AUDI TT - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed

(engine revving) - It's the German coupe that has its roots in a famous motorcycle race. With a futuristic appearance, ahead of its time, it made its Beetle brother look bloated and out of place on the showroom floor. It had a folding roof, all-wheel drive and sporty rally engineering, giving it a bit more pferdestarke. (wheels spinning on the road) This is

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to accelerate in the Audi TT. (upbeat music) - Zip. - Zap. - Zap. - Zipper. - Zap. - Come on guys, we

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more energy. This is our dream job, we can't call it on the phone. (cans exploding) (slurping) - Zip - Zip, zap - Zap, Zap - Zap, Zip - Zip, zip (screaming) Now you might be wondering, how is he?

Here a famous motorcycle race comes into play. (motorcycle

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ing) The name of the Audi TT has its roots in the Isle of Man TT. In the mid-90s, employees of the Volkswagen group's design center, Jay Mays and Freeman Thomas, were cooking something in their office from Simi Valley, California. They invoked the spirit of some fun German coupes from the '50s and '60s, before Audi was Audi. What they were vibing about was the NSU Prinz TT. NSU began manufacturing a small, rear-engine economy car called the Prinz. In the early 60s, they launched the Prinz TT to celebrate winning several Isle of Man TTs, with their 50s motorcycles.

Hmm, they even made an improved version called the TTS, which was a cool boy like the Fiat Abarth. and the Morris Mini Cooper S. The TTS only had 60 horsepower, but still proved competitive in hill climb racing. Before it went out of production in the late 1960s, it lost the Prinz nameplate and was renamed the 1000 TT. (engine revving) They also made a factory competition focused model with, get ready, are you ready? Well everyone, I believe in braces, 80 hours. What, that's not even a hundred. That's called detour. Going back to the '90s, Jay Mays and Freeman Thomas put a TT nameplate on their unique design, and I loved it.

They got a concept car with a sporty, clean and eccentric interior for the driver, ready to roll. The Audi TT concept debuted at the 95th International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. It got all the positive press. It was presented as an everyday sports car with a forward-thinking design, combined with Bauhaus inspiration. Focusing on simplicity, Audi said: "The interior is based on the principle of as much as necessary and as little as possible." They kept the possibility of production a secret. But in 1998, just three years later, what is actually really Production models started rolling off the assembly line in Europe.

But they didn't just look like a fun little car, it was actually a fun little car. (engine revving) Audi did the TT name proud by basing the top-of-the-line TT generation on the VW A4 platform, shared by the Golf, the Jetta, the Beetle, the damn thing,

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else. Have you ever driven a Golf GTI Mk4? It's a fun little car, 1.8t, never miss it. The first TT came with the old faithful, VW 20-valve 1.8t four-cylinder, with front-wheel drive or quattro all-wheel drive (upbeat music) I use quotes because it was not a true quattro all-wheel drive system, but essentially front-wheel drive. which would request assistance from the rear wheel when traction is lacking, commonly

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n as Haldex.

The TT came as a coupe or roadster, the 1.8t made a respectable 180 hp and was easily tuned. (tires screeching) And it was tied to either a five-

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manual transmission or a six-speed automatic transmission. Initially, they planned to offer it only as a manual, but at some point they probably thought, hey, we want to sell this stuff and stepmoms will buy it. Then we should do some automatics. The TT was considered a sleek, smooth sports car that was head and shoulders above a GTI, on par with an SLK, but not on par with a Porsche Boxter. It was well received by discerning middle- and upper-class buyers who wanted to have fun, be able to do it every day, and look cute, too.

The design of the original TT was so revered that it even inspired the design of Adidas' Kobe Bryant's first shoe. Love it or hate it. (explosion) Unfortunately, there was a slight problem with the futuristic, award-winning design of the original car. The aerodynamics (bleep) sucked. They used to run off the road during aggressive high-speed lane changes, but only in Europe. It probably had something to do with one particular German road, which famously has stretches with no speed limits. Sechsundsechzig route, what's up? What's it called? The car what? No, (laughs) nice try (beep) hole. It was tarnishing the TT's great new reputation, so Audi pulled the cars to add a small spoiler to the rear.

And I made some adjustments to the suspension to keep the rear end more planted. Not long after the TT was on American roads in 2000, Audi released a 225-horsepower version of the 1.8t that only came with quattro and a six-speed manual transmission. (tires screeching) Horsepower was increased via a larger turbo and a revised intake and exhaust, from zero to 60 times a very cool 6.7 seconds. Later in its production, a 3.2-liter VR6 (groans) was optional. In 2004, nine years after Post Malone was born, the VR6 TT was the first to hit American shores with its acclaimed DSG direct gearbox. The quick-shifting dual-clutch automatic transmission had a slick manual mode and helped the TT rocket to 60 miles per hour in just 6.4 seconds.

This ingenious narrow-angle bit produced 247 hours and made sweet, sweet, beautiful music. (engine revving) It's the same engine that came in the R32 Golf that we covered in this episode of Up to Speed. One of the best parts of the first-generation TT was the optional baseball glove interior. It was by far one of the most unique interiors ever installed in a production car. Premium leather and seat ball lace make your business really enjoyable. While it complements the design language of the rest of the car quite well. And it has fucking baseball stitches. Think you're a sporty guy in your Tacoma?

Oh yeah, he has fucking baseball points? No? Has your car even inspired a pair of basketball shoes? What's that? No? No? In 2006, it was time to clean things up a bit. (engine revving) The first generation had been around for eight years, which is a long time for car generations. The Golf Mk5 debuted in Europe in late 2003 and since the Golf and TT are littermates, belonging to the same Volkswagen car group, momma cat, (cat meows), it was time for this little kitten to receive platform updates similar to those of the Golf. I mean it's the only fair thing.

The second generation TT was produced between 2006 and 2014. It was a little wider, a little longer and its base engine was now the 2.0 TFSI turbo four-cylinder, with direct fuel injection and a good increase in performance. Another impressive improvement was the fully independent multi-link rear suspension, which improved handling. It was a big deal when this happened on the Golf. It also had optional magnetic dampers. This made the TT a nice and cozy daily cruiser with just a turn of the knob. It could be hardened a bit to drive a spear into the barrels. The only other known performance car with this technology at the time was the Ferrari 599 GTB.

It was also made of aluminum. (clears throat) (mispronounces aluminum) Just give him time, he's had a rough week. (mispronouncing aluminum) It was also built with aluminum body panels for better weight distribution. You have it, thank you. The base power with the new two-liter turbo engine was up to 200 hsp, 20 more than the previous generation. And again, the 3.2 VR6 (groans) (speeding car) was optional, you can get it with a six-speed or the new DSG automatic transmission. That means paddle boys, watch out for the rapids, uh oh, waterfall, paddle boys, paddle boy. (makes the sound of a drop of water) Which Audi now calls S tronic because it is the same as VW, but they don't want to be the same.

With the new generation TT, customers can access a two-liter turbodiesel that produces 165 hspr and a respectable number of low-end tuerks, 260 of them. (tires accelerating) But that was just for Europe. At the other end of the spectrum, Audi did enthusiasts a big favor by releasing an angry and badass TT, with a 2.5-liter turbo five-cylinder. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, the TT RS. (background applause) (engine revving) It almost didn't make it to the United States because, you know, (beep) we, right? In fact, American enthusiasts sent a petition with more than 10,000 signatures to one of the Audi executives in Ingolstadt and it apparently worked.

The TT RS arrived at our ports at the end of 2011, almost two years after its presentation at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2.5-liter turbo five-cylinder engine produced 355 horses, just beautiful and silky (bleep). It was good for 60 miles per hour in 4.1 seconds. Not only did it accelerate quickly but it also reached a top speed of 174 miles per hour. I've driven a time trial and I would never go that fast in one. It only came with quattro and the drivetrain components were reinforced to handle the huge increase in power, which was around 155 horsepower more than the base model.

MagneRide was also standard, as were big brakes (beep) and big rotors (beep), like any factory performance machine from Europe. It has a pair of Recaro seats. But what about time trials that go beyond public roads? I'm talking about real race cars (bleep). (engine revving) (tires screeching) Like the original Prinz TT, the Audi TT was also an excellent racing car. The first and second generations saw and continued to see tons of action in all types of racing. I'm talking hill climbing, German VLN Endurance Racing, British Touring Car Championship, German Touring Car Championship. Plus tons of American club racing.

In 2013, American Audi tuner 034 Motor Sport, guys, teamed up with German team Rotek Racing to enter a front-wheel drive converted TT RS in the NASA Thunderhill 24 Hours, the race guys, not the guys. from space. And guess what? They won everything. The first front-wheel drive car to do so. Very sweet. 2014 was the start of the current third generation, also known as the Mk3, this time it was based on VW's new MQB platform shared by all Golfs, Jettas, small Audis, small SUVs, everything. The new TT looks like a baby R8 at the front, more or less. And those taillights look like an R8 too.

And even if you don't know it, we also have another TTRS. This time with a very impressive 400 round hours. (engine revving) Once again powered by a five-cylinder turbo engine, this car makes its case for proud parents. Zero to 60 time is around 3.6 seconds. Automotive journalists who don't like me have called him an R8 chaser on the track, but I like them and race drivers alike. And what about aftermarket tuners who get their hands on them? 450 to the wheels is easy and some people report that 600 horsepower is quite doable. (engine revving) However, this current generation is the last of the Audi TT.

Audi has its eye on doing a lot of crazy things with electric cars, and unfortunately, the low-volume Niche TT has to go. I know, it's a bit sad, maybe they'll come out with an electric TT. A few years ago they had a self-driving TTS that did some silly things at Pike's Peak. Maybe they'll combine everything and come out with a stylish coupe that has the latest technology. And maybe, just maybe, Adidas will call me and say, "Hey James, we'd like you to have a shoe," would you like it to be modeled after an Audi TT?" And I'd say, "No, thanks. ".

You, no thanks, "do it after a Golf." Pumphrey 502 This shirt smells like Little Caesars, like I feel like Jakey wore it naked, yeah. (mispronouncing aluminum) I love you.