2001 Audi TT Roadster,
Coupe And Quattro

All Wheel Drive Convertible Makes TT An All Season Favorite

By Bob Storck

Price Range: $31,025 - 38,000 Pricing And Options

Engine:1.8 liter, 180 or 225 hp turbocharged I4 Front Engine/Front or All-Wheel Drive

MPG (city/hwy) - 22/31

Airbags: DP ABS - std.

Features: While initially introduced just as the front drive coupe, the Quattro roadster completes the package - It adds performance and safety . . . and fun.

(Boulder City, AZ) When the TT first hit the show car circuit, a lot of folks predicted massive changes to bring it to the market. Not so, and initial sales have shown that the public likes the sleek, futuristic shape, that still retains ties to the past. Kind of a modern treatment of thirties deco.

The TT Roadster combines a no-compromise design with outstanding high performance and can generate enthusiasm in anyone with a passion for driving. It is available with either a 180- or a 225-horsepower 1.8-liter, 4-cylinder turbocharged five- valve engine. The 225-horsepower engine is now also available in the hot-selling TT Coupe In black, the Audi TT Coupe looks a bit evil; not reptilian, but rather "beetle like" (pun intended.) After all, it shares its basic underpinnings with the VW Golf which is also used in the New Beetle).

From its short wheelbase to its low overall height the proportions and curves of this car conspire to generate more stares per gallon than almost anything on the road. Folks in other vehicles perform whiplash inducing maneuvers to get a better view as it passes by or runs alongside, creating all kinds of work for chiropractors.

All segments of the population stare at this thing, young and old, rich and poor; they want to know what it is. Spend a few moments talking about it and you'll sense the universal appeal. After discussing it with your new found friends, best watch your head, you're liable to whack it on the low roofline as you enter! Another appointment to see the chiropractor, please.