Audientsiya

I'm not looked at the wheel. Got a car, plunged with delight into his luxurious leather womb, nestled in an armchair, enough of vdovol with all sorts of buttons, and Mouzon has cut ... And he galloped. Very briskly. What else can you ride on the A8 quattro? Well, time to feel it - something is wrong. Somehow too obtrusive steel and incorporates a clever tricks that do not give the car stay on the right path. And the ABS is active and often peck on the foot pedal, and devices, integrated into the ESP ESP, and then it worked well. They instantly throws traction with the wheels on the stalled non-skid, slip and when all four of the machine as it freezes - looking for the slightest clue. And if it finds at least one wheel, then through the EDS Electronic locking center differential and Torsen with other devices (eg, retarding "unnecessary" wheel) the wheel and clinging - tractive effort is directed to fully nego.Net, of course, large arteries such as the Third Ring ehalos well. But it was necessary to infiltrate the powdered snow and covered by a Ledkov center lanes or rolled "Kamaz" industrial park, as the movement turned into a search for clues. I finally got out and inspected the tires. Damn! Not the slightest hint of a "winter"! There is a legitimate question arose: test machine repairers or Moscow? Fortunately, in this day we are the new "eight" do not have clients or traffic police, or corporate service bodywork Audi (say it's not bad, but it's better to know this in theory), nor the familiar avtomoskvicham many Armenian "tin" Diaspora (it would help or not, I do not know - at A8 aluminum body, and this technology is not a trivial repair "tin"). And a blessing in disguise - it is summer tires and ice on the road helped to assess the driving capabilities of the new Audi A8 quattro. Exercises were held in an environment as close to combat. Death and destruction net.Pogovorim details about the car itself - it is also certainly worth it. Now manufacturers are executive class cars are moving away from heavy and bombastic forms, and Audi is no exception. The new "eight" very solid and thorough (more than five meters in length, after all), but by no means looks like a deputy's "pig" that cause fear and hatred among ordinary motorists - her way, and a flasher is not. Lines and shapes light, not "chlenovoznye" - rather, in something even sports. And imagine this car in different color options - in my opinion, it is any color than black. What has been said about its "humanity" ... The new A8 is easy not only visually but also in the literal sense. In business class it generally beats the record of lightness. There used revolutionary technology bodywork ASF (Audi Space Frame): a completely closed space aluminum frame, consisting of extrusions and multi-cast elements are mounted again aluminum foil details. In addition to the riveting and spot welding laser welding is applied for the first time - her long seams (their total length - 20 m) provide greater strength than a point, "tacking." Result: the static torsional rigidity by 60% higher than the old "eight". And the index of rigidity - the best in class. In this body weighs just 215 kg - it is about twice as light steel the same size. And the lighter body of any steel cars of the middle class. So much for "chlenovoz" ... For the new "eight" There are two aluminum engine V8 - 4,2 and 3,7 liters. Compared with the motors of the same volume of the previous generation of power increased, respectively, 25 and 20 hp Thus, the first issue is now 335, and the second - 280 "horses". And the torque they have very not weak - 430 and 360 Nm. And to disperse hundreds they provide a wonderful - 6.3 and 7.3 seconds for a car ride with the top 335-horsepower engine. Received, of course, a lot of fun. I liked everything. Particularly low noise. At idle the engine did not hear it. And, of course, no vibration in the cabin. Only the tachometer needle, stasis on the idle mark indicates that the engine is running. I thought the whole thing in good sound insulation of interior - no en. Not all. Quiet engine itself. Especially the hood and pulled his ear cocked - was to hear the little, and even then only when the flow of street rolled podalshe.I transmission is good. Here we have a new 6-speed Tiptronic automatic gearbox with the ability to shift manually and sport mode. Cardinality and pulling messages from the engine, it dispenses filigree - the gear ratios are verified so that no one driving mode does not feel any discomfort. In addition, specially created for this box does not allow the DSP program too frequent switching. And in sport mode also makes changing the gears when the driver abruptly dumps gas. And if after that exchange rate stability to its ESP sensor senses lateral acceleration occurrence in turn, the "ban" replaced the transmission is valid until the exit of this turn. Umno.Traditsionny skate Audi - competent organization of all-wheel drive. Torque between the axles distribute limited-slip (or, as they prefer to express the firm's engineers, "blocking the transmission under the influence"), the differential Torsen - stuff that was invented long ago and well honed over many years. Typically, the thrust is distributed along the axes of "fifty-fifty," but depending on the situation in each axis can account for up to 75% of the time. Incidentally, the word stands for both torsen: TORque (torque) + SENsing (feeling). The name, of course, corresponds to the functional napolneniyu.Podveska in new A8 is essentially the same as the old version - the four-link front, trapezoidal wishbone rear on, but it is largely modernized. Thus, the front is shifted forward by 65 mm, which significantly improved weight distribution. And the back altered kinematics, in particular, reduced the angle of camber angle changes along the entire length of the spring - this has increased directional stability and precision upravleniya.Nu, and the most interesting: suspensorial mechanics helps pneumatics - adaptive, continuous adjustment of stiffness. In air suspension four main operating modes - automatic, dynamic, comfortable and "upbeat." Mode can be selected in a "menu", but you can not choose, because the suspension itself to adjust to traffic conditions, changing the clearance (95 to 145 mm) and stiffness. For example, in automatic mode, you go faster than 120 km / h half a minute longer - the machine with the normal 120 mm down to 25 mm (in dynamic mode, the starting point - 100 mm). Resets the speed to 70 km / h - clearance returns to normal after 2 minutes. And if up to 35 km / h - returns immediately. In addition, there are two additional modes - the service and "going with the trailer" (turns on automatically when the machine senses the load on the hook), this clearance remains the same regardless of previous nastroek.Ochen I liked the electromechanical parking brake, which do not turn off when driving place. No, of course, possible to switch off (button "On / Off." On the center console), but ... For example, standing on a decent slope, nose up. To start with there was a rollback and then leap, leaving a "hammer" on and calmly give Gascom. The system detects the position of the gas pedal, engine speed, selected gear, angle, etc. itself determines when and at what speed it released as. Damn udobno.V cabin on the background of luxuries like to highlight two things. The first - the seat. They are simply created in order to indulge the entire back of the rider from the knee to the neck, and even sides of the bargain. Options under any and every bodily complexion. And the depth changes, and the top third of back bends (which reduces the load on the shoulder girdle), then harder, there is softer, warmer here, colder there - just did not seem to sit in the car, and a massage. All the settings are, of course, a cool trick elektricheskie.Vtoraya - Media Interface MMI. This is such a system (in a functional sense - similar sensational Bavarian iDrive). All necessary information is displayed on the color 7-inch display, and menu selection and adjustment rotary-push-joystick and several buttons on the center console. Exercise with this toy is endless - do not tear yourself away. Minus only in that it distracts from the great road, despite the fact that the layout of the system is very user friendly: the display is, as experts say, "in the zone of primary visibility" (Translation: just squinted right, and everything is visible) a joystick - strictly under the right rukoy.Voobsche, "stuffing" of the new A8 is consistent with the class. Leather, full power accessories, adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights illuminated in the direction of rotation, climate control with individual settings for four zones, phone hands free, multi-function steering wheel with control buttons Auto, Navigation, TV, CD-changer, Bose Surround sound system Sound with electronic compensation of noise-insulating glass, tire pressure monitor, automatic boot lid ... You can continue for long. Something is in the "base", something - in optsiyah.Ponyatno that all this costs money. Recommended prices for the basic configuration are as follows: A8 4.2 - 97,721 euros, the A8 3.7 - 81,258 euros. As you can see, if desired, can be a good idea to save if from something to give - "my" A8, I remind you, is worth 113,852 euros. Just do not skimp on winter tires when the roads ice. And that in fact will be spent agonizing pity. And insurance companies can not understand