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Since the autumn of last year, motorists with higher than average income available to a very good car - Audi A8 L 4.2 Quattro. V-shaped "figure eight" power of 335 hp accelerates the "eight" up to 100 km / h in just 6.4 seconds. Maximum speed - of course, 250 km / h. Plus "extended" to the length of one and a half hands luxurious "back" salon. Remarkable in the rest of the car lacked only one thing - the engine with six-liter twelve-cylinder and working obemom.Nado to say that the past performance are more relevant to ideology than to technology. Owner Audi A8 L is unlikely to participate in her car to compete in drag racing. And the savings start at 1.2 seconds to "hundreds" He needed not to "jerk with a traffic light." "Six liters of spilled by twelve glasses" - this is some kind of standard, skipping, if you like, platinum card, which determines the status of its owner. And the fact that the technical capabilities are unlikely to be the vehicle involved in the full, not so important. It's one of Meryl wealth - is the breadth of opportunities to demonstrate that is not necessarily publicly down to the casino an amount comparable to the annual budget of a regional center. NAME POLZOVATELYAV correctness of this imperative, the Russian journalists invited to the presentation of the new flagship of the Audi, also provided an opportunity to make sure. Moscow on that day covered the terrible snow. And so, late in arriving in Vienna, we, of course, missed the flight to Salzburg. In principle, the 260 km ride and could be on the bus, but the concern Audi AG found it necessary to charter a business jet. Or rather, two - Russia ranked third in the world for the purchased Audi A8, and because our press delegation was twice representative, for example, than the American one. Winged limousines flew to Salzburg for less than half an hour. The price of this flight was comparable to the price of Audi A6 1.8T Quattro in a good set. In general, the theme of aviation was close to the organizers of the event. The place chosen for the static presentation of a glass capsule club Red Bull Salzburg to the airport where the new machines were not only surrounded by the ancestors - and Horch limousine racing Auto Union. Next shining silvery fuselages models of small aircraft of different ages. Compared with the 4.2-liter version of the limousine is also noticeably drew himself up. If the version of the previous twelve-"eight" different looks silvery perforation on the grill, then decided to place the emphasis now more radically. The whole "grill" is now enclosed in a chrome-plated trapeze. By the way, this geometric shape chosen a symbol of the model - a similar "trapezoid" we find the plastic covering the inside of the steering wheel eyrbeg, limit switches are also trapezoidal exhaust pipes ... When I noticed that the trapezoid has long been synonymous with the brand Honda, representative design group with indignation led me to a "silver cigar" - it turns out that monocoque, which raced in the Grand Prix of Tazio Nuvolari, the grille was just such a form. ENTER PAROLIz other exterior innovations must, of course, mention a new head light. Audi A8 L 6,0 Quattro was the first car in the world, which combines adaptive headlights with LED marker lights. "Sprockets", each of which consists of five bright LEDs that perform the function and design - in the dark six-liter "eight" can not be confused with any other vehicle. The main difference between a car - of course, under the hood. When I asked the same whether it is W12, with whom I have already faced three years ago at a previous long "eight" and two years ago, VW Phaeton, it was the turn outraged by a professional "production and adaptation" motor. "Compared with the predecessor of the current W12 added extra 30 hp and 20 Nm of torque!" Of course, otherwise it could not have been necessary had the same whole CB than about three years to deal with. However, migration is not too affected by the construction of the motor, this masterpiece can hardly be significantly modified. Another topic that is not the first developing Audi, this aluminum. Body and chassis Audi A8 L 6.0 Quattro made from this light metal engine block - an alloy of aluminum and magnesium. As a result, the car segment, "F" c long base and 12-cylinder engine weighs only 1995 kg, and a horsepower "lucky" 4.4 kg - a figure similar to the characteristics of serious sports cars. SPEED SOEDINENIYaTochno same sensations were in business jet before it soared into the sky! The acceleration in six-liter "eight" strong, but surprisingly smooth. No wonder the "firm" specifications submitted an indicator such as "acceleration to 80 km / h". He, incidentally, is only 3.8 seconds. 95 percent of peak torque available in the range 2300-5300 rev / min, so that power supply enough for the pedal at any speed. This is especially noticeable when overtaking a speed of 80-90 km / h. You press the pedal and the engine responds instantly - not a jerk, and surprisingly comfortable set of turns and smooth acceleration. It is because of the absence of these jerks, if you do not look at the speedometer can not believe that after just a few seconds the car is speeding 140-150 km / h. Tiptronic six-petal switch on the steering column - the same as the Audi R8, winning at Le Mans - allows you to experiment if I can switch to better "machine." It turned out not always the case. For a serious breakthrough, for example, need to hit the three petal to switch from sixth gear to third. In Sport mode transmission increase with a noticeable delay, and the sixth is not involved at all. And if in normal mode by resetting the gas and the car revs drop considerably slows down the engine, there even when pedal is released the tachometer needle "sticks" to around 4000 rev / min, if necessary, to instantly return to a dynamic driving style. I must say that at this very "dynamic drive" rear passenger feels not so much. For even the highest degree of comfort and four levels of suspension tuning can not undo the laws of physics. Yes, Audi A8 L is not bowing down in the corners, yes, accelerations and decelerations are surprisingly smoothly, but if the driver presses the engine and suspension from the maximum of their capabilities, and you go far on an empty stomach, you have to train or vestibular apparatus, or to drive a driver. You can, of course, escape. Look in the mirror, which swings from the ceiling, however, its angle of "tilt" the designers did not figured out - visible only to the crown. Or watch TV, even though the room monitors in the front seat head restraints, in my opinion, not the best move: they can not rotate, so they are highlights, in addition to the traffic lights all the neighbors to know what you're looking at. Even behind a button that allows you to push out the front passenger seat, but have enough space to sit, his legs crossed. And, of course, massage. Prior to this case all the executive class sedans with extended base struck me that the massage rollers and thence gel cushion rolled-inflated only in front seats, where, by definition, must be hired driver and other staff. BALANCE OF SCHETUU Russian dealers Audi A8 L 6.0 Quattro will appear in late March - early April, but the "sign" you can now. When you purchase a car on order delivery time should not exceed two to three months. It is curious that the dollar price of a limousine is defined up to the "penny" - base model will cost $ 163 642. Probably because the buyers of these machines are better than others know how to count money. Without the turbine and vintovVsled for six-liter engine A8 L will receive and "eight" in the usual short body. Compared with the long wheelbase version of this "athlete" is not only shorter by 130 mm and 35 pounds lighter, the "box" is a different drive ratio, which allows a greater range of use of the 450-horsepower. To "hundreds" Audi A8 6.0 Quattro starts in 5.1 seconds, 16.9 seconds after the speedometer for any high mark of 200 km / h, and to accelerate to the maximum 250 km / h takes less than half a minute. Visually from the "passenger" version of the car, apart from size, the difference between no frills manor in the rear, and 19-inch wheels. Calculate the car will be on the rumor for the Audi A8 6.0 Quattro is provided in a sports-tuned exhaust system, which publishes a powerful low growl, even at high engine speeds. The same system is a long wheelbase version and have, but she stuck more to frighten passers-by and neighbors in the flow of traffic "flasher" and the siren-kryakalkoy. In Russia korotkobaznaya "eight" W12 should be available by summer of this year. The price of the car has not been determined.