Audi A6 Allroad Quattro
Audi A6 Allroad Quattro Audi A6 Allroad Quattro
No matter how you look at it, from which side you go and in which performance you look, there is no doubt that the current station wagon is even bigger, more convenient, roomy, more beautiful and more modern than the previous one. Of course, the car has a lot of aluminum and expensive, but terribly promising materials. And at the press conference they paid almost more attention to communications equipment and systems that help the driver than to motors or gearboxes. Well, how to imagine the third generation Audi-A6 Olroad Quattro without all these modern bells and whistles!
But I'm trying the old way to delve into the settings of adaptive air suspensions, especially the electronic filling of all-wheel drive. I study the characteristics of economical (almost 20% savings promised) diesel and gasoline engines working together with the 7-speed S tronic robot (a constructive analogue of the DSG) or as much as an 8-speed automatic. And in the business card of the car there is also a 4-zone air conditioner, an 8-inch monitor on the front panel, Bang & Olufsen acoustics with 15 speakers and a very practical trunk for 565 liters. It remains to understand what is most interesting.
WAITING FOR NEXT
A leisurely conversation about a special yacht veneer, abundantly used in the decoration of one of the interior options, suddenly turns into an argument. In my opinion, the more familiar high-tech version suits Olrowd better - leather and aluminum trim look more harmonious than the striped yellowness of natural wood. Trivia? Perhaps, but in an atmosphere of comfort and silence, it’s hard to find at least some clues to find fault. Mechanical adjustment of the driver's seat in such a car? But this is rather a matter of configuration, especially since the chair itself is simultaneously tenacious and luxurious. And so much so that I don’t want to criticize anything.
The interior is distinguished by carpet flooring and the front panel of anthracite shades. Well, light skin can be replaced with brown - a variant of Santos Brown
The interior is distinguished by carpet flooring and the front panel of anthracite shades. Well, light skin can be replaced with brown - a variant of Santos Brown. The interior is distinguished by carpet flooring and the front panel of anthracite shades. Well, light skin can be replaced with brown - a variant of Santos Brown.
Customized chassis settings? You can, of course, go to the menu and use the Audi drive select to change the characteristics of the steering, feedback on pressing the gas pedal, transmission and suspension. Just … Consider me a lazy person, but in the Auto option, selected by the system by default, everything is fine with it. Of course, it’s nice to know that from time to time you can easily invade the engineering holy of holies and make, for example, the steering wheel more elastic and the accelerator sharp and sensitive. But, firstly, certain boundaries are reserved for fine-tuning, and secondly …
The arrow has long stepped over the "noon" speedometer, getting close to the 200-kilometer mark. Finally, you can try on the autobahn what the only TFSI petrol engine in the line is capable of (3.0 l, compressor, 310 hp), which is currently quiet, but juicyly basking in the bowels of the engine compartment. What adjustments are there when the car already feels every movement with the steering wheel, gas and brake pedals, gently but impeccably perceiving the driver’s commands. And do not blame her for excessive aggression, sportiness settings. It's nice to know that smart suspensions themselves chose the right body position, all-wheel drive - the correct distribution of torque along the axles, and the steering took and adjusted to all this, forcing the optional 20-inch tires to grip the road thoroughly. And even under the gas pedal, even in Drive mode, the engine and the 7-speed S tronic gearbox have such a margin that it seems that there will be a need - and the A6 will accelerate to infinity just as smoothly and smoothly.
Having made sure that even on the secondary tracks the A6 Allroad maintains composure and remains comfortable, I confirm: the machine is also well prepared for these conditions. Sometimes on uneven, repair areas of the suspension coating, it is as if stone, turning into off-road mode. After all, the main thing here is ground clearance and energy intensity. But once the asphalt again becomes level, these qualities go by the wayside, and the station wagon turns into an obedient, flexible creature, allowing you to forget about its impressive dimensions.
Audi A6 Allroad Quattro
Audi A6 Allroad Quattro Audi A6 Allroad Quattro
DOUBLE TURBO SONG
You won’t get past this version of the "Olroad", even knowing that with this diesel engine (3 l, 313 hp) equipped with a double turbocharger, the A6 will not be delivered to Russia yet. But attracted by the new color and Java Brown (cars with more modest 3.0 TDI, 245 hp, alas, white), and an 8-speed automatic. And what is the unique family sound that the car gives out, it is worth turning on Sport mode for at least a few seconds. First, you just catch the changed tonality - a rude, street baritone invades the world of comfort and well-being. It's great to listen to how confidently, in combat, the engine sounded, even if it was a diesel engine. It turns out that acoustics added additional ones to the two main “subwoofers” of the exhaust system. They sound so inviting, filling the driver's life with a special meaning.
And not in vain, because with this engine and gearbox the speed of a diesel station wagon is noticeably greater than that of a gasoline!
Of course, with a sharp acceleration there are small delays due to the machine. Go count all eight gears and choose the one you need. But when you shoot, you become a fan of not only the sound, but also the huge torque that turns the Audi-A6 into a formidable shell.
What this monster lacks is the very balance inherent in the version with a gasoline engine. Somehow heavier, more weighty were the reactions in the bend, more inert reviews about the movement of the steering wheel. There were delays and inaccuracies in the choice of the trajectory. You adapt, of course, but all the same, the desired merger with the machine, alas, no. But it’s a pity, it hurts everything else into Biturbo.
“A6 Allroad Quattro” will appear with us in June. So far, station wagons with 3.0 TFSI engines (310 hp) and 3.0 TDI (245 hp) are planning for the domestic market. Formed mainly and prices: 2 530 000 rubles. for the TDI version and 2 630 000 rubles. for a car with a gasoline engine. High tech…
SENSE OF SNOB
A8 Hybrid
A8 Hybrid A8 Hybrid
A space frame made of aluminum weighing only 231 kg, an asynchronous permanent magnet electric motor, squeezed into the place usually occupied by a torque converter. The advanced 8-speed automatic gearbox coupled with it, the front-wheel drive and an almost 40-kilogram (36.7 kg) lithium-ion battery in the trunk. Engineers claim that the Audi A8 Hybrid with a 4-cylinder TFSI gasoline engine (2 liters, 211 hp) accelerates to hundreds in 7.7 seconds and reaches 235 km / h (total power plant power is 245 hp.), consuming less than 6.4 l / 100 km in the standard European cycle. At the same time, as expected, the power reserve of the hybrid on one electric traction alone is about 3 km.
This is a difficult feeling when, when you are in a luxury sedan, you suddenly think about minimal emissions, preserving the environment and other fashionable topics, which, in my opinion, are not very compatible with the concept of a “car,” especially a representative class. Here you just want to fall apart in the back seat, completely not bothering with what kind of power plant you are lucky. The main thing is to be quiet, comfortable, soundly. And this is what any Audi-A8 provides in abundance.
But from these positions, the car is like, having first of all silence and lack of vibration. Light skin, high-quality Bose acoustics, monitors, one of which informs about the consumption, conservation and recovery of energy.
This is not even a tachometer, but rather an indicator of economical power availability
This is not even a tachometer, but rather an indicator of economical power availability. This is not even a tachometer, but rather an indicator of economical power availability.
In EV mode, for example, priority is given to the electric drive, while in the other four both units work on an equal footing, and in sport mode, gasoline dominates. But now the electric traction seems to be over - and for some reason, along with the sound of an awakened motor, not only powerful longitudinal acceleration seeps into the A8 saloon, but also slight irritation. The reason for this is the insufficiently thoroughbred sound of the gasoline “four” compared to the rest. It happens!
Perhaps driver's observations will be different? In general, it’s not bad: the brakes seem a little artificial, and sometimes the steering wheel, which suddenly becomes filled with some unnatural feedback. But the rest of the "A8 Hybrid" is understandable and obedient. And, of course, incredibly comfortable. But I just can’t save at all, and the gasoline engine intervenes endlessly in the acceleration process. And we start with Audi, it seems, smoothly, and accelerate, barely touching the accelerator pedal (EV mode), and the internal combustion engine is almost the whole time in business.
