It produces the same torque as a V-6 Commodore, but it weighs 400 kilograms less. It delivers 54 miles per gallon. That's better than a Mazda 3. It's got just as much rubber on the road as an XR-6 Falcon. But it mix less CO2 than the Toyota Corolla so that means this one is exactly the wrong color.
This is one of the few diesel engine sports coupes on the market. The Audi TT 2.0 TDi Quattro, present appearances to the contrary, could just be one of the greenest sports cars you've ever seen. The ride quality is a bit firm without qualifying anytime soon as a loose filling detector. But when you get it out on one of these roads where you can actually have a play, you'll be pretty glad it is.
The rest of the time when, you know, when you're just tooling around town, you just have to put up with it, and say, "Hey I bought a sports car". You'll do 0 to 100 in 7.5 seconds, so it's not exactly setting the world on fire there, but you've got a massive torque so when you're up and rolling in between the corners, that three hundred and fifty Newton meters of torque, well, it really does the job.
If you want the TT Turbo diesel, get used to changing gears because there's no automatic transmission available. It's a good thing because this manual is sensational. It's a really close ratios, six speed gearbox. The throws are nice and short. It just does everything right. The only criticism, and it's a minor one if you like heal and toe gear changing, is that the throttle pedal's just a little bit too low to really sink your teeth into heel and toeing, it's a bit of a stretch to get back to that lower gear.
TDI stands for turbocharged direct injection. It means unbeatable economy and the kind of torque production that similar capacity petrol engines can only dream about. There's one important trade off. You just don't get the same acceleration as you do with petrol. But there is a ton of grip, razor sharp steering, and a massive torque that makes the drive just about unstoppable once you're rolling.
This second generation TT is clearly evolved from the first, which debuted in the late 1990s. But you really don't see just how far it's come until you put it side by side with its predecessor. The interior is elegant, understated, minimalist. It's packed with features, but not complexity. There's no start/stop button, no proximity key.
You're not confronted with a bewildering array of buttons or menus. You even have to adjust the seats the old-fashioned way. If you are in the market for a serious sports coupe, the same sort of cash would get you into a Nissan 370Z, or a BMW 135i. But if you're more in the market for an all wheel drive, you could buy a top spec Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution or a Subaru WRX STI, all four competitors have a few things in common.
They're all petrol, they all produce a little more torque, and a lot more power than the diesel TT. They're all around 2 seconds faster to a hundred k's, but they all drink roughly twice the fuel. And none of them looks as sleek, not even the Zed.
You 're gonna have to search for the diesel car every time you feel love. And this can a give you allow your hands and all the diesel doesn't complement too many aftershaves, but if you give a toss about the environment and you'd rather be dead than drive a Prius, then this is a car you really should short list.
