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on 6 September, 2002, Autobild №e'

Audi confidently look in the future and are assembled next year to sell in Germany from 8000 to 9000 new A8. In the past year to the calculation it was set 4876 Audi class of "luxes". Then "seven" BMW was registered by 7095.

Audi A8 4.2 quattro: First comparison with BMW 74п - duel in predstavitel'skom class

light, powerful, elegant. Audi A8 - serious player in the highest automobile league. So that, and the second generation A8 must not allow to relax to grown stout "seven" BMW. Matter of taste: The design of "seven" reminds baroque, automobile seems massive. A8 it is vice versa separated by sharp and light lines.

Once brand Audi boldly left to the market for automobiles for leisure and the transportation it was cargo with the advertising slogan "beautiful specialists they are called Avant". Now these proud words in a somewhat changed version again can serve as call to the promising offensive of automobiles Audi.

Main role in the present idea be in prospect to play new A8, which afterward premiers at the end of September on the Parisian auto-salon already during November must appear in the dealers. Noble and dynamic, it unquestionably main hero. But victim? From my point of view - "excellent actor": "seven" BMW. indeed in its heart goes on the fight of two contradictory beginnings: the excellent dynamics, which promises pleasure after the control, and, the heavy, "well-fed" forms of body.

Against the background of the sinewy aluminum body ASF "large Ingol'shtadttsa" (now, because of the decrease of a quantity of details, it it became still more durable)"seven" grow old as with the accelerated survey.

Clear wedge shape and swift cupola of roof A8 as the minimum me personally more greatly please themselves, even despite the fact that in comparison with "seven" in it is less than the place in the tail end of the salon. Are critical for this, first of all, the clearly expressed dynamic proportions of noble athlete. In spite of length into 5,05 it is meter height A8 it comprises only 1,44 meters. At the same time "seven", which was received to two centimeters is shorter and by five centimeters higher, is faster the answer of Bavarians to the previous flag officer S- class W140. after being placed in the salon A8, we with great happiness noted that now in the series automobile are used many elements of concept- specialist Avantissimo.

Usovershenstvovannyy iDrive is named THE MMI - it is intelligible to each

Nenavyazchivaya luxury: A feeling of space and prosperity moves the cockpit of driver- ace. In the elegant four-spoked steering wheel hides itself the adaptive ring-shaped two-step pillow of safety, which protects even in such a case, when with the emergency driver sat very close to steering wheel. The colored display, to which additionally is derived the information from the control unit of conditioner, at will can be hidden under the wooden panel. Simply it is convenient: electromechanical parking brake, the concept of control THE MMI

ideal form of seats with the electro-adjustment, splendid four-spoked sport control and the luxurious "air" architecture of cockpit - here is gala- idea A8. The angular -"neotesanny1" control center "of seven" goes with it not into what comparison. And nevertheless. Instead of the variety of buttons Audi now also is used rotary- pressure joystick. M(.ulti) M(.edia) I(.nterface) - so it is called - it does not copy BMW iDrive. Moreover, to govern it it is much simpler. As in VW Phaeton here are eight controlling buttons, which make it possible to enter into the basic menu. Are next located four functional keys, used for turning to special functions. Navigation is achieved with the aid of the pressure joystick located in center: turning - turning the pages of menu, pressure - confirmation of selection. Recovery is produced still simpler - by the pressure of key "back" ("Return"). This is understandable even facts, who does not be friends with the technology. Under the button "Car", for example, hides itself control of level and hardness of adaptive pneumatic suspension - Adaptive Air Suspension (analogs of that installed on Phaeton, only disposed specially for A8).

V automatic and comfortable regimes A8 do not lag behind BMW, making possible for passengers quietly and comfortably to be moved even up to the great distances. And only in the regime "Dynamic", with which the clearance decreases on 20 mm (but at the speed higher than 130 km/h - on 25 mm), it is possible to completely perceive sport qualities A8. Those desiring can on 25 mm increase the road clearance (at the speed to 100 km/h) and drop in to the farm after the fresh milk. Still more than pleasure promises lux- liner with the ride along the twisting road. Because of the constantly changed hardness suspensions depending on the style of driving, behavior of body can be held in control within the rigid framework. The accuracy of steering control makes possible for driver A8 with the ease to pass turnings. The complete drive quattro® ensures neutral povorachivayemost' and sufficient thrust. Despite the fact that "seven" in the turnings do not behave as obstinate child, nevertheless it turns more unhurried, as not quickly as A8. Ease of control A8 constantly moves into me the deceptive control feel of the automobile, much less in the overall sizes.

A8: Convenient and light in control, as if Aya

raising dust by the post: because of the remarkable undercarriage, the high-powered engine and the stability of complete drive new A8 assigns tone in the dynamics. 4,2- liter V8 Audi can be contended with the 4,4- the liter V8 BMW, in it even to two "horses" it is more, yes even it generally appears more beautiful.

This impression strengthens the 4,2- liter engine V8. although it it is known even on the predecessor of new audi, because of the thin finishing of the details (for example, the two-step entrance circuit of the variable length, as in S8) of the aluminum aggregate it was possible "to squeeze out" 25 additional horsepower the 5- valve engine, which develops the power of 335 hp it makes it possible to rapidly and practically effortlessly accelerate A8. Its reliable partner - 6- stepped automatic gearbox (as in BMW - from ZF, adapted to the system of complete drive). The powerful sound of engine resembles concerts Rolling Stones.

At the beginning of sales A8 will be equipped also 3,7- liter V8 with power 280 (+20) of hp and with complete drive. In this modification its cost in Germany will compose 66400 Euro-. In 2003 of the gamma of engines it will be supplemented by modifications V6 and Wl2. then by new aggregates will gladden the amateurs of diesel motors. 3- liter V6 and 4- liter V8 are executed on the base of one model. In both is made the rate to the most contemporary technology of injection Common-Rail (maximum injection pressure of 1800 bars). Their power will be not lower than in the new Diesel engines BMW (218/258 hp). Or even it is higher. Motto: The most powerful diesel is called TDI.

Gerald Czajka

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