Audi looks to play it safe with new TT

New Audi TT and 310PS TTS Coupé Officially unveiled at Geneva on Tuesday morning, the third generation coupé is, visually at least, a gentle evolution of the outgoing model; however, there are huge changes under the skin. That's not to say the new car looks identical; it's more angular and masculine especially at the front where the grille is very similar in design to the one found on the range-topping R8 supercar. Yet it's still unmistakably a TT.
Perhaps the cleverest trick is that Audi has managed to increase the car's wheelbase -- so that there's more interior space, yet has somehow managed to make the car itself smaller -- it's 20mm shorter and 8mm slimmer. And, thanks to an aluminum chassis, it's 50kg lighter too.
As well as more interior space, the new car comes with more power -- thanks to an improved range of three four-cylinder engines offering outputs of up to 310PS, a 2-liter turbodiesel unit and for the range-topping TTS model, permanent Quattro all-wheel-drive.
Inside, the TT is the first Audi car to get the company's much-hyped virtual cockpit, whereby all main control switches and multimedia functions are combined in a single digital unit.
The TT will go on sale in Europe this autumn.
Source: Relaxnews