Road test: Audi TT Coupe 2.0 TFSI quattro Sport S tronic
The TT comes with a choice of four engines: a 160hp 1.8 TFSI, a 170hp 2.0 TDI, the new 211hp 2.0 TFSI and a 272hp TTS. I drove the new petrol 2.0 TFSI which has 11hp more than the old 2.0 motor and coincidentally produces the same 350NM (258lb/ft) of torque as the petrol TTS and diesel TDI engines. Significantly, the new 2.0 TFSI’s peak torque is produced both at lower rpm and over a wider rev range than the TTS’s and even the TDI’s. Unsurprisingly, this fine spread of beefy torque makes itself very evident on the road with strong acceleration always on tap. The new 4cyl TFSI turbo is smooth and sounds crisp, and its 5.6 sec 0-62 time and 150mph max are also impressive.
The on-the-road price for the TT Coupé 2.0 TTFSI quattro with the S tronic dual clutch transmission is £29,420. in addition to the options already mentioned, my test TT also had 10-spoke alloys (£1,250), powered front seats (£725), an extended leather pack (£335), ‘Scuba Blue’ paint (£500 – black or white are the only two no-cost colours) and more, all of which hiked the price to £36,265. On the plus side fuel consumption is quoted at 39.2mpg (combined) along with CO2 emissions of 169g/km (tax band H/£250). Whichever way you look at it, almost 40mpg from a 150mph sports car is pretty impressive, even if official mpg figures are hard to achieve in day-to-day driving.
Read the full 2.0 TFSI quattro Sport S tronic road test on RoadTestReports.co.uk
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