Audi TT: Reviews Continue, from Sun-Times

The media and review blitz continues with the launch of the 2008 Audi TT. This time, it is Chicago's Sun-Time (no pun intended) with their auto department weighing in on the new 2008 Audi TT. Their "tester" TT was the 3.2L V6 with 250-hp, slightly more "docile" than the 2.0L TFSI option.



There are some concerns about the touchy power steering around town, but tightens up enough on the highways to earn good marks. Most of the articles as with this one see the Audi TT as a little pricey for what you get -- that being said it is much more sporty than its predecessor.

Here are a few excerpts:

The first-generation TT was quick, with an intimate cockpit, sports car handling and a rough ride. The 2008 coupe looks better than that chunky TT coupe, with flared fenders and an arched roof, which makes it impossible for adults to sit in the rear without bumping heads on the hatchback glass. (The convertible, which wasn't available, retains some of the snub-nose look of the old TT.....

.....The new TT also comes with an advanced 3.2-liter V-6 engine with 250 horsepower and all-wheel drive. It costs $41,500 with a conventional six-speed manual gearbox and light, long-throw clutch. It also can be had with all-wheel drive and the S tronic gearbox for $42,900.....

.....The 2-liter TT does 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds, while the V-6 hits 60 mph in 5.3 seconds with the S tronic and in 5.5 seconds with the six-speed gearbox. Top speed of all is electronically limited to 130 mph.....

.....While expensive, especially with the V-6 and options, the new, significantly improved TT is more of a genuine sports car than its predecessor and looks much racier.

[Source: Chicago Sun-Times]

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