Having left a motorway under a sensitive management of navigating system, I have appeared on twisting rural roads where has continued to enjoy 450 “stallions” given in my order. Certainly, comfortable steering management self-descriptiveness does not indulge, and here to brakes of claims is not present. In what mood the driver villages for a rudder of this car, it simply should please behaviour of the machine on a slippery road covering. The big impression makes dispersal or, perhaps, start from a place. On road - well rolled snow here and there covered by an ice. But, despite of it, the car shows such acceleration that the impression as if time of dispersal up to “hundred”, making 5,2 with, does not depend on a condition of a road cloth is made. After that it would be desirable to leave the machine and to look: and whether is not present on trunks of 6-millimetric racing thorns? It is possible to advise for dealers to get on one car-schoolmate of competing marks and to suggest potential buyers A8L 6.0 quattro to compare dynamics of models, and it is better on slippery road. Even if the client will not buy the machine, impressions will remain with it for all life.
One more pleasant surprise became that in a “fighting” mode the car has shown moderate “appetite” - 20 L on 100 km. At quiet driving on the same country roads the average charge decreases up to 16 L for “hundred”. On highway it is possible to use economic VI transfer and then, on assurance of the manufacturer, the charge will make 9,9 L on 100 km. Probably, but only not in the winter and not in such weather conditions in what passed the test. As a whole the car has left good impressions, but for certain it yet all its advantages, simply for one day to learn about this machine all it is impossible.
Whether it is possible to name A8L 6.0 quattro new king among cars of a representation class? A full drive - conclusive advantage and if to estimate, how many days in a year on our roads slippery it is possible to draw corresponding conclusions. Anyway, having seen in the winter in a mirror of a back kind a silhouette new Audi А8, be not nervous, make way, resistance is practically useless.
Dealers Audi in Russia already accept orders on A8L 6.0 quattro. There Is a car practically as much, how many and competitors, - 161 thousand, and not the euro, and the American dollars, and is one more plus in favour of “ the lord of rings ”.

Some characteristics Audi A8L 6.0 quattro (data of the manufacturer)
Dimensions, mm	5192х1894х1455
Base, mm	3074
Track in front/behind, mm	1619/1605
Diameter of a turn, m	12,7
The equipped weight, kg	1995
Type of the engine	Petrol W12 48- valve
Working volume, cube. Sm	5998
Max Capacity, h.p./rev/min	450/6200
Max The moment, Nanometer/rev/min	580/4000-4700
Transmission	Automatic
	6-band Tiptronic
Trunks	255/45 R18
Max Speed, km/h	250
Time of dispersal of 0-100 km, with	5,2
The charge of fuel (average), L/100 km	13,8
Volume of a tank, L	90

“Voice” of the motor does not get at all into interior, only on the highest turns its pleasant sounding is heard. Left boring city streets, I get out on covered by a snow and an ice a motorway. Cars trudge in the first number with a speed about 70 km/h. Temperature of air-1°C, road yet have not cleaned also strewed nothing, therefore to risk interested persons is not present. You, probably, think, what to me on new “eight” with a full drive unlike the majority of other participants of traffic from first minutes all was at all? Be mistaken. I have left in an extreme left number, and the arrow of a speedometer has instantly appeared at a mark “100”. But on a line deep pools with a snow and an ice and when the machine flew in these small lakes were formed many, it seemed to me, that, do not hold I more strong a rudder, it will be pulled out at me from hands! It was found out, that all business in adjustment of a pneumosuspension bracket which has been adjusted on the most comfortable operating mode. Perhaps, in such conditions more “strict” adjustments is better will approach. Indeed, was to translate a suspension bracket in more rigid mode “Dynamic” enough, and a 6-band box - in a semi-automatic mode as I have ceased “to catch” continually the machine and has started to take pleasure in advantage of high technologies.
The right number already seem to me costing, and going ahead of the machine hardly had time to make way. Through pair minutes to me it became practically indifferent, that under wheels - asphalt or sleet and an ice. Work of transmission and suspension bracket А8 give the driver such confidence, that all seems to it at all, and the new motor amazes with the pulling power. At 1000 rev/min on V to transfer the engine intensively disperses the machine with 50 up to 200 km/h (it is possible and more, but the situation did not allow: has become warmer and above road has hung a dense fog). On II transfer the car is dispersed up to 110 km/h, and on III transfer at 6200 rev/min - up to 160 km/h. Most “cheerful” has appeared IV transfer - it provides to the driver weight of positive emotions and allows to enjoy dynamics A8L 6.0 quattro in any high-speed mode. It is no wonder, in fact 95 % of the twisting moment the motor give 2300-5300 rev/min in a range, and on one “horsy” it is necessary less kgs, than at Porsche 911 Carrera! The maximal speed is limited by electronics at a level of 250 km/h and that it to reach, it is required to the car only 30 with.

Other important feature of this car - its weight. For example, owing to use of aluminium and magnesian alloys the 12-cylinder motor weighs 240 kg, that is it on 8 kg is heavier than all, than not turbo the 8-cylinder motor from АМG. Designers have not left without changes and the favourite aluminium body. It has appeared, and its weight can be reduced, not having worsened parameters of rigidity. And as a result the equipped weight of the car makes only 1960 kg! And Audi A8L 6.0 with the body extended on 130 mm 1995 kg weigh, that is it is easier Mercedes-Benz S 600L on 140 kg, and BMW 760Li - on 230 kg. And even if on over speed to dynamics A8L 6.0, maybe, a little also loses the competitors with more powerful motors owing to smaller weight on dynamics of braking and at passage of turns this machine will have for certain advantage. But we not begin to hurry event, we shall try the car in business, and then we shall draw final conclusions.
Empire quattro
Unpredictable weather has helped organizers of tests, having provided perfect conditions for demonstration of advantages of the new car. Since eight mornings up to two one o’clock in the afternoon - during all time allocated for the test, on ) clean side-streets of Salzburg the dense snow fell. Disaster for the majority of participants of traffic, but as it has appeared, not for A8L 6.0 quattro.
Having dived into interior of “eight”, I have appeared in an atmosphere of comfort and the luxury familiar to me still under the first tests presented in 2002 Audi A8. On a background of gloomy weather the interior trimmed by a light leather, drew the heat and a cosiness. At first sight, no special changes in interior are present: the same design, the same the multimedia interface and dactyloscopic “recognizer” prints of fingers. Here only registration of a sterring wheel other. Still pair minutes, and I, having included new adaptive headlights with light-emitting diode dimensional fires, already rushed on the offered route.

Very much few cars of a representation class can give today to the owner a combination of a full drive and 6-liter motor W12.
Combination of words “ the lord of rings ” often use with reference to cars Audi. And presence of a full drive allows them to become simultaneously and masters of winter roads, and masters of hearts of those people who for a long time have estimated advantages of the high technologies which are given rise in Ingolstadt.
As well as at other manufacturers of models of such class, as base for the new version the car, shown has served public two years ago (see 11, 2002). But for certain reaction on seen in a mirror of a back kind “eight” with the 6-liter motor it will be perfect other, rather than on familiar and already habitual Мercedes-Benz a S-class or ВMW 7-th series. The updated forward part the machine reminds legendary Auto Union, known for the achievements in sport. Their features have laid down in a basis of new corporate design of a forward part of models Audi. And in a life owing to the impressive dimensions the leader of the company is looked by even more expressive, than in photos.
Than will please Its majesty?
Let’s begin with the main thing - from symbiosis of a full drive and the 12-cylinder engine which German engineers first-ever successfully realized on previous model. How they have reached it, in fact dimensions of the 12-cylinder motor did not allow other manufacturers to use all-wheel drive transmission? But it looking what motor! Engineers Volkswagen inspired in due time still by Ferdinand Pihom, for a long time experiment different variants of an arrangement of cylinders and have achieved in this direction of unique results. Main from them - creation of the 12-cylinder engine of a W-shaped configuration in which two blocks are located under a corner 72, and cylinders of each block - in chessboard order and under a corner 15. As a result dimensions of the motor make all 513х690 mm. And it in a combination to the differential located between the engine and the hydrotransformer of an automatic box of transfers, has allowed to use well-known all-wheel drive transmission quattro. It was possible to engineers Audi, not increasing volume of the new motor to lift its capacity in comparison with the previous engine on 14 %, and twisting moment - on 30 Nanometers. Owing to more thin adjustments of length of inlet collectors, an exhaust system and phases of gas-distributing the motor gives out 450 h.p. and 580 Nanometers, and 450 Nanometers prove already at 1000 rev/min.