Oh the power!
With its 250 horses, the V6 doesn't lack oomph, on the contrary. Just over five short seconds is all it needs to catapult the little roadster from zero to a hundred. What's more, the manual transmission offers an adequate gear range and precise handling, which contribute to the stimulating driving experience.
The very linear acceleration just adds to the TT's charm. No annoying jerks caused by a turbocompressor suddenly flaring to life, no bothersome torque effect like that felt behind the wheel of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.
The TT shares its engine with pretty much everything sporting an Audi emblem on the hood: from the A3 to the A6 and everything in between, and even the new Q5 SUV. It's a flexible engine that produces a lot of torque at low and medium engine speeds, which is what you need to offset the high force of inertia that must be countered in order to get such a machine moving.
Long live sunshine!
What makes the TT roadster so attractive, apart from its exhilarating power, is the fact that it lets you enjoy all the sunshine you can handle. The touch of a button and fifteen seconds are all it takes to retract the soft top. And to reduce the parasitic wind vibrations at high speed, Audi has even included an electric, retractable wind deflector that deploys in a matter of seconds.
And when Mother Nature is in a mood and the soft top is up, the passenger compartment is very welcoming; its superior soundproofing allows you to fully enjoy the quality of the sound system. No need to crank up the volume to get a better sound, which forces you to shout your comments to the passenger. You know, like in a Jeep Wrangler.
With the top down, peripheral visibility is obviously excellent, for which the downward curving body at both ends of the car is largely responsible. But with the top up, the tiny rear window (with defroster) considerably limits your rear field of vision. Parking then becomes a problem, which is ironic for a car that's barely 13 feet long!
With its 250 horses, the V6 doesn't lack oomph, on the contrary. Just over five short seconds is all it needs to catapult the little roadster from zero to a hundred. What's more, the manual transmission offers an adequate gear range and precise handling, which contribute to the stimulating driving experience.
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| The 3.2-litre, V6 engine is very powerful: it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just over 5 seconds. |
The very linear acceleration just adds to the TT's charm. No annoying jerks caused by a turbocompressor suddenly flaring to life, no bothersome torque effect like that felt behind the wheel of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.
The TT shares its engine with pretty much everything sporting an Audi emblem on the hood: from the A3 to the A6 and everything in between, and even the new Q5 SUV. It's a flexible engine that produces a lot of torque at low and medium engine speeds, which is what you need to offset the high force of inertia that must be countered in order to get such a machine moving.
Long live sunshine!
What makes the TT roadster so attractive, apart from its exhilarating power, is the fact that it lets you enjoy all the sunshine you can handle. The touch of a button and fifteen seconds are all it takes to retract the soft top. And to reduce the parasitic wind vibrations at high speed, Audi has even included an electric, retractable wind deflector that deploys in a matter of seconds.
And when Mother Nature is in a mood and the soft top is up, the passenger compartment is very welcoming; its superior soundproofing allows you to fully enjoy the quality of the sound system. No need to crank up the volume to get a better sound, which forces you to shout your comments to the passenger. You know, like in a Jeep Wrangler.
With the top down, peripheral visibility is obviously excellent, for which the downward curving body at both ends of the car is largely responsible. But with the top up, the tiny rear window (with defroster) considerably limits your rear field of vision. Parking then becomes a problem, which is ironic for a car that's barely 13 feet long!
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| When the car reaches 120 km/h, a small rear wind deflector automatically deploys. |