Business class compartment

Advent coupe with four rings on the hood we've been waiting a long time and finally came. Before us is Audi A5, built on a new platform family A4. In the mid-90's Audi produced 3-door hatchback prisportivnenny, but the emphasis in Ingolstadt have always done in the wagons. The legendary Audi S2 training Porsche, then 380-strong RS4 - both models are equipped with only a body Avant. And here we present a 2-door coupe, so even with the plate left S5. Under the hood, 354-horsepower engine 4,2 V8 FSI, which in different variations installed on almost all models of Audi, but kids A3 and TT. The designers, who built A5, was a very important task - it was necessary to create a classic coupe proportions - otherwise consumers could not understand innovation, as a younger brother in the face of the TT - but to make the car its original form, because the traditional straightforward style Audi has long been brings nothing but boredom and the desire to yawn. In addition, the A5 was to prepare the audience to a new generation of sedan A4 - the best-selling model Audi. So the stakes in the compartment were made very large. After seeing the A5 with prejudice, one must admit - the work is done for good: the design team led by Walter de Strong coped with its task well. Perhaps the "escalator" seems a little bit hard because of too swollen wheel arches, which are lost, even 18-inch wheels, but that's nitpicking. Coupe looks very dynamic, which long ago did things for Audi, but recognizable. That there is a wavy lateral line - naked erotica! Add the charm of the LED 'cilia', as in the coupe R8. The interior is decorated in traditional style for Audi. Exactly the same system installed and MMI on the older models A6, A8 and SUV Q7. Managing her at first sight seems rather complicated because of the abundance of buttons with a poisonous red illumination. But after a couple of hours active use navigation and other functions with MMI find a common language, and then she did not raise any problems, everything is intuitive - thanks to a large and sharp display, with an abundance of additional information. Steering wheel, seats and ergonomics in general, also familiar from other Audi, so get used to is not particularly necessary. Do not postpone it indefinitely, click Start Engine button on the center console - and in a way. Move smoothly (S5 is available only with the mechanics, the other "box" while for "eski" available) are on the rise helped hammer email, which keeps the car at a stop and he is released when starting. With a quiet ride that helps a lot, but when a fast start is better to do on your own without the aid of automation. After S5 is clearly not a car to drive measured? Yes and no. Ride on quiet coupe it is not difficult - tyagovity engine allows you to toggle through the transmission, and even two. Somewhat hampered by long-travel clutch, but also to it have become accustomed over several years of regular testing vehicles Volkswagen Group. If you drive carefully, do not step on the accelerator more than a third, and not to raise the speed above the 3000th mark, then we have a convenient and comfortable compartments for each day, average fuel consumption is only 12-14 liters per "hundred". Economical driving electronic prompter helps to show what gear is now and what the cost to switch. And his task - to save fuel, so if you overclock it to the floor to keep quiet until the tachometer needle reaches the red zone, but with a quiet ride regularly advises to skip the step. When decelerating, "prompter" recalls the benefits of engine braking. But you can not only save money. Born to fly should fly! Gas in the floor! To say that the crackdown on the S5 is fascinating, it is impossible, but looking at the speedometer, you know that feeling cheated. The rate is substantially higher than that expected. Transfer perfectly cling to one after the other, and pass for 220 km / h can be completely by chance, assuming that the rate does not exceed the "allowed" to Moscow Ring Road 160 km / h. Motor honestly fulfills the claimed 354 hp Yes, and a working volume of 4.2 liters, which can easily be forced up to 420 "horses", can not doubt the fervent temperament. In the cabin remains quiet and comfortable, though not run by a sports coupe, sedan and a powerful business class. Perhaps even the Audi S4 sedan previous generations was perceived as a sports car. For completeness, a sense of "five" is not enough juicy soundtrack. The characteristic gurgling characteristic of all "eights", heard only, oddly enough, at lower levels, up to 2000 rev / min. Above the sound of the engine drowned in the general hum and high-quality soundproofing. Even when overclocked to the floor to constantly monitor the tachometer - that and look to stop the motor will be rested and you will not hear. In a closed car feel like first class passengers unconditionally secure the German Lufthansa. Nothing squeaks in the cabin is not, and even bumps or speed bumps at night unnoticed S5 is a true Aryan resistance. It seems that to achieve the breakdown of the suspension is almost impossible. But the body roll could be smaller. Although it is a matter of priorities. For everyday driving on roads like the Moscow suspension tuning is almost perfect, but the sports handling that you expect from any machine with shildikom Audi S, is sidelined. If you enter a turn with excessive speed, the "escalator" trivial slips out the front wheels, and make this something to be very difficult - non-optimal weight distribution with a V8 engine to the front axle makes itself felt. In comparison with the previous generation Audi A4 to "five" reworked transmission, which allowed a few to improve the situation, the balance shifted in favor of a center differential rear axle (standard torque distribution - XX / XX), but completely overcome understeer and failed. Duel, duel just under a curtain of dough, like a grand piano in the bushes, we found one of the first Moscow-holders of the newest BMW M3. For the client, the Bavarian Motor Works Audi S5 acted as a red rag, and between us ensued a desperate race. How to show a 354 hp in combination with Quattro vs. 420 "Bavarian horses" on the rear wheel drive? Nobody wanted to give in, and eventually became a regular pokatushki this duel sports car. Initially, we wanted to arrange the two full-time fight the Germans, but it turned out very relative. Impression, as if in one corner of the ring appears lean boxer in the lightweight, but it went against a sumo wrestler. Of course, the differences between the machines are somewhat exaggerated, but the point is this. BMW M3 - a lightweight sports car. Perfectly balanced and designed for the racetrack. Shifted into the wheelbase motor Kevlar roof and hood, creating an almost perfect weight distribution and low center of gravity. Manageability BMW peerless - the machine should be clear at the wheel and turn it off stabilization system, as the bank does not take long. With "emkoy" must be on the alert, and then the machine will pay back a great drive. Body roll is minimal, and the suspension, as usual with BMW, furious. Several saves the day in a comfortable shock transfer of resolve, but of real comfort, which shines Audi S5, Bavarian incredibly far away. Audi S5 more pliable and soft. But it can not be called a wimp. When starting from a place, even on a wet, not to mention powdered with snow, asphalt, "escalator" M3 does not stand a chance. Olden has properly Torsen torque between the axles, and Audi flies forward like a bullet. The soft suspension and bad weight distribution S5 force is strong enough to slow down before turns, and acceleration can be started earlier, with virtually no fear of skidding and with an incredible acceleration, which is not available in a Bavarian slush. In addition, disabled stabilization system allows Audi to storm turns into a rally-style: braking before turns, skidding and sliding provocation all the wheels for almost the entire arc. It turns out quite quickly and very effectively. And of course, the choice of any car is not the last factor is its price. Here, the parity between the rivals and does not smell. In the base Audi S5 is worth 64 953 Euros (2 311 170 rubles), while prices on the BMW M3 begin from 2.5165 million rubles. Equip the two cars can be easily another 200-500 thousand rubles, but in this case, it is little things - driveability this does not change. We did not pass by, and the practical sides of the issue - the size of trunk and interior between the M3 and S5 is almost equal. As for looks, it is a matter of preferences. BMW looks more leaner, and the engine is clearly indiscreet hints hump on the hood, as if it is hidden under the turbo. S5 can identify in the first place on the front bumper so undervalued fabrication. No more no markings, and they are not needed here especially, anything really extreme in S5 in fact not. Just a powerful and very flexible engine, while the M3 - a charismatic sports car without equal on the ring road will be a bit like the Nordschleife. In winter, this car is better preserved in the garage, reseeding on four-wheel drive "three rubles," or even better - for X3 or X5. Audi is - a great powerful car on a daily basis. And for those who want the wheel of the "four rings" beat the BMW in a fair fight on dry pavement, will have to wait supercompartment RS5, which are expected in 2008