When it became clear that the Mercedes A-class did not become successful, Audi decided to formulate its own answer to the question: what should be perfect car? Small enough for easy maneuvering and parking, yet spacious enough to comfortably accommodate four people with luggage. Super economical, but no loss in dynamics. And finally, despite its small size, it must be equipped with modern systems safety and comfort. Audi has failed in only one. Set an adequate and attractive price tag. Small Audi A2 cost as much as larger Opel zafira A and VW Passat B5. Due to poor sales, the model was discontinued ahead of schedule with a total of 176,000 copies.
Already from the front, the A2 looks unusual: a huge wiper (more than 70 cm) and a "radiator grille" without ribbing.
Low weight, high quality
The body of the Audi A2 was made of aluminum, which ensured a low weight. Even with the heaviest 1.4 TD engine, the car weighed only 990 kg. But it is packed with a variety of electronic systems that increase the level of comfort while traveling, with a total weight of over 100 kg. Here you will find 4 airbags, ESP, ABS and ASR - anti-slip system when starting off.
As with all Audi models with an aluminum body, it uses technological solution under the name Audi Space Frame (ASF). In simple terms, it is a high-strength aluminum space frame with hinged aluminum panels. Moreover, the roof, floor and side parts are integrated into the body and bear part of the power load. The design increased the cost of production, but also increased the level of safety. In the EuroNCAP crash tests, the small A2 earned 4 stars.
The interior of the 3.8-meter car is really spacious. Plenty of room even for tall people traveling in the back. And full adjustment of the driver's seat is standard.
The interior is impeccably finished. It doesn't matter how long the A2 traveled - 100 or 300 thousand km. The interior shows no obvious signs of wear and looks great.
Engines
Almost all powertrains are recommended, with the exception of the 1.6 FSI and 1.2 TD 3L. The first one has direct fuel injection, which contributes to the deposition of carbon deposits on valves and dampers. intake manifold... To remove carbon deposits, some parts will have to be dismantled, which will ultimately prove to be very costly.
Versions with 1.2 TD 3L should be considered collector's items only. Design features do not allow relying on budget spare parts. The costs of rebuilding a turbine or replacing a turbine and injectors are less shocking. But the elimination of the axial clearance of the crankshaft is associated with huge expenses comparable to the cost of the car itself. The problem arises after 150-200 thousand km.
The three-cylinder 1.4 TDI diesel is much more muted than in VW and Skoda (with the same engine). It was offered in two power options - 75 and 90 hp. Both units were sensationally different low consumption fuel - at the level of 6 liters in the city and 4 liters on the highway. After 200,000 km, ancillary equipment failure should be expected.
The base 1.4-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine is worthy of the best recommendation. The motor is well known Volkswagen polo... Its only problem is the freezing of the crankcase ventilation system. The defect is easily fixable. True, with age, the engine begins to ask for more and more oil.
Transmission
All versions of the Audi A2 had front-wheel drive and were equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission. Only modifications with a 1.2-liter turbodiesel were combined exclusively with a 5-band robot, which received many complaints from the owners. Among others, noise when the load changes.
Non-standard solutions
There are more than enough of them here. For example, there is no customarily opening hood. In order to add oil or washer fluid, it is necessary to fold back the plastic grill between the headlights. And in order to add antifreeze, you need to turn the two knobs on the sides of the grill. And then the whole hood will be in your hands.
The radiator grille can be folded back with a lever in the passenger compartment.
The hood cannot be opened, it can only be removed. It is made of aluminum and weighs about 6-7 kg. It will have to be "unfastened", for example, in order to check the fluid level in the power steering.
The floor of the 390-liter boot is three-layer. After removing the first level, appears spare wheel- with a unique low profile radial tire. And after raising the second level, access to the battery and tools opens.
The spare wheel is stored without air. V standard configuration a compressor is provided for pumping it.
It should be remembered that the entire body is made of aluminum, and therefore there can be no question of any cheap substitutes. And if the body parts are damaged, they will have to be replaced. However, on secondary market parts can be found at attractive prices. For example, the front wing - from 3 300 rubles. About 14,000 rubles would have to be paid for the original.
It is worth noting the symbolic fuel tank volume of 34 liters. It is barely enough for 300 kilometers. After 2002, the fuel reserve increased to 42 liters.
Typical problems and malfunctions
Among the characteristic shortcomings of the Audi A2 are problems with the power steering. The pump is rather weak, not very reliable and noisy. The cost of the cheapest analogue is around 17,000 rubles.
There are malfunctions in the operation of the head unit of the audio system, central locking, comfort unit and generator.
The suspension is adjusted too tightly, not allowing you to move comfortably on Russian roads... Among other things, a dense suspension is a feature of many VAG cars as well as durability. Stabilizer struts quickly give up and ball joints levers. The good news is that the advanced solutions have not affected the suspension. It uses classic MacPherson struts and a torsion beam at the back.
With age, cracks form in the brake hoses, and can wedge the rear brakes (you need to lubricate the mechanism). The anthers of the drive shafts also inevitably wear out.
The optional sunroof also requires attention. Over time, the drive cable is frayed, and then the hatch remains in its current position.
V technically A2 is close to the representatives of the "B segment" of the Volkswagen concern... Therefore, there are enough inexpensive spare parts on the market, and in the event of a malfunction, you can repair the car at any unofficial service that specializes in German cars. True, small engine compartment complicates a number of operations, taking a lot of time and increasing the cost of work.
Rearward visibility is limited by a custom rear window with a curved spoiler.
Market situation
Among the ads there are not many offers for the sale of Audi A2. They ask for a car from 120 to 400 thousand rubles. Even the A2 in near-perfect condition is still too expensive for its age.
Conclusion
Audi designers have come as close to perfection as possible. A2, as a rule, did not disappoint: the car was made with high quality, practically did not break down and consumed little fuel. However, the Audi A2 has a complex design and a relatively high price, and therefore is attractive only for connoisseurs.
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Surprise of passers-by. Corrosion-free body. Low consumption fuel. Salon-transformer. Comfortable seating. Excellent ergonomics. Powerful stove. Good equipment. Interesting appearance. Quite good cross-country ability. Small transport tax... Compactness. the "prominence" of the motors and suspension from the Golf platform.
The envy of passers-by :). The high cost of glass, as well as plastic. Strong sail with crosswind.
Greetings to everyone reading this review! I want to contribute to the collection of opinions about this rare car like the Audi A2 and so that everything is very clear, I will break my review into paragraphs that separately affect different parts of the car. In the rating of characteristics, I indicated 4 stars out of 5 in the column " driving performance"exclusively because of the dead zone of the front struts and the stiffness of the suspension, although I understand that in the B-class with a high body, the softness inherent in multi-link suspensions is unacceptable low cars... The feedback will be great and I will try to be objective, and not write about the feeling of changing a Muscovite to Lamborghini. Well, let's go! Background. I own a car for 1.5 years. I am the second owner. The first owner was a man in 2006, it was then that my A2 arrived from Germany to Russia. My hobby is cars, and since I am inseparable from this topic, sometimes I look at the reviews of different cars and sometimes I have to see comments: "Apparently the author is selling a car, and he writes like that." I will say right away - I am selling my A2 at the moment! Here in this review I will write why, as well as why my soul hurts at the thought of giving up this car. About the main thing - about the body! So, the most technologically advanced in this Audi model is an aluminum body, or rather an all-aluminum space frame. The front fenders are plastic, and only the suspension arms are made of iron. All-aluminum body is a rarity inherent in more sports cars than serial models, since small-scale production of aluminum parts is quite costly. At Audi, only the A2 and the premium flagship of the A8 brand are made entirely of aluminum. Of the other car brands, the most famous will be Porsches, while the rest are profiled for hard sports and are rare and expensive piece copies. The advantages of the aluminum body in operation are simply majestic: it will never rust, it is lightweight, which allows you to reduce engine power in relation to the weight of the car and thereby reduce your transport tax, fuel consumption, and also reduce the degree of pollution environment... The disadvantage of such a body is only in one thing - in its repair in the event of an accident, since body parts made of aluminum, firstly, are not cheap, and secondly, to carry out repair work on such a body at authorized dealer will be extremely expensive, and for a private trader it is risky, and besides, it will be just as difficult and, accordingly, expensive to find such a private trader who has at least once encountered the straightening of aluminum, not to mention the fact that he was a pro in this matter. Exterior. The exterior of the car is eye-catching and people cannot believe that this is a car from the 2000s. It is unusual and rare. I like very much parking lights in the head light - they are simply cosmic. In my opinion, German engineers and designers know firsthand about attention to detail! The hood is removable, and in order to fill in water for windshield washer or add oil, as well as check its level, it is enough to fold back the false grille with the Audi logo without removing the hood. A removable hood, I confess, is not a very pleasant thing in car maintenance - there is always nowhere to put it and constantly passing by you think about how not to step on it, but the engineers saved space under the hood and a few hundred grams of weight on the hood hinges, Hallelujah = ) Motor / gearbox. The Audi A2 engine lineup includes several gasoline and, of course, diesel engines from Audi. Why of course? Because Diesel is the strong point of the Audi brand. It is thanks to diesel engines that Audi repeatedly wins the 24 hour race of reliability and manufacturability - Le Mans. However, I never had diesel engine, possibly because of the existing stereotype about the quality of domestic diesel fuel. By the way, for 1.2TDI (turbodiesel), the officially declared fuel consumption of the Audi A2 was 2.99l./100 km. Of the rare and interesting engines, the A2 has a 1.6FSI 1.6 liter Gas engine with direct injection and the number of "horses" per hundred with a weight of 900 kg. Cars with such an engine are rare and at the moment there is not a single one on sale on one very well-known site for you;) Now about the 1.4 AUA engine, the most common motor for A2. Twin-shaft motor, rather simple from the inside. Such a motor (1.4 atmospheric gasoline) was installed in addition to A2 on a number of cars of other brands. German concerns and subsidiaries, so there can be no difficulties with it in case of repair: it is simple, well-known and not rare. I once had a miracle of our car industry - Vaz Priora, and so, comparing with it, I can say the following: 1.4 Audi's torque is not far from the prioroshny 1.6, but in maximum power, of course, loses - he has 75 hp. against 98 Vaz. But don't forget one very important thing - Weight. The weight of the A2 is less than 900 kg, and the priors of the sedan are 1088 kg. In the city - its element, the A2 is playful and does not make you feel inside a strangled small car, but on the highway this power is not enough for fast movement. I mean the dynamics above the permissible traffic rules of 90 km / h. up to a speed of 120, the car allows you to save fuel and keep a small margin of power under the gas pedal, but higher speeds are no longer its element, which is confirmed by its B-class. At a speed of 100-120 km / h, fuel consumption is less than 5 liters of 95th gasoline. Higher - more + have to "turn" the engine, which affects its resource. The checkpoint is a mechanic, I don’t recognize others, so I cannot explain anything about an automatic machine, but I think that an automatic machine in a 14 year old car is at least a lottery with a potential loss of 70 thousand. mechanical box pleases - it is distinct and short. Suspension. The MacPherson type front suspension is very simple (for comparison, imagine the VAZ 2109 suspension). Simplicity is a very important factor in technology, because the more complex the mechanism, the less reliable it is. But everything has its pluses and minuses, and since this car has a high body and considerable ground clearance, it is hard on the track with a side wind - the car shakes heavily. True, if you remember that this car is ideal for the city, then this is more a feature inherent in it than a minus. You will not scold the Ferrari for not passing to your favorite river, will you ?! Salon. Personally, I really like the design of the seats - it does not resemble my grandmother's sofa. Everything is geometrically strict, there is a slight lateral support for the seats. The rigidity of the cabin is at the level and personally I do not like soft seats. The back does not get tired during long country trips, and for the convenience of the driving position, there are seat height adjustments. The rear seats fold down to form a flat floor and thereby increase the usable space for the carriage of goods by several times. The geometry of the luggage opening is convenient and allows you to load large items into the car, for example, a wide plasma TV. Also, with the seats folded down, you can easily spend the night in the car admiring the stars through the panoramic roof - romance :) A very important detail of the cabin is the floor at the feet of the rear passengers. It is recessed 20 cm below the front seat sled and this allows for almost extension of the legs with a height of 1m86cm. (this despite the fact that the front seat is tuned to my own height). From the outside, the car with its dimensions and design makes you smile, but when people get inside they are in a slight shock about the interior space. With all these advantages, there is a small nuance - the rear sofa is designed for 2 passengers and two seat belt locks stick out at an angle in the middle of it, which brings some discomfort to the 3rd passenger, but in principle it can be solved. Optional and ergonomics. The A2 configuration contains everything that is not inherent in B-class cars of other automakers, and if it is inherent now, it was not typical in 1999, when the Audi A2 was designed! There are A2 with leather interior, panoramic electric sliding roof and climate control. There was, perhaps, no xenon. I do not have leather interior but there is leather steering wheel and an electrically sliding panoramic roof (Open Sky). By the way, it was on the A2 that this technology was first used. Climate control deserves special praise - the A2 stove is simply hellish. When I sit in a Renault Duster with a friend, I get cold in winter when the stove is operating at maximum mode. In addition to the low temperature there, in my opinion, the airflow itself from the diffusers is weak. In Audi, the first question of passengers becomes: Can we make the stove weaker? And this despite the fact that the climate control display shows in the region of 23 degrees out of 28. There are also 4 airbags on board: two front and two side airbags, electric power steering, exchange rate stability system (ESP is not disabled and is always on guard for your safety) , anti-slip system (ASR - deactivated by a button), anti-lock system (ABS), electric adjustment of side-view mirrors, child locks, etc. Pleases color scheme appliances: white notches and red arrows. Ergonomics at height - at your disposal are medium-sized pockets in the door trim, 2 ashtrays (for rear passengers and smoothly sliding out in the center console), a place for a phone and small things in front of the gear lever, there are even sliding cup holders for cans or cups, respectively. A trifle, but nice, as they say. The glove box is lined with soft material from the inside and has a backlight, its volume makes it easy to store a folder with A4 documents + a bunch of different trifles. All this is at your fingertips without forcing you to huddle with the passenger and beat your elbows against him. The trunk is quite normal in size for everyday use or a short trip, it also has 3 tiers: the first is what you see when you open the trunk lid, the second is under the folding shelf of the floor - there is a full-size spare wheel, a canister with water, a balloon, a set tools, cable, first aid kit, etc., but that's not all - under this compartment there is another one and there, in specially designated places, a standard jack, tools and a battery are based! Operational feel. Comfortably sitting behind the wheel, adjusting it to suit you in terms of reach and height, as well as adjusting the seat, your attention rushes forward and there is a small ambush ... The fact is that the engineers tried to create in 1999 a body that remains in best in its class to this day. This gives it a number of advantages: low noise inside the car, reduced fuel consumption, increased dynamics and maximum speed, however, the body structure impairs visibility due to the massive front pillar with a second, smaller pillar adjacent to it, forming a triangle between each other. Not to say that this is critical, but in the condition of operating a car in a city for what it was, in fact, created, difficult situations can arise, so you need to be more attentive to pedestrians, who can easily disappear in the "dead zone". The front and rear short overhangs (the length of the bumper behind the wheel) in tandem with considerable ground clearance allow you to still get to that favorite river :) Compact dimensions cars give you an indisputable bonus in the problem that is urgent for the cities of our days - in parking. The high seating position allows you to see all the bumps in the road, as well as curbs. Maintenance and service. Dear readers and only future owners German car-Attention, this is for you! In any car service, garage, barrack .. any Vasya, Kolya, Sasha, at the sight of the famous German badge on the hood of your car, will skillfully multiply the price tag of similar work with another car several times, even if he knew mathematics by 3 at school .. And all this was in a hurry fo yu, gentlemen) Here you have several options: 1) Officials: Officials are when you can buy a filter and oil for 3 thousand rubles and change yourself in 30 minutes, but pay 8 thousand and get a guarantee that the oil filler cap is tightened correctly .. 2) Private foreman: a private foreman is almost the same as an official, only without a guarantee and in a lottery mode: lucky or not lucky. 3) "If you want to do well, do it yourself" This is the principle I adhere to. I understand perfectly well that someone does not have the skills to self service car or simply not enough time, but in this case, you should not produce reviews about how the car breaks down after 5 km of service in the service of a grimy uncle or that Audi service is hyper expensive. I agree, prices for original spare parts higher than for cars of non-German or non-Japanese manufacturers, however, taking into account the German scrupulousness, pedantry and clarity, this detail will not have to be changed in half a year, as they say: "changed and forgot". There are just a lot of analogs of spare parts from Chinese for a penny, to German ones, almost similar in price to the original. Believe me, there are resources on the Internet that allow you to choose a quality replacement part for a cost that is half or a third cheaper than the original, while not losing in quality. So, if you do not throw out big money to the master "for nothing", then, in fact, Audi will become very reliable and inexpensive car which pleases you every day. Finally. After reading my review, you may have a completely natural opinion that I am a hypocrite. "Well, how is it, Dim - the car, according to your words, is ideal, but you are selling it ?! Something is wrong here ..." for example, several children will appear in the family -Will you continue to ride a sports bike as well? Or maybe you decide to open your own business in cargo transportation and carry the slate glued to the panoramic roof? I think everything should be clear to you - my priorities have just changed. Now I need a big and powerful sedan with a big trunk aimed only at the track. Due to non-use of this wonderful car in the city all its advantages are lost for me, and moreover, there are disadvantages - that very high seating position that increases the center of gravity and the height inherent in the body give some discomfort on long trips on country roads, and an economical and nimble engine in the city, responds on the highway low power or the usual, but no longer economical fuel consumption. Whatever you think superfluous car it accelerates to the kilometers per hour set for it in the performance characteristics, but the economy mode cannot be observed at the same time. Due to the change in the required requests from the car, I began to consider the Peugeot 407 and Hyundai NF, so I accept the exchange for the specified cars no older than 2006 with my small surcharge. I hope that someone helped someone with my review to love this model of this wonderful brand even more, and someone, on the contrary, will refrain from buying this review due to various reasons. How can you write so much about such a small car, you ask? - I just love her, I will answer you. And moreover, this car was created by engineers, not marketers, and that is why the number of cars produced in 5 years was only 175,000 copies .. Well, the average consumer does not need to know about such tricks as placing a minivan in the This is to save on fuel and never be afraid of corrosion of the body, and since then it can be used to alloy non-charismatic, un-legendary and unremarkable cars. To each his own, as they say. I wish everyone success, and to those who recognized my car - hello!
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Back in the mid-80s in Japan, the question arose about the development of compact cars with increased capacity. The first models, however, were produced only on their domestic market... Later, the problem of overpopulation reached Europe. But smart Europeans did not reinvent the wheel, but adopted the Japanese experience, combining a minivan with a minicar. By the way, the newly-minted class of cars still does not have a name.
The European pioneer was the Mercedes A-class. Its popularity is colossal, the factories are working, almost in an emergency mode, in order to produce the number of cars corresponding to the demand. In 1997, they began to produce, if not a competitor, then at least a like-minded person - Hyundai Atos. The next was a sample of the next generation Suzuki Wagon R +. General Motors launched it on the European market under the name Opel Agila. And quite recently, the Audi A2 entered the market, which we will talk about in our article.
In 1997, Audi showed the new AL2 concept. Two years later on Frankfurt Motor Show Audi showed the world its almost analogue - Audi A2. But then no one attached much importance to this car. Because no one believed that such an expensive ultra-modern car with body aluminum panels and a space frame could go into mass production. And yet, this car appeared in Moscow car dealerships.
The dimensions of the A2, like those of the Audi TT - practically the A2 prototype - are actually even smaller than they seem in the photographs. Unlike the Mercedes A-class A2, it is quite long - 3825 mm, which is 250 mm more. But at the same time, the weight of A2 is much less - by almost 200 kg. That's what it means - an aluminum body. But there is also a minus in A2 - it can easily accommodate only four people, while five can easily sit in a Mercedes - it is 45 mm wider.
The apparent massiveness of the body hides the real size of the wheels - 15 inches. Thanks to the "lotions" borrowed from a relative of TT - wheel arches, massive side part, headlights, door handles - A2 looks more than respectable. Sloping roof made entirely of glass and tapered side windows only enhance the impression of the "coolness" of the car.
And this time Audi hasn't changed its quality standards. All body parts are made, strictly in accordance with the standards, all the gaps between them are perfectly verified. The achievement of A2 in aerodynamics does not leave anyone indifferent - the coefficient is only 0.28! And this is still an unbeaten record in this class.
A2 has original external data. Perhaps not everyone will love him unconditionally, but the fact that A2 will not be ignored and will be absolutely recognizable is beyond doubt.
With the remote control built into the ignition key, we remove the car from the alarm. The doors are automatically unlocked. It is convenient to get into A2, large doors contribute to this. You can get into the car without squatting. the floor level is designed high enough. And the review is good enough, almost like in an SUV.
The first thing you pay attention to when sitting in the A2 is the rather wide A-pillars. This somewhat interferes with the view, and hides the interior volume of the cabin. But this is only visually. In reality, the salon is spacious, even in order not to feel restrained in winter clothes. The car is very bright. This is facilitated by the glass roof structure and light gray upholstery. Restraint, so inherent in the home of the Audi A2, is also present in the A2. Strict interior and a minimum of decor - all this brilliantly ennobles the car. All elements are made only of high quality materials, pleasant to the touch. Some aluminum elements echo the A2's overall styling.
The overall good impression of the cabin is emphasized by the comfortable seats. A simple but very convenient adjustment system allows you to set the seat in the position you need - longitudinal, vertical adjustment, as well as the angle of the backrest. The A2 has an adjustable height and reach steering column... The gear lever and pedals are comfortably located. The dashboard is almost standard - it, like all cars, has a speedometer with a digital odometer, clock, tachometer, fuel level and coolant temperature indicator. The car also has a regular stereo radio and air conditioning. The stereo system panel and the air conditioning control unit are located in the center console. There are two slide-out cup holders above this unit. V glove box there is a small compartment for small items. And by the way, there are two more cup holders on the back of the glove compartment lid. In front of the passenger on the front panel there is another compartment for large items. Small pockets are located in the doors and at the bottom of the center console. And as usual, there are illuminated mirrors in the sun visors.
Only two passengers will be comfortable in the back seat. The width of the car allows two broad-shouldered people to feel quite free. And the legs are spacious. After all, the A2 design implies a double bottom, which significantly lowers the floor level at the back. But the ceiling height for tall passengers may not be enough. With a growth of more than 1.80 m, the head will rest against the ceiling.
The trunk lid - it is the fifth door - is opened by pressing the touch button above the license plate. The dimensions of the trunk itself leave much to be desired. However, if you wish, you can expand or completely remove the rear seats, which will significantly increase the volume. And the same double floor technology keeps the surface flat when the seats are folded or removed. At the lower floor level, there are spare wheel mounts and a battery.
The A2 has a special panel in place of the grille. It opens with the same lever that opens the hood in a conventional car. Under this panel, you will see 2 necks for adding oil and washer fluid, as well as an oil dipstick. This model does not provide for opening the hood at all. It does not open, but is removed completely. This is done to prevent the driver from getting under the hood once again. And they will take it off only in a specialized workshop, and even then only if necessary.
A2 soundproofing makes a very pleasant impression, because you will not hear the noise of a running engine in the cabin. And you will not feel the vibration on the controls. The 1.4-liter engine pulls just fine at low revs. The power of the car is 75 horses, which would be too little for racing car, but for the city A2 weighing only 900 kg is quite enough. The dynamics are good, the gearbox works perfectly. When changing gears, you do not experience any difficulties.
When driving at high speed in bad weather, the spoiler is on rear window interferes with the view. It doesn't quite close it, of course, but it's unpleasant anyway. And besides decorative, this spoiler has no function. All dirt and snow ends up on the bottom of the glass under the spoiler. But the janitor is not there.
Of course, it's better not to drive on summer tires in bad weather, and even testing a car in such conditions is completely unrealistic. But in such a situation, the work of electronic assistants is clearly visible, since the A2 is fully equipped with them.
APS brakes the slip wheel and reduces engine power. By doing this, it effectively fights against slipping of the driving wheels. The work of the APS is always accompanied by the clicking of the pads. In bad weather conditions, and even on summer tires, the APS indicator lights up almost every time the accelerator pedal is pressed. If desired, the system can be turned off. For example, when the car gets bogged down in a snowdrift. When the APS is working, it is impossible to rock the car, and it is just a simple swing that is effective in this situation.
The brakes on the A2 are also well adjusted. And the ABS system in tandem with the electronic brake force distribution system allows you to maintain a given course even with heavy braking on the snow. At the same time, the car remains well controlled.
The A2 is also equipped with an ESP stabilization system. It overcomes drift and drift by braking and traction control. If the front axle drifts outward of the turn, the ESP begins to brake the rear inner wheel and release the gas. Thus, additional torque is created, and the car rotates slightly around the vertical axis and fits into the turn almost without the participation of the driver. And vice versa when skidding rear axle... In this case, the ESP slows down the external front wheel, which creates a reverse torque.
ESP is a kind of vestibular apparatus in a car. It reads the following information from various sensors: steering speed and steering angle, vehicle steering angle, as well as the level of lateral acceleration. In the first moments, some slowness can be a little frightening. But it only seems to be. The seconds required by the ESP to process the sensor data are slightly longer in a critical situation. However, having spent these moments, the ESP immediately begins to slow down the desired wheel, and the car immediately returns to the set course. But still, at high speeds, the driver should be careful, because such electronic system, which would save A2 from gusts of wind, as well as from the flow of air from oncoming cars carrying large loads.
The suspension on the A2 is sporty tough. And on ours it is far from ideal roads frequent shaking very quickly begin to bother. And the low-profile tires only add to the thrill. On a perfectly flat surface A2, of course, it will behave perfectly. But this is not about our tracks. And who will decide on long trip on A2 with its gas tank volume.
To judge the prospects of A2 in our market can be drawn by analogy with the Mercedes A-class. Last year, no more than 40 of them were sold. And who is the production of these cars focused on? With her foppish, bright and stylish appearance - except for non-poor women (after all A2 price reaches $ 25,000).
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AUDI A2 - compact car with a transverse engine and front-wheel drive.
The prototype of the Audi A2, the Al2, was first presented in Frankfurt in the fall of 1997. concept car a little over two years passed before the start of serial production (early 2000) of the A2 model. The car made a splash with its size, attractive appearance and high price for a car of this class.
This is how Audi acquired a new family of passenger cars of the European size class B. Moreover, in the manufacture of the all-aluminum A2 body, the proprietary ASF technology is used, as well as for the A8 luxury model. Let us remind you that according to this technology, the supporting body frame is made of welded aluminum profiles and hinged aluminum panels. The body of the A2 model, like the A8, the flagship model Audi, designed with the widest use of aluminum alloys, which made it possible to reduce the total weight of the car to a record in its class - 895 kg (in a steel version, the car would weigh 40% more).
The A2 has excellent aerodynamics despite its tall body. The fact is that when designing this car, the latest methods of computer development were used with might and main, which made it possible, with a high center of gravity and some external angularity, to achieve impressive low level frontal resistance.
Of course, the Audi A2 did not become a "pioneer" in the subcompact class - the first was Mercedes A-class... But the alternative from Audi looks much more elegant. Audi A2 is really pleasing to the eye and has brought a lot of new design to the cars of the subcompact class. The quality of the car can be experienced simply by opening the door. Due to the fact that it is made of aluminum, it is extremely light and closes in true German style - tight and quiet.
The development team was faced with the task of creating the most comfortable car with the minimum specified dimensions, with high fuel efficiency. With dimensions (length 3820 mm, width 1670 mm and height 1550 mm), the car has roomy salon and consumes only 2.9 or 4.2 liters of diesel fuel, depending on the selected engine type.
The car interior is designed to provide comfortable conditions for passengers sitting in front, but also behind passengers, and in order to increase the legroom of passengers, the rear sofa is lowered by 15 cm relative to the front seats. In the cabin, the driver and passengers do not feel at all that they are in small car- thanks to the high roof and finishing materials, the interior looks very spacious and does not cause bouts of claustrophobia. The "soft" plastic of the front panel evokes analogies with the luxurious Audi A8, and you will hardly find so many cupholders and containers for small things in any car of this class. Large windows make the visibility in the A2 simply amazing, giving the cabin even more lightness and spaciousness. Sufficiently large luggage compartment volume (350 l) due to the folded rear seat can be increased to a cubic meter.
The standard equipment of the car includes ABS, electronic brake force distribution EBD, electronic system ESP stabilization, airbags for the driver and passenger, side cushions and much more, previously only offered in business class cars.
For the convenience of buyers and in confirmation of the high reliability of the car for the Audi A2 with a 1.4-liter petrol engine, the service interval has been increased to 2 years or 30 thousand km, and for a diesel one - to 50 thousand km.
But as soon as you start driving this car, you immediately feel that the Audi A2 still belongs to the class of small family cars... The engine sounds very intrusive in the cabin, even at idle speed. In motion, the gasoline engine still becomes quieter, but the diesel engine clearly thunders regardless of the vehicle speed. At the same time VW Polo, which has the same engines, is still quieter, and the sound of the engine on it is more "pure". However, on later A2s this problem was solved and the engine in them "sings" as nobly as on large Audi.
True, on the move A2, it is still far from even A3. If the car is equipped with beautiful large wheels supplied to order, then at low speeds it is noticeably thrown from side to side. This problem disappears on standard wheels, but on high speed there is clearly not enough suspension travel, which makes the car jerk. The A2 rolls noticeably in corners, but thanks to its very responsive handling, the car is very easy to control. Electronic ABS helps keep it in corners or on slippery surfaces. The engine, despite the small volume, quite actively accelerates this baby, because aluminum made the car body very light.
Small flaws, the main of which is the high price, are unlikely to spoil the impression of this mini.
