It is far from a smoke from under wheels and other street racer’s features, but with it to find common language easier, in fact Audi constantly provokes the driver. Ford it is ready to go on the compromise: you do not try to represent Alexey Dudukalo, and the machine will not torment you on trifles. Easy carry the mother-in-law on a summer residence and do not distract on clever words about reversing. Plus to all feel a master of the situation, having filled very fast Ford for the same sum as any “Volga”, and be assured that will pass on one refuelling in any way less.
Brakes on both cars work precisely and without delays. And it that on Mondeo brake disks same, as on base version 1.8. Simply them have made with a stock, and it has appeared sufficient and for “fighting” ST 220.
The ending
All the same they live in the different worlds. S4 already in base is more dear ST 220 almost three times - 100 thousand dollars against 39 thousand But they cost not at different steps of automobile evolution, both of them are good themselves, both in fine to ” the physical form ”. Certainly, Audi - the car more likely image, status, but also ST 220 quite corresponds to criteria status offence. How many owners usual Mondeo during the test have shown us the big finger! Now in a fashion avantism, especially in the Europe, and still there save. Dear, qualitative S4 should feel, how it draw in not only the Bavarian neighbours, but also especial Mondeo. Also has put at all in money. In ST 220 shakes on roughnesses less, it is cheaper in operation, and pleasures from driving gives not less. Audi - the car rigid in every respect, in city to it frankly nothing to do, the line or even the closed track is necessary to it.
Who is better? Better the one who meets needs and desires of the owner. But at Ford the luggage carrier is more …

Steering management reacts to the slightest movement of hands, change of a rate occurs quickly and precisely. Controllability is one more trump Audi in general and S4 in particular. “Having touched” on an input in turn with a speed, it is possible to count not only on success, but also on a suspension bracket and electronic systems. “Thoroughbred” sprt car with “short” the helmsman lath “licks” bends not worse other “cup” car, and the driver makes a minimum of movements by a rudder. However, to drive in underground many-tier garage with its intricate route of “immersing” nevertheless it is complex. But on a line the machine is wonderful. Overtaking are two movements: “ Gas ” in a floor, a rudder to the left. Capacities will suffice on the small plane, therefore to be afraid it is necessary to one more Audi S4 on a counter strip. At this time the arrow of the index of fuel treacherous slips to zero, and from a pocket there is next One thousand roubles a denomination. It is necessary to restrain ardour, differently it is necessary to tighten the belt. Refuelling S4 manages on the average in 1500 roubles, and to pass on 70 L which are located in a tank, it is possible from force of 350 km.
And what Ford? The Rudder at it, certainly, not such sharp, but “ syntepon ” too is not present a layer. It hardly is less aggressive, hardly more comfortable and is inclined to compromises. ST 220 below base updating on 15 mm, its suspension bracket more rigid, and it in the best way influences controllability which and in usual Mondeo differs predictability. Yes, ST not so can aggressively pass bends, it expands a trajectory, crackles brakes and squeals a little trunks.

Well, it is time to go. Mighty V8 Audi terribly growls even on single turns, and on the multi-colour screen of a computer litres of the charge of fuel are shone. It is necessary to make only three movements: to press a pedal of a brake, to translate selector KP in position “Drive” and to press “gas”. Somewhere in bowels of aluminium compact “eight” force will wake up, and the car, without thinking twice, will dart off. Then “automatic device” will begin to click transfers, and the road will turn to a dark grey needle. “Stuck” to asphalt avant terribly growls on other machines, and those jump aside from it. To get under millstones of 18-inch wheels of ” the mad car ” wants nobody. To operate draft by this machine it is simple because it will suffice on two similar car and pair tens “Lada”. However, “automatic device” at accelerations from time to time runs into a condition of “thoughtfulness”. The medicine for it is a manual mode and “ears” switchings of transfers on a steering column.
Motor Mondeo on single turns it is not audible absolutely, V6 does not annoy passengers and associates and not so frankly provokes the driver. Ah!, to it the pedal of coupling is shorter”! Painfully the course is great, and self-descriptiveness at it, we shall directly tell, “civil”. But it is necessary to touch lever KP, and the person will be lit up with a smile of a kind cat with a naval surname. Clearness of inclusion of transfers excellent, courses minimal. “To vote” Ford the motor begins after 4500 rev/min and willingly “turns” up to 6500 rev/min. ST 220 it is dispersed intelligent, but it is fast, odds almost in two seconds, received from Audi, like and you do not notice, all occurs as, but it is less than adrenaline. But it is quiet. “ All right, can mix III transfer c VI, - as if speaks ST 220, - I only second was shocked, but I shall help to make overtaking ”. It is valid so! And this motor had good stock of draft, and a pedal of “gas” at ST 220 less “wadded”, than at S4.

V6 Against V8
Motors have got to both cars “by right of succession”. Ford has received V6 from off-road car Maverick, and S4 - from the “senior” models. Ford the motor initially had capacity 200 h.p., but in branch Special Vehicle Engineering have brought a number of changes which have allowed to increase its capacity up to 220 h.p. forward control Mondeo is delivered with 6-step “mechanics”.
In quattro GmbH have solved differently and at all did not begin to touch the motor. “Horses” there for not the heaviest machine and so it is enough - 344. Naturally, the drive at the car full, and manages transformation of draft 6-band “quick-firing the automatic device ” Tiptronic. Feel a difference?
At ST 220 285 Nanometers twisting the moment against magnificent 410 Nanometers at S4, and up to “hundred” Audi are dispersed for 5,9 with while Mondeo it is required for this purpose 7,6 with. And here the maximal speed at them identical - 250 km/h. Advantage S4 seems conclusive. However there is one small “but”, and it consists in “appetite” Audi. Small avant with the huge motor consumes more than 20 L AI-98 on 100 km in city on what informs an onboard computer. Its contender where is more modest: it suffices 14,5 L some gasoline on “hundred”, and AI-95. Times of mad money have passed, and today buyers of dear machines concern to cost of operation more closely, and here the bowl of weights is declined aside Ford. ST 220 can celebrate the first small victory over our duel.

In interior Audi all is divided into zones for each passenger. Everyone receives personal seat Recaro and own “cocoon”. These “cocoons” are formed owing to low landing both a high and wide central tunnel. Interior Audi is the luxury erected in the maximum degree. A tree, suede, a leather, aluminium. At night even the smallest key exhales a is aggressive-red luminescence. In Ingolstadt have solved, that it is possible to supply with illumination even a coaster. In Cologne have acted differently, having arranged an aperture for a glass on the central tunnel.
Driver Audi holds in hands three spokes a rudder and as the child, cannot play enough numerous electroadjustments and buttons. Ford in this plan where is more modest: it is less than buttons and regulators. Here they, distinctions. Ford - the constrained luxury for small money, Audi - epatage luxury for huge.
What? Still these cars have a luggage carrier, and each of them can transport lengthy subjects. Audi it is possible at desire to transform in the microlorry, and in Ford it is possible to ship pair snow-boards. Here only annoyingly, that at Ford is absent though any handle to close a luggage carrier. Parameters of useful volume of interiors of these “sportsmen” not so excite us, how, for example, capacity, time of dispersal, etc.

Audi besides that avant, it also aggressive avant. Dilators of arches, a “spiteful” lattice of a radiator, besides 18-inch disks and the whole four exhaust branch pipes. A4 Avant - avant small, a such dear and elegant shopping bag from known couture. In case of with S4 small avant it is transformed hardly probable not into a fighter, and its yellow sides already in itself draw attention of associates.
At you how many seats Recaro, dear ST 220? At their dark blue sedan two, and they, naturally, lobbies. For sports armchairs they too soft, but are supplied by numerous supports and electroadjustments. The interior sports Ford has not undergone greater changes. Devices with white dials, overlays on pedals, a rudder with symbolics of model yes the leather handle of a 6-step box of transfers. Such here in the simple way the simple car turns in budgetary sport car. It turns out very lovely, without unhealthy bent for to ” dark blue bulbs ” and other trinkets. Back passengers fast business-sedan have at the order heating of seats, individual plafonds of illumination on a ceiling both in a floor and as a pleasant bonus - an armrest with coasters. The interior is fitted a dense leather, only on door panels it is for some reason combined with a fleecy textile material. For “music underneath” with a changer audiosystem Sony answers six disks and board DU on a sterring wheel.

One of them in one and a half time is more powerful another, but three times more dear. And that, which costs less, also much more comfortable. But dear passes turns more quickly. Feel a difference?
Machines not simply different - at times there is a sensation, that they represent different branches of automobile evolution. Here we also have tried to understand, what distinctions are expressed with a difference in the price in 70 thousand dollars.
220 against 344
These figures - capacity of two contenders: Audi S4 almost in one and a half time is more powerful. They cost a yellow-dark blue flag of the adjacent state and sights of hungry predators estimate each other. ST 220 is Ford Mondeo. After easy face lifting base model it became frankly better, back lanterns with strips have especially gone right. For transformation of a usual sedan in unusual the aerowhale which includes a low bumper, “skirt”, a back spoiler, 18-inch wheel disks with 16 spokes and two branch pipes of system of an exhaust is necessary. It is not necessary to forget and about a special paint for a body which refers to “ a neon-blue metallic ” and intends only for version ST 220. The car, vested in such “armour”, looks more and more solidly the base version even in the richest complete set.