One is the Audi quattro we talked about before. As the first model equipped with Audi quattro full-time four-wheel drive system, based on Audi 80? The Audi quattro built by Coupe became famous in the major racing fields in the 1980s.
The strong grip brought by quattro four-wheel drive system makes Audi quattro and Sport? Quattro is like a god, easily refreshing the history of one tournament after another, making Quattro full-time four-wheel drive system famous all over the world.
Just as Audi quattro is inspired by Volkswagen's Iltas off-road vehicle, a qualified four-wheel drive system will not only provide excellent grip for high-performance models, but also affect off-road trafficability.
As a result, with the gradual popularization of Audi quattro full-time four-wheel drive in Audi's models, Audi Allroad has also begun to prove the power of this full-time four-wheel drive system from another level.
At the Paris International Auto Show in 2000, Audi officially released a concept car called "Steppenwolf", which translated from Chinese as coyote. At the Paris International Auto Show in the same year, Audi Allroad also made its official appearance.
I don't know why, these two models did not have any intersection at first, but they actually did in the subsequent China market-perhaps the English car name of Allroad was really difficult to pronounce, and after coming to the China market, Audi Allroad also had an alias "Audi coyote", which was almost the only Audi model remembered by an alias. Because of such an apt car name, Audi Allroad adds a bit of intimacy.
Like the Audi quattro, the appearance of the Audi Allroad was born out of the Audi A6 series. Audi Allroad, which debuted in the Millennium, is based on the fifth generation Audi A6? Avant made it.
In the original Audi A6? On the basis of Avant Travel Edition, Audi Allroad redeveloped the chassis, improved the ground clearance and increased the wheel track, and prepared a set of electronically controlled air suspension for it to realize the change of ground clearance.
In order to cater to the upgrade of chassis, the new Audi Allroad also added a black off-road protection kit to the lower part of the car body for wrapping, and the front and rear bumpers also adopted a larger area of black leather design, echoing the off-road protection kit.
In particular, the wide-body characteristics of the front and rear wheel eyebrows make the image of Audi Allroad and Audi A6 in the same period? Pioneer can't be mentioned in the same breath. Obviously, under the action of off-road kit, Audi Allroad needs more spirit and the image of the whole vehicle is more handsome.
Thanks to the body structure of the station wagon, it is not as handsome as the traditional off-road vehicle or SUV.
The increase in tire size and the use of wide-body kits have greatly improved the visual tension of Audi Allroad. Coupled with the extended wheelbase that was not popular at that time, Audi Allroad presented an extremely compact design. This in turn makes Audi Allroad feel more advanced in the era when the long wheelbase is beautiful.
Similarly, due to the body structure design of the station wagon, Audi Allroad has achieved very good off-road passing performance, while retaining the same car sitting posture as the fifth-generation Audi A6, and making efficient use of the trunk space of the station wagon. It can be said that the appearance of Audi Allroad successfully solved a difficult problem of how to balance mobility and off-road passability.
The cross-border branch of the station wagon was officially launched from Audi Allroad.
In terms of performance, from the current point of view, the Audi Allroad at that time was an ideal configuration for a hard-core off-road vehicle. The adjustable air suspension can change the minimum ground clearance in four stages between 160mm and 2 10mm. After the suspension is lifted to the minimum ground clearance of 2 10mm, Audi Allroad is obviously a hard-core off-road vehicle.
In terms of driving form, in addition to the quattro full-time four-wheel drive system, this generation of models has also added a low gear, further amplifying the performance of the four-wheel drive system to the level of off-road vehicles.
After reducing the suspension stroke, Audi Allroad's newly adjusted suspension system also gives it a sports driving experience very similar to Audi S6. Therefore, the original Audi Allroad has a very diverse personality-it can climb mountains and has a very high driving pleasure. Naturally, this cross-border style has gradually become its own and is favored by the market.
Matching engines also include 2.7L turbocharged, 2.5TDI and 4.2L? The high power of V8. Coupled with the main green color scheme of this model, it is really appropriate to put the nickname coyote on this car.
With the foundation laid by the first generation model, with the replacement of Audi A6, Audi Allroad has also begun to welcome its second generation products.
In 2005, Audi's epoch-making sixth generation Audi A6 was officially released. In this generation of cars, the big mouth design has officially become the family design language of the new generation of Audi, which has also started the big mouth design wave that has been popular in the automobile market for fifteen years-yes, even now, the big mouth design is still a design trend.
As a derivative of the sixth generation Audi A6, the second generation Audi Allroad was officially unveiled at the Geneva International Auto Show in 2006. Starting from this generation, Audi began to strengthen its relationship with Audi A6. In most markets, Audi A6? Allroad's car name is put on the market
Does the second generation Audi A6 compare with the original coyote? Allroad is obviously much more exquisite than the previous generation, and the obviously lengthened body makes the second generation Audi A6? Allroad's styling style is more inclined to the appearance of the station wagon-compared with the coyote, the second generation Audi A6? The wheelbase of Allroad increased by 76 mm, reaching 2830 mm, and the body length reached 4930 mm.
Slender sense replaces the original solid and compact sense, so the off-road style is no longer so prominent. At the same time, thanks to the widening of the size of the sixth generation Audi A6, the second generation Audi A6? Allroad's car width kit and wheel size are not much different from those of ordinary Avant models compared with the first generation models.
So, in terms of styling, the second generation Audi A6? Allroad's off-road style has been weakened
Fortunately, off-road passing performance has not been weakened in this generation of vehicles. With the appearance of MMI system, the vehicle's dynamic performance has a higher controllable dimension, and it has five driving modes: power, automation, comfort, all road conditions and lifting.
The ground clearance is different in different modes, the air suspension is different in hardness and the steering feel of the steering machine is also different. Among them, in the lifting mode, the second generation Audi A6? Allroad has the strongest off-road performance, the minimum ground clearance is raised to the highest, and the gearbox tends to lock the low-speed ratio gear.
It is worth mentioning that from this generation of models, Audi's quattro full-time four-wheel drive system has also ushered in a new generation of products. On the basis of the original Torsten differential, more electronic control systems are added to strengthen the power distribution between the left and right wheels, which also gives it stronger four-wheel drive performance.
However, the change of style makes the second generation Audi A6? Allroad has never been as comprehensive as its predecessors. Of course, there are also objective reasons here. During this period, Audi's SUV sequence has begun to take shape, and the appearance of Audi Q7 has diverted users who pay attention to off-road performance.
So, in the second generation Audi A6? On Allroad, this differentiated product positioning has also appeared. From this time on, Audi Allroad went to another cross-border road-emphasizing the direction of passing performance on the basis of station wagon.
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