So, in front of you is the new generation Audi A4. But behind her a train in the form of a universal trunk. Damn, a beautiful train, as if swollen in the wind with two beautiful folds on the sides. This is a branded line Audi, «Tornado Line». Its shape resembles a mountain ridge along which a tornado really passed, which is why the surface of the mountains is smooth and smooth. The truth is told by the designers of modern Auto Union — this line logically completes the image of the station wagon. For its class, A4 Avant has a rather large trunk. In terms of volume, it is inferior only to Ford, Citroeon and Volkswagen station wagon. But Audi is a completely different league, it is a premium class, this is a luxury! And the buyers of this brand, first of all, are guided by the call of the heart for this alluring word — «premium». Let’s see what the new Audi clothing in the Lux universal empire is suitable for! It is sad that Avant, with perfection of appearance, is not as perfect inside as we would like. All because of the back of the rear seat. When lowering, it rests early on the front seats and forms a tall, humpbacked floor. Thank God, loading things in the trunk is easy and pleasant. Okay, what to cunning, we write not about minivans, but about sports cars! The next question is on the agenda — to find out if it is possible to frolic on A4 Avant from time to time. To find out, let’s look into the structure of the car. A4 was subjected to the same philosophy of placing a power unit as the A5 compartment. The essence is as follows: the front wheels are shifted by about 150 mm forward, thereby, reducing the front overhang and the center of gravity. In turn, the engine displacement is closer to the central rack and an increase in the rigidity of the body frame also positively influenced the controllability of the car. As foresighted, A4 is slightly changed constructively compared to A5. This is the merit of the marketing department. Audi do not want to scare off buyers. Whatever it is, the control of the station wagon is quite sharp, in the turns on the steering wheel, feedback is felt. But refinement is still necessary. If even an “active” steering is installed by the machine, you will not get as many emotions as from a similar system for BMW. We expected that the four -cylinder Audi would be more agent than a six -cylinder relative with its full -wheel drive Quattro. Let a car with V6 and has a distribution of torque along the axes in a ratio of 40: 60 in favor of the rear axle, and a large torque in the entire speed range, but this does not save it either. We would choose 1. 8 TFSI with 160 liters. With., which is also not offended by the torque — thanks to the turbine. Believe me, that’s all you need!
