Audi TTS test drive since 2008
Without compromises
The capabilities of TT are well known to us. The last date with a 3.2-liter car took place last fall. The top version was good - a powerful motor, a DSG advanced gearbox, all -wheel drive, a rich interior decoration, a decent dynamics. But something was missing for her, some kind of sports pepper![](http://www.bibipedia.info/media/photo_testi/66042.jpg)
Outwardly, this is one of the best (if not the best) TT options. 18-inch 15-spoke discs look amazing, S Line body kit also leaves no chance of critics. Well, the black roof makes it clear: before us is a special version. By the way, the mirrors are also black. Like the exhaust pipes. Aesthetics!
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In general, I had to get used to a straight back. As well as insufficient adjustment of the steering wheel in the vertical plane. And I always warned a passenger who was about to take a chair in the neighborhood to carefully sit down. They taught precedents with unsuccessful landings of previous fellow travelers to the fifth point.
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The fight against weight, by the way, went in many directions. As a result, the specialists of the QUATTRO department managed to make TT Sport 75 kg lighter than the stock version with the 1.8-turbo engine. And here it is better to hang along the axes: the floor of the back of the body is borrowed from the 3.2-liter model, which allowed the battery to transfer to the trunk.
By the way, the lack of seats adjustments, as it turned out, is to a certain extent compensated by the possibility of their transformation. The suede elements of the profile are attached on Velcro, easily dismantled and installed in the right place. For example, it became much more convenient for me when the lumbar wandshon was glued just below. Another curious detail - the frames of the seats are painted in the color of the body. And one more - they have no heating.
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The car is cramped, a couple in reactions. The pleasure of driving is unusual. With a lighter front, TT willingly dive into turns, the car answers the steering of the steering lightly. A hard suspension conquered the energy intensity. It is short -term and, nevertheless, to sufficiently provides comfort. The car passes uneven, only elasticly bouncing on them.
Another special TT dish is acceleration. The compartment reaches 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds - a decent indicator. The motor is truly revealed after 2000 revolutions, the flat shelf of the moment is available in the range from 2300 to 5000. After approximately 3800 rpm - a powerful pickup. Now the main thing is to quickly and clearly switch, so as not to fall into a turbo yam. With such a gearbox and a well -minded clutch, it is relatively easy to do it. I managed to accelerate to 240 km/h. There was snow under the wheels, chalk a blizzard, but there was no hint of loss of control over the machine.
In the center of the console is a number of round buttons. One of them with the inscription ESP, and everyone who wants to get a maximum of positive emotions on TT will definitely press it. I pressed. Frost made the roads with snow-vanishing, and it was possible to exercise in the passage of turns onto the passage of the turns.
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By the way, I got used to the vertical landing very soon and got into the chair. However, it is impossible to recommend TT Quattro Sport as a vehicle for each day. Such a car should stand in the garage, wait in the wings. In general, this small missile is best taken to the highway, it will be crowded in the city.
Audi TT Quattro Sport prices and equipment
The car in the basic configuration is estimated at $ 65,375. For this money, the buyer receives a package of exterior decoration S Line, 18-inch aluminum discs with tires 235/40, sports suspension S Line, finishing the gearbox, parking brake and steering wheel Alcantara, sports seats, RECARO sports chairs, xenon headlights. As additional equipment, an audio system of Bose with 7 speakers, alarm, a fixer-fixer for glasses are offered. In the maximum configuration, the car costs $ 68,200.
Text: Leonty Tyutelev
Source: Motor magazine [March 2006]