to completely trust the shifting electronics. Selespeed system and can it! On the floor tunnel between the seats is a button City, which uses automatic. The algorithm is quite adequate: the moments of change predicted no worse than that of a good "machine." And if you want to "shoot", then the regime can always leave City, "dropping" the transfer by hand - just click the "minus" button on the steering wheel. It is true, then go back in the automatic mode is more complicated: have without taking your eyes off the road, to grope for a little button City somewhere between sidenyami.Polny Gas! Strange, but with an increased rate of dispersal rate of transition from one program to another has not changed. Electronics in the same way at first throws gas, and a short-term engine braking causes the car to nod. It's like driving a clumsy novice. Not terrible, but slightly cools pyl.Zato when you switch "down» Selespeed rehabilitated - time to make a spectacular electronics peregazovku to facilitate the participation synchro box and delighting hearing brief ryavkanem motor. A nasty klevki the transition to higher transmission can be mitigated by throwing themselves in front of the gas-click the key "plus". The verdict is as follows: Selespeed - funny thing, but ordinary "mechanics" do not replace them. Rather, it is an alternative to "automatic". The most advanced hydro-mechanical transmission for superior Selespeed comfort level, but the robot-box even in the City allows you to experience a direct connection with motor driven wheels. Another would be to debug the electronics a bit ... Now get in the Audi. Clutch, first gear, gas ... As soon as the tachometer needle crosses mark 2000 rev / min, the car picks up as if an invisible hand. Six short "chopped" gear can now drop the engine speed is below the beginning of "turbozony", and acceleration is like clockwork. Powerful acceleration - a short lever motion boxes - again, barely audible whimper boost under the hood - an intense spurt and the angry buzz of the engine! Hot? Rather quickly. Faster than all of our quartet. Ingolshtadtsky second only to express Ksar, and only in the magnitude of the "maximum speed". And on the elasticity it has no equal - and six-speed manual 180 "turboloshadey" allow to pick up speed at a fixed transmission in half, and then twice more intense rivals! And it is on asphalt. And on the slippery edge all-wheel drive car would be simply overwhelming! Interestingly, the Volkswagen Golf has practically the same engine "one and eight turbo." Just the boost pressure is lower, resulting in no motor develops 180 horsepower and 150, and the gearbox - a five-speed. However, the five "long" transmission perfectly suited to the smooth nature of the turbo - Golf 1.8T accelerates harder than the Alfa Romeo with the same power in naturally aspirated engine. Another would be a little more traction to 2500 rev / min to fifth gear can be used freely in the city ... What is lacking is the sound alfovskogo - Golf acceleration is accompanied by a soft humming sound commonplace. Yes, and Audi, I must say, not vocal bleschet.Xsara - that car-orchestra! The two-liter 167-hp engine, which was placed on Peugeot 306 XSi, boosted turbocharged engine for the classic way - increased compression ratio and maximum speed. Such an engine, even with the rather "long" transmission is not very convenient to use the "lower classes" - for flexibility Xsara slightly worse than the Golf and the Alfa. But if the engine "twist" to the limiter at 7500 rev / min ... As soon as the tachometer needle passes over the middle of the scale, the urge is great, but the response to each press lightly pedal gas - instant and powerful! There is a special charm to the fair "atmosphere" horsepower! How loud bang engine sings! The main thing - more careful handling the gears and the "ladies" pedal, otherwise the engine will serve as an accompaniment of an unpleasant crunching gears. In addition, the cabin Ksar often something squeaks, rattling ... But let the interior is not as well built, but how much enthusiasm and temperament, the fire I wonder what the temperature difference is not yet in favor of the "Italian." But in some corners Alfa must, must keep itself interesting of all! Firm alfovskaya steering sharpness there. From stop to stop stylish cake makes only slightly more than two turns! At the same time Alfa does not become overly sensitive or nervous. On the contrary, it responds to the steering smoothly. Very much so. And, unfortunately, reactive efforts on the steering wheel is not enough for reliable control of the traektorii.Plavnost good, but hard bumps Alfa counts regularly. Despite the overly active steering assistance, asphalt ripples in turn is given to the steering wheel unpleasant vibrations. A steep waves and large potholes have to go around or dissipate speed. Otherwise - tough proboy.Krome addition, the Alpha can not be disabled the electronic system of exchange rate stabilization. The button is there, but it deactivates only the "first line of protection" - traction system. That is, let the smoke from the wheels and the dust in the eyes of others can, but go to slide - no-no. By retarding wheels crunching electronics inevitably odernet high-handed drivers, not relying on the experience and reaction times, and accurate sensor readings on the lateral acceleration, wheel speed, steering angle ... Hot? Rather, prohladno.Citroen Xsara VTS - the opposite of the Italian car. The severity of steering on Alpha "static" and manifests itself at low speeds - in combination with little effort on the steering wheel that allows you to take sharp turns city streets without interception and without hand strain muscles. A Xsara, conversely, a leisurely ride has the usual sensitivity and relatively stiff wheel. But it is necessary to turn the steering wheel porezche how Xsara immediately after sharahnetsya, with almost no heel, just a racing car! In this case the steering wheel felt everything - the degree of tension suspension, tires slip, their grip ... not to say that handling is ideally perfected. The maneuvers of the "perestavka 'response to the alternating rudder late, like the torsion bar rear suspension, which went from Ksar of Peugeot 306, out of inertia more" taxis "in the wrong direction. And the effort on the steering wheel in such cases is falling, then stepped back again ... But we are light-heartedly forgive it - as well as interior rattle or awkward pedal. Because only one of the Xsara this quartet allows "intimate relations", make it feel! Nor do such miracles ... The fourth gear, the speedometer - 170 km / h. Ahead - a wide turn. Inhibition. Second gear, sonorous sound of the engine hangs on a high note. Now the sharp turn of the wheel simultaneously with discharge gas. And Citroen react to the provocation immediately - rear axle immediately launches into the slide! Rudder reserve tapped into the turn. Gas! Clever, Xsara! It allows you to confidently pull themselves out of traction and skid only with intense speed set to go on line. Then there will be a new twist - and a new udovolstvie.I no "antidrayverskoy" electronics. Only a powerful "torsion" motor, low elastic suspension, poured a nice weight of the wheel - and a clear tendency to skid. Passionately? And how! Both "German" in terms of "pure" science and superior suspension Ksar, and Alpha. For example, Audi is almost perfect. "Strict" steering wheel, accurate and fast response, informed the behavior of a slip. Can cause a skid, but more slowly Audi screwed inside the turn - and just as gently straightens the trajectory under the hood. Quattro, all wheel drive! In this important sense, which one feels in the Audi, - still no excitement, and confidence. Do not pull the same feeling inspires huliganit.Takoe and Volkswagen Golf. The reactions are accurate and smoothed just enough to man the wheel is not strained and calmly drove at high speed. Of course, banks in the turns a little more what you would expect from an adapted suspension. And, unlike Audi, Golf prone to drift, though not as much as Xsara. In this case skid develops smoothly and perfectly amenable korrektsii.Da "temperature difference" has turned out unexpected. Alfa Romeo 147, despite the very bright appearance, turned out to be colder than the competition. A Xsara hot so that you can burn yourself! Both the Germans somewhere - Audi a little warmer, Volkswagen poholodnee.A that if you look at a quartet soberly, with the perspective of someone who simply chooses a quick three-door hatchback? Then it's time to return to the inspection of the rear seat and trunk. Here in winners Citroen. In the French car trunk and large with straight walls. And the rear is spacious - at least, there may be a barely sit tall passengers. But their way back into the Ksar easy. And even dangerous: the front seats are not fixed in the "slant" the situation and artfully fall on passengers. But Alfa c its wide doorways and convenient fixation of seats in this sense is much more convenient, and sit back in Alpha is not worse. But there are downsides. First, three head restraints reduce the great review in vnutrisalonnom mirror, already narrowed to limit the size of a modest rear window. By the way, alfovskie outside "designer" mirror of irregular shape, too, the review does not improve. In addition, the Italian car, with its short rear overhang - a tiny trunk: minimum, maximum loading height. And this is what is hidden under the carpet here is not a full-size spare wheel, and a narrow "dokatku." The Audi spare wheel is also defective, but the trunk a little more - about the same as in the Golf. However, to do with foot rear passengers two German brothers on the golf platform strongly nowhere to closely! And in the Audi compounded by the hard plastic backs of front seats. Incidentally, the rear passengers extra amenities Audi also deprived - there are no pockets on the sides, or even a folding armrests, which are equipped with all the other three hatchback. Incidentally, in the Golf, there are two folding rear cupholders, and Alfa has a separate ventilation system in the deflector edge floor tonnelya.No trumps the practical properties of almost "no play" in the case of the French hatchback - and already it is clear that for $ 19,500, you can easily buy a car much more spacious than the Xsara. No, it attracts the VTS version of its "heat." In fact, it Xsara after factory tuning, which obviously had a hand specialists offices Citroen Sport. By the way, despite the low suspension, Xsara VTS has kept a good comfort, but only at high speed. A 60-80 km / h riders fairly potryahivaet.Audi A3 - a solid choice for a man who for one reason or another need a fast, compact and at the same time, a prestigious car. The only drawback "treshki", with the exception of tightness in the back seat - it's stiff suspension, which not only lowers the ride, but it makes Audi the prowl for high-speed direct Russian roads. And on the steering wheel bumps "come" much. As for temperature, then the owner of the Audi is always normal - thirty-six and six. Regardless of the speed and how slippery today doroga.Primerno the same can be said about the 150-strong Volkswagen Golf. Just the prestige of speed here and a little less, and comfort - a little bigger. In Golf the most comfortable seats, and an adapted suspension not only provides the highest ground clearance, but also the best overall ride. By the way, the brakes of Golf earned the highest score - a hundred points out of a hundred! In principle, the brakes are good for all vehicles and for convenience, and efficiency. Alfa, for example, were pleased with the late ABS operation, which allows you to not sacrifice performance on dry pavement. But the Golf still stands. This is the rare case when you experience the pleasure not only from the intense acceleration, but also from each brake! By the way, Volkswagen Golf, as well as Audi A3, too, is all-wheel drive and a six-speed gearbox. True, the engine with high boost pressure on the Golf does not pose. But with the help of chip-tuning conventional turbo 150 forces easily turn into 180 or even 200 ... And finally, Alfa Romeo 147. We will not hide, style and image of the promised delights drayverskogo more than give the new Alfa. It is a pity that the suspension not assembled and "muscular." It is a pity that the poor effort on the steering wheel can not fully feel the car. Sorry ... But at the same time Alfa Romeo 147 and surpassed our expectations. What quality interior, how much service electronics ... For company Alfa Romeo is a breakthrough, a revolution! And along with great design that guarantees the new machine, even a good demand for those big money that ask for it. Do not forget that the Alfa Romeo 147 - Car of the Year is still the 2001. While wearing this crown she left for long: soon to be announced new victor.
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