Hoovey689

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More next-gen Audi TT details revealed

We still only have rumors about the third-generation Audi TT said to be scheduled for launch in late 2014, but based on a report in Car and Driver, we know a tiny bit more about it. The base engine will be the 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder with direct injection, but horsepower is said to be 220 horsepower – that would make for a nine-hp jump over the current output. The TTS would get an even larger power boost, going from 265 currently to 300 hp. The TT RS would stick with it's 2.5-liter five cylinder, with output increased from 360 to 380 hp. If Audi includes a nice dose of the go-light engineering involved in the TT Ultra Quattro, these horsepower numbers might be even more impressive.

As with the TT concept and first-generation production car, though, it sounds like the brand is concentrating on aesthetics. It's been widely reported that Audi wants to reclaim the juju conjured by the original TT, and while we still don't know what that means outside, CD reports that the interior gets simplified, "futuristic-feeling" styling thanks to instruments served up on a TFT screen. Remember, the first Audi TT had a cockpit that Car magazine dubbed simply, "The Cabin."

About a year after the coupe comes, the Audi TT Roadster will show up and should be joined by the next A5. The news for the next version of the subtly beautiful coupe is the arrival of a plug-in hybrid with torque vectoring via an electric motor for the rear axle. Beyond that is wilder speculation of an A9, which might be called Q9, and which was the four-door-coupe flavor of the month two years ago when it was possibly going to share a platform with the Lamborghini Estoque. According to the CD story, the thinking now is around "a combination of fastback and crossover proportions," a two-fer we've yet to see any carmaker pull off without making us go, "Oh. I see."

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Hoovey689

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Current TT is pretty long in the tooth. Curious to see what's in store. More power is always welcome!

bagwell

big +1 here.....wide had an 08 and it was pretty fun to drive... more-so than her A5.

Hoovey689

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Both are AWD and both use a turbo 4. Curious what made your 08 funner. Maybe a lower curb weight? Did you have stick or a DSG? Hopefully the A5 is a least nicer cabin wise

bagwell

TT is a smaller, lighter, more tossable car - she had the DSG and for some reason shifted a lot better than the 10 A5 (quicker, unlike a buick -- I have to keep it in SPORT mode to make it drive normal). TT also had the cool flat bottom steering wheel and alcantara seats; note the A5 does have the Sports Package.

Hoovey689

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Sounds like you really liked it. What was the reason for getting a A5 vs another TT? Space perhaps? Or maybe just something new

bagwell

wife always loved the look of the A5s since they first came out....THAT was the main reason. It offers a tad more room in the back seat for a normal passenger which is a plus.

Hoovey689

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happy wife, happy life