To avtorevyu of №20, 2002. Duel- test. Audi R Avant And BMW M5

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Aleksandr DIVAKOV, Leonid Golovanov
photo of Leonid Golovanov and Oleg rastegayev

sky above the range swiftly grew dark: rain any minute now will gush out. In shade, which was congealed above the dynamometric expensive, black "five" BMW resembled gonchuyu with the convex back, that thickened in the swift leap. Here only not one gonchaya in the world can nurse kilometer from the place in 25 seconds.

A BMW M5 can: our rounds recently this confirmed!

Now for the measurements must leave specialist Audi R but suddenly asphalt begins to grow dark. Rain? Is worse - snow during October! Really we will not have time to measure dynamics? One hope - for the complete drive of the ingol'shtadtskogo super-specialist...

Of A indeed as all began well... Roads were dry, in the clouds the openings even guessed. Mood was splendid. Indeed trip to the range on such automobiles - these are holiday showers, the Patron Saint's day of heart! The feast of spirit, finally...

BMW M5 - our favorite already since 1998, when "emka" in the present body Of eya' with the 400- strong engine V8 4.9 only appeared. Splendid motor with the torque into 500 nm, rear drive, the six-stage mechanical box Getrag, the interlocking differential - are everything this in combination with the comfort of sedan of business- class.

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Now in BMW M5 appeared new terrible rival - Audi R under the cowling - the V- descriptive "eight" with a volume of 4,2 l, which with two turbocompressors develops 450 forces and 560 newton meters. Note - on 50 hp and on 60 nm more than in BMW M5!

Vo Audi R and BMW M5 are distinguished radically. Concept "by 3m- heel" is more purist, uncompromising: sedan of classical layout with the atmospheric engine and with the "mechanics". But that Audi? Engine - with the turbine supercharger. Drive - to all wheels. Transmission - only five-stage "automaton" Tiptronic. Furthermore, Audi R can be both the sedan and specialist. We succeeded herself in finding in Moscow precisely specialist - Audi R Avant, and from this the conceptual contradictions of two Bavarian automobiles became even more visual.

Pravda, modesty decorate both machines approximately to the identical degree. Neither enormous anti-wings nor the extended wheel arches - only a little changed bumpers, beautiful 18- one inch wheels, two exhaust ducts and, naturally, mA- A -alen6kie such unit plates. Who knows, that will estimate...

I salons they manage without cheap bijouterie: to serious person to nothing all these pseudo-racing cover plates on the pedal or moldingi "under Kevlar". A good leather armchair and well-knit three-spoked control with the chubby leather rim - here and everything which is necessary for the happiness in the automobile, the scale of tachometer of which is decorated with the firm mark R or Mshch.

"3m- fifth". The turning of key, the hum of the servodrives of the steering column, which automatically lower baranka to "working" the position, and here, after the work of starter per second, under the cowling revived powerful eight-cylinder heart. Concentrate of volcanic energy - pair of the metric centners of aluminum alloy, established under the cowling on the vibration-isolating hydro-supports. Clutch pedal softly departs to the floor, hand usually sends lever forward. Like everything as in any other machine with the mechanical box...

But this is precisely that case, when a quantity of newton meters passes into the quality. Because of engineering BMW - into entirely different quality. Under cowling BMW M5 ideal power unit! Cohesion must operate precisely so, it is soft and it is predicted. Box must be switched precisely so - with the small and light motions of lever and with hardly the perceptible "step" with the wear and tear of synchronizers. And, of course, thrust. Let it will be always, on any revolutions - beginning from the unmarried and concluding by maximum!

By the way, the tachometer on BMW M5 of complex - thus far engine will not be warmed thoroughly, in the circle of the scale from 4000 r/min to 6500 r/min will shine yellow sectors. This warning - cold motor is better not to turn! Not we will be, not we will be - that zh we, monsters are what... After control BMW M5 it is possible to obtain pleasure even with the unhurried ride. To the second engine it sings by beautiful tenor, on the fourth its voice will be lowered to the insinuating baritone. But if we at the same speed include the sixth, then pointer will fall to the unmarried, and in response to the gas supply in the salon zazvuchat soft bass notes...

Tuning by chassis - also inexhaustible source of positive emotions. With what dignity "3m- fifth" it otklikayetsya to the turnings of control, as softly it goes along the Moscow streets! Judging by everything, in three years of release BMW M5 "comfortable" component in the nature of these machines became still more noticeable - effort on the baranka is emphasized low, reaction to the turnings of control smooth, and with the braking suspension even allows the small pecks of body. but

but where sportivnost', ardor, adrenaline?

First, among the buttons on the central console there is one with the inscription "sport" - its pressure changes the characteristics of electronic accelerator pedal, and reaction to the gas become sharper and it is more aggressive. But in the second place, engine is already thoroughly heated, and yellow sectors on tachometer one after another gradually of pogasli: index path is free to the maximum revolutions!

But even under the complete thrust, with the worthy of any super-penalty by acceleration, BMW M5 do not lose solidity and comfort. 1000 I you know, to us this on the taste!

Reseating in Audi R, we expected even more than "civil" habits. At least because you subconsiously await nothing greater from the automobile with the spacious body specialist and with relingami on the roof. Yes even the big enough experience of contact with other versions Audi A6 prompted that the reactions will be, most likely, a little "washed away" and by those deprived of sport sharpness.

Were not there!

From the support to the support the small control Audi accomplishes two and one-half of revolution against exactly three in BMW - passing the same turnings, baranka necessary to turn to the smaller angles. Furthermore, in the turns specialist Audi is noticeably quicker than BMW! Effort on the control is above - it "is harder" during the rotation, it is sport in all regimes. Suspension is also disposed differently - small shaking constantly oshchushchayetsya on the body and "comes" to the control. But in this case a worthy compromise between the smoothness of motion and the controllability in Audi is nevertheless preserved. Simply in "3m- heel" the point of this compromise is displaced to the side of comfort, and in R - to the side of controllability.

By the way, sport accessories in salon Audi only it is more. For example, armchair here - custom-made Recaro, with the embossed logotypes R the combination of instruments noticeably is differed from common for Audi A6. One additional difference - two trigger buttons on the control, by which it is possible to change gears of "automaton". On the "civil" automobiles Audi for this are used two two-way keys on the knitting needles, to the left and to the right - by each it is possible and "to reduce" transfers, and to be switched "upward". But on R another system, close to the racing - to the left "minus", to the right "plus".

Alas, on the delays of "automaton itself" this change barely was reflected - as this is conducted on Audi, box changes transfers without the special hurry. With the acceleration each switching "upward" is accompanied by small hitch - when electronics to the instant it covers choke, automobile as if will slow by engine. But if the pedal of gas is pressed in this case at least half, then an instantaneous feeling of vexation is here changed by the enthusiasm: thrust moshchneyshaya!

To feel the specific character of turbomotora is practically impossible - either delays, or "turboyamy". First, this merit of diagram biturbo - two small turbocompressors, each of which "is fed" by exhaust from their "half" of V- descriptive eight-cylinder block and possesses smaller inertness, than one turbocompressor is somewhat larger. Therefore four-liter biturbomotor leaves on the "regiment" of the maximum torque already with 2000 r/min - and "holds" it to 5600 r/min.

A in the second place, helps "automaton". With any pressure on the gas the hydraulic converter makes possible for motor to here untwist higher than one-and-a-half thousand. But from there to turbozony by hand tax... As a result the engine is practically always capable to?.ydat' form into a snuff the maximum of thrust! but

who is more rapid - BMW or Audi? Unsupercharged engine - or biturbomotor? "mechanics" or "automaton"? Rear drive - or is complete?

V of five-kilometer dynamometric route light up headlights - to the start leaves BMW M5. the motor it is untwisted to 3000 r/min, the discharge of cohesion, powerful jerk forward - and automobile as if it is abutted against invisible wall. We forgot to open stabilization system DSC! She, as it is calculated, dissipates the slippage of driven wheels - but in this case too actively "suffocates" acceleration. As a result it is impossible to collect 100 km/h more rapidly than in seven seconds, with switch oned electronics.

Mean, DSC down! The sound of engine again hovers on the high note, start - and the pointer of tachometer immediately is abutted against red zone, and in the mirrors of rear form hangs dove-coloured smoke from sgorevshey rubber of protector. Too intensive a slippage: the engine thrust is such, that the shirochennye rear casings are torn away in bushings not only in the low gear, but on the second and, sometimes, even on the third! In this case hundred from the place can be collected in 5,7 seconds. But in the technical characteristics by 5,3 s. let us declared attempt also, without the slippage?

Vystavl dи of yaem on the tachometer only thousand. It is now rapid, but we smoothly release cohesion - and to the refusal we simultaneously melt down the outdoor pedal of gas. Jerk forward! Now the second - also as far as possible accurately working by gas and cohesion. Again the splash of acceleration - and here are they, cherished 5,39 s! We lost to the plant testers only one hundredth - with the fact that coast box, and cohesion.

A you do know that does strike most of all? Not five seconds of run-up time "from zero to hundred". Visualize - in 18 seconds, during which "usual" automobile is capable to collect 120 - 150 km/h, BMW M5 manages to drive away to two hundred! But through half a minute after start speed will exceed the official threshold of "maksimalki" in 250 km/h - and BMW will continue acceleration. Limiter will operate only to 262,7 km/h, "after exceeding" the declared technical characteristics by 12 km/h.

Now - turn Audi. We overload measuring equipment, we include distant light, we taxi to the start... And we grow cold from the horror: from the sky, it is slow kruzhas', fall large white flakes.

First snow.

Arrived...

Asphalt of "dinamki" it grows dark on the eyes: snowflakes tayut, and with them - and hope for the success of our test. Not we will lose precious seconds. Indeed with us quattro, famous all-wheel-drive transmission. The old man Of torsen us will help!

Acceleration with the "automaton" - there is nothing simpler. Gas into the floor! Almost it detonates forward without slippage Audi - as if asphalt under the wheels of the dry, such as was minute ago. The pointer of speedometer "stumbles" on the mark 85 km/h, "automaton" passes to the second... And precise electronics makes the cutoff: 100 km/h - in 5,18 seconds. Now we are assured: Audi R Is more rapid than BMW M5! Let it be in all to two "ten", but more rapid...

More accurate, "as the minimum to two ten". Indeed weather did not give to us chance at least to repeat final acceleration - from the sky continued to fall the wet snow. If not this, then as know - it can, for us would be possible to develop those declared Ingol'shtadtom 4,9 s "from zero to hundred"?

Everything, that we had time, this to measure "maksimalku" and to ottormozit'sya at a rate of 100 km/h. It is interesting that the limiter of maximum speed in Audi proved to be "two-step". First it operated somewhere in the region 240 km/h, then electronics thought - and "let go" engine, after making it possible to collect 266,5 km/h, to 16 kilometers an hour it is higher than the official 250- kilometer threshold!

By the way, in the fact that on Audi R was possible to show worthy results, the merit not only of complete drive, but also splendid tires Michelin Pilot SX Sport - they excellently hold not only on the dry asphalt, but also on the wet. But tires Dunlop on BMW even on the dry slide earlier than you expect. What already to speak about the snowy virgin soil...

Of Dada, about the virgin soil. In the middle of October above Dmitrovom broke out present February snow-storm! Asfalr.t immediately was hidden under the thick shroud of the moist snow, which the tire workers name the English term slash. Everything, test is until today finished, it is possible to be gathered into Moscow. One happiness - it is possible to be carried as in winter in the slip, without the risk for the tires.

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