Showing posts with label Audi TT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audi TT. Show all posts

Friday, February 8, 2013

Audi's…Double Black Edition TT Coupe and Roadster Arrive in the UK


German brands are either running out of ideas or they just being lazy. Take Audi for example. The firm with the four-ring logo offers a Black Edition version for the TT Coupe and Roadster models. What else could you add to a special edition model? Read more »

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Audi RS Roadster Design Study for a…Manlier Looking TT


The fact that the original Audi TT won many awards and praise for its unique design and single-handedly changed the styling DNA of an entire brand didn't keep many people from calling it names like a "hairdresser's car".

The sharper styled, second-generation of the TT was perceived as "less hairdresser" but still not "hairy chested", something that Aldo Schurmann, a student from the "Istituto d’Arte Applicata e Design" in Turin, Italy, attempted to do with his Audi RS concept study.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

First Gen Audi TT Desperately Wants to Look Like its R8 Brother


Whether you like or not, you have to admit that, the original Audi TT with its Bauhaus-inspired geometry and arched roofline is a design icon of our time.

That said, it doesn't really make a lot of sense to try to turn such a unique looking vehicle into something else like a replica of its larger sibling, the R8, which is what the owner of this 2001 Audi TT 1.8T that's located in Sweden attempted to do.

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Stanford University’s Driverless Audi TTS Hits 120MPH


Stanford University in California is home to some of the most brilliant young minds in the country. But with all this “young” comes the mostly testosterone and alcohol driven thoughts of any 20 year old genius. Why? Because of an autonomous racecar.

Shelley, Stanford’s autonomous Audi TTS, which we saw climb Pikes Peak back in 2009, is back on the track for some high speed testing.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

New Audi TT Coupé S Line Competition is All About the Looks


Audi is trying to lure customers into its showrooms with a new special edition version of the TT Coupe named S Line Competition.

The new trim model is available worldwide with all engine versions up to 208hp (211PS). Depending on the market, these include the 158hp (160PS) 1.8-liter TFSI, 208hp (211PS) 2.0-liter TFSI and the 168hp (170PS) 2.0-liter TDI diesel.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Watch an Audi TT RS Allegedly go from Zero to Over 330km/h – 205mph


The kingpin of the Audi TT family is the RS model powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-five engine, which is available in two states of tune from the factory, producing 335hp (340PS) and 450Nm (332 lb-ft) in the regular RS and 355hp (360PS) and 465Nm (342.97 lb-ft) in the RS Plus.

According to Audi, the standard TT RS Coupe hits 100km/h (62mph) after 4.6 seconds and reaches a limited top speed of 250km/h (155mph), while the TT RS Plus Coupe improves these figures to 4.1 seconds (DSG) and a restricted top speed of 280km/h (174mph).

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