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Audi has been doing some consolidating recently. Just a couple years ago, its TT was offered in two bodystyles (coupe and convertible) with two engines (2.0-liter inline-four and a 3.2-liter V6) two drivelines (front- or all-wheel drive) and two transmissions (six-speed manual or dual-clutch). Today’s Audi TT is still available in both fixed and drophead forms, but all (with the exception of the yet-to-be-introduced TT RS) share variants of the same four-cylinder engine, dual-clutch gearbox and Quattro all-wheel drive powertrain.
Last year’s turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder, Volkswagen Group’s TSI variant, was rated at 200 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque. For 2011, it’s been replaced by the TFSI variant (which dropped under the hood of its sibling A4 in 2009).
Thanks to the newest version of Audi Valvelift System (AVS), the turbocharged engine generates 211 horsepower and an impressive 258 pound-feet of torque – the latter equaling the torque provided by the 3.5-liter V6 under the hood of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 Sedan).
To keep the power on the ground, the automaker’s full-time Quattro all-wheel drive system is standard. Sadly, a six-speed manual is no longer, offered so rowing of gears is done exclusively by Audi’s six-speed S Tronic dual-clutch gearbox.
Boasting added torque, low mass (the curb weight is just 3,153 pounds) and slick bodywork (drag coefficient of .30), Audi says that the TT Coupe will sprint to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds. We have no reason to doubt them, as it feels quick. The top speed is electronically limited to just 130 mph.
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