Audi of Gaudi

In this sector of the market is seriously struggling with each other only three players - Mercedes S-klasse, BMW 7-er and the Audi A8. Despite all the respect for automotive professionals to other candidates for purchasing the attention they historically destined to the role of extras, which collect the crumbs from the "master's table." Like it or not, and when the tightly fledged person appears on the car equivalent of 100 thousand dollars, he often chooses to move the model and the life of one of the three pillars on which rests a happy German car industry. It is unlikely that sinning against the truth when I say that the benchmark for the market is big limo S-Class from Mercedes. In Stuttgart, always oriented to the interests of their car passenger, paying utmost attention to comfort and ergonomics of the right and two rear seats. "Seven» BMW blew up the market a new look at design and features a large high-class cars, which could not affect sales - the last few months, "Beemer" is at a premium in wanting to try something different from the impeccably correct and therefore a bit boring " five hundred-six hundredth. " Audi put off for a long time the world premiere of "eight" - I suspect that the marketing of the company worked "in three shifts," exploring the potential consumer reaction to its main competitor, Munich "seven". Thought, weighed, draw conclusions and made the last, not cosmetic changes in the car almost ready. Price mistake - millions of dollars and euros, which could take a cash competition. Price right decision - the demand for certain models, the capabilities of the new buyer. Old, proven client Audi and so "tied" with the A8-wheel-drive "bond" for many years. The exterior of the new A8 has not become a revelation of the new millennium. In contrast to the designers from Munich, Ingolstadt rightly decided that a stable and happy client is unlikely to be a supporter of the revolution, in whatever form it may Velvet occurred. Therefore, exterior Audi A8 made in a spirit of fashion nowadays the concept of scale - you implicitly acknowledge this machine for the right to wear four rings on the grid, you do not have any doubt that this is - Audi, in fact, at first glance the new car you may even doubt as to which of the series - the "fourth", "sixth" or "eighth" - is this an elegant German "armored train". It was only parked on the A8 platform, among other models, the concern, you'll see how unlike the new flagship of Audi on the other. A big, massive, aggressive and perfectly drawn to metal and plastic car looks so solid and presentable, that one might wish to draw away from sin stomach, clicking his heels and exhale, "I wills!." If the appearance of the new A8 is the result of evolution of the exterior of the previous " Eight ", the interior certainly does not take the origins of its predecessor, but the concept of Avantissimo. Aerobatics! There is no doubt that the interior is primarily intended to meet the demands of overseas customers, accustomed to the luxury Lexus and Cadillac. At the same time the Germans have once again demonstrated to the world that if they properly understand the goals and objectives, to win their duel in the open is simply impossible! Once in the salon A8, you catch yourself thinking that no matter what seat of the four you may be, this is a seat made especially for you! The driver will mark a great solution of the dashboard and center console that creates the illusion of absolute control selfish compartment. In fairness it should be noted that the idea of ??space around the instruments in the mines is not new - it is not already used without success and Honda models on Legend, and Alfa Romeo in "166th". Experts, I am sure, will have several good examples, but try all of this German brilliance in action, and agree that this is what should be done the work, claiming the assessment of "five plus" (or, according to the German grading scale, "on the hard count" ) - Even with a strong desire for hard to find fault with anything! Salon (and this part of the project executive limousine consumers in the first place) in a large and cozy at the same time. The quality of materials used in finishing, as well as quality of work, leave no grounds for criticism. The only unpleasant surprise, when I climbed into the back seat - inability to move the front seat with passenger seat. It is strange, because as an option was granted such an opportunity even in the last grandee "eight". Is the Ingolstadt felt that backup control unit electrically adjustable front seats with significantly expensive its a car? The rest - a set of positive emotions. Sinning against the truth when I say that back too roomy, but for two-meter masters, emerging in the state of their fellow drivers and bodyguards, in the next version is expected Lange - over there without the quotes will be much to stretch his legs. Deserves special attention conceptual development of Multi Media Interface. I'm not vain to say that Audi designers closely followed the market's reaction to the products of its main competitor, BMW seventh series. No matter how advanced i-Drive, but many users work with the artificial intelligence raises some questions and misunderstandings. MMI is simple and logical, as the accounts. With the help of a rotating handle and a few buttons on the center tunnel, you can change modes of adaptive air suspension, control temperature and pressure of each tire, including the spare tire (!), Working with satellite navigation, to adjust the light and sound system, use a telephone, a TV and tune its A8 by any parameters entered in the advanced computer brain Audi better start of the third millennium. The complexity of the work will not experience any homo sapiens, has consistently in his life addicted to "Fun" and the immortal creations «Windows for Dummies". I note finally that the number of features an extensive menu is available only for parking - safety first, so it makes no sense to distract the driver from the process of driving. The new "eight" is applied the system of supplementary lighting of the road when cornering. A pair of angled 90 degrees to the xenon lamp reflectors inside the complex is lit when you turn the steering wheel and covers additional sector, usually inaccessible in the dark for a review. This function can be programmed "on a permanent basis," or it will be automatically activated when you turn the steering wheel at speeds above 70 km / h or when the indicator. They suggested that we make in the convenience of this innovation in the process of special exercises in a totally dark underground garage. I bet it will save the extra lighting in the future than a dozen lives and not one billion nerve cells. Transmission - unmatched quattro, all wheel drive with differential Torsen, always providing optimum torque that the car axle, which has the best conditions for traction. For our country, all-wheel drive limo - still one of the most interesting offerings on the market, not for nothing that even Mercedes Audi introduced in parallel with the clients version S-klasse VierMatic in once, equipping the driver four-wheel drive instead of two! Under the hood, while there may be one of the two V-shaped "figure eights" - 3.7 280 hp or upgraded motor 4.2 in 335 four-wheel drive "horses." The motor produces 360 and 430 newtons per meter of torque, respectively, and are aggregated with a complex six-speed automatic transmission production ZF. For fans of drive manual transmission provides for the possibility of forced inclusion of the necessary steps either the controller or the buttons on the steering wheel. But our reckless experiments Catalan serpentines persuaded to think that it is sufficient to activate mode «Sport» - and do not worry. Fans of the hottest offerings from Audi, it makes sense to wait for the new "eight" unique motor W12 version or S8. The Germans have promised that this will happen fairly soon, but the exact dates of the prime to achieve them have failed. ... We rushed to Sasha Nozdrina serpentine rally "Catalunya" and not at all sorry about the missed excursions to places of masterpieces of Gaudi. In the end, we still have, hopefully, will be destined to wander through and admire the wonders of Barcelona, ??the Spanish town planning. In the meantime, wanted to escape from the test program and easy enough to roll on a great car at an amazing road. Weathered Catalan macho closely followed by our flight in the horizontal plane, and nodded approvingly - kind of rushing at full speed all-wheel drive German "armored" even fans of Carlos Sainz could not remain indifferent