TT 2013 Audi TT Spy Pics & Info

[EnI]

Probably they just slapped in some A3 interior for testing purpose...

Hardly. The prototype in the spy pics is in the FEP phase already. So, no mock-up interiors or any other fake stuff on the car (except the camo, of course).

 

[SKY]

Hardly. The prototype in the spy pics is in the FEP phase already. So, no muck-up interiors or any other fake stuff on the car (except the camo, of course).

I agree. Let´s face it. The economies of scale is the new moto of the industry. Things like X5 and X6 with the same interior, or X3 and X4, 3er and 4er, 1er and 2er... It´s what companies are doing to cut costs. And Audi has been doing this already with cars like the A4 and A5, which share 98% of the interior, and with the A6 and A7, which only differs in the shape of the trim across the dash.

This is it. The TT mk.III has the same interior than the A3. And surely the same engines.

 

[EnI]

This is it. The TT mk.III has the same interior than the A3. And surely the same engines.

And riding on the same platform, I guess.

 

[klier]

VAG makes 10 million cars a year, how much more scale do you want?!?

 

[JHF]

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[EnI]

VAG makes 10 million cars a year, how much more scale do you want?!?

The scale of "VW's grandiose origin"? Ein Design, ein Motor, ein' Plattform, ein Auto ... ein Volk(swagen)? And they already have got "ein Fuehrer": Ferdinand Piech. And "ein Reich" as well: VAG.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Golf isn't made from aluminium like the TT. Next gen TT to use more of it.

The current TT has large parts of aluminum utilization. However, it does ride on the VW group's A platform (PQ34). Same as the Audi A3, Golf 6, Jetta, Eos, Tiguan, Touran, Scirocco, SEAT León, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, and Škoda Octavia.

 

[MarcinM]

Without unique interior this car will be a fail, for the past two generations the major selling point of the car was the unique and original interior styling.

 

[Centurion]

Without unique interior this car will be a fail, for the past two generations the major selling point of the car was the unique and original interior styling.

I agree. It will be embarrassing if the TT will simply be an A3 with a different body shell charged at a high premium.

 

[lukeswiss]

I love the A3 interior.... but this is a total no go.

 

[donkeykong]

There was a few reports on Audi utilizing a TFT gauge for the this new TT. It could be that the that the A3 interior is only on these early prototypes. It seems that they made no effort in concealing the interior,which is normally not the case.

 

[SKY]

There was a few reports on Audi utilizing a TFT gauge for the this new TT. It could be that the that the A3 interior is only on these early prototypes. It seems that they made no effort in concealing the interior,which is normally not the case.

I read that as well but about the new R8.

 

[lukeswiss]

That's a very good point.... That must be the case.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

There was a few reports on Audi utilizing a TFT gauge for the this new TT.

There were reports, you're right. But it may be an option like it is on some BMW's like the 5 Series, 6 Series and 7 Series.

It could be that the that the A3 interior is only on these early prototypes. It seems that they made no effort in concealing the interior,which is normally not the case.

We saw these photos (exterior and interior) because Audi wanted us to see them. It's a collusion between Audi and the "spy' photographers. In which case what motivation would there be for Audi to show is an interior that is nothing at all like what it's going to be in the final car?


In my opinion Audi are pleased with the reaction the interior of the A3 has had and this is them saying "hey, look, the new TT is on its way and it has that lovely interior that you find in the A3".

Let's face it. The interior between the TT and the old A3 weren't THAT different and this car is far too down the development stages for it not to be the real dashboard.

 

[donkeykong]

They where very similar indeed. I'm only basing my assumptions on what I've read over the last couple of years. While I think the A3 interior offers class leading stuff. I thought it was Audi's intention to push the TT up market,and make it more unique.

 

[Poverty]

The current TT has large parts of aluminum utilization. However, it does ride on the VW group's A platform (PQ34). Same as the Audi A3, Golf 6, Jetta, Eos, Tiguan, Touran, Scirocco, SEAT León, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, and Škoda Octavia.

A modified version, it's wider.

 

[donkeykong]

Audi TT (2014) CAR scoops the new sports coupe

Summer 2014 brings the release of the new, third-generation Audi TT, but if you can’t wait that long, we’ve got all the details on Audi’s new sports coupe. The headlines are it’ll be lighter and more powerful, supposedly sportier to drive, and – as you can see from our spy shots gallery – more aggressive-looking than any TT that’s gone before.
Audi’s 2014: what’s changed style-wise?

Though the new TT maintains the compact proportions and cab-back profile of the outgoing model – plus the blistered wheelarches than cut into the bonnet shutline – the details are all sharper, more defined, and aggressive-looking. Don’t be fooled by the split grille on this test mule: the production model will wear the single-frame, hexagonal trademark not dissimilar to the Sport Quattro concept we’ve driven in the latest issue of CAR magazine. The headlights too are straight-edged, and crammed with LED jewellery. There’s a neat kink in the tick C-pillar as well, and slimmer rear light clusters.
The 2+2 (just about)-seater coupe will launch first, with a two-seater soft-top following soon after. Prices aren’t expected to rise greatly versus the outgoing version.

Are there more significant changes underneath?

Yes – thanks to that platform again: VW Groups’ do-it-all MQB architecture. The modular chassis, which already supports the VW Golf, Audi A3, Seat Leon and Skoda Octavia is being set to work in its sportiest application yet. Stifle that yawn though – because it’s not just VW’s coffers which will feel the benefit.
Thanks to MQB’s weight-saving measures, which will be furthered in the new TT by Audi’s ‘Ultra’ lightweight nouse, the new coupe will weigh in 60kg less than its predecessor – engineers are said to be targeting a 1200kg kerbweight. If Ingolstadt nails the brief, the new TT will be lighter not only than a Porsche Boxster, but the Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ twins as well. Is this the TT to at last handle as good as it looks?
Weight goes down, power goes up

It’ll be faster, in any case. All new TT engines will see a slight power bump: the volume sellers will be the 178bhp 1.8-litre and 222bhp 2.0-litre. The TT S, being essentially an Audi S3 in a sexy dress, will use its hot hatch stablemate’s 296bhp turbocharged four-pot and Quattro all-wheel drive, with a choice of six-speed manual or S-tronic double-clutch gearboxes.
And if I’m really power crazy?

You’ll be after the TT RS, which flies in the face of downsizing and maintains its rorty, thirsty 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine. It’ll be keeping R8 drivers honest too: power has been boosted from 355bhp in the outgoing TT RS Plus to a huge 380bhp – more than a Porsche 911 Carrera – wiith torque pegged at a staggering 406lb ft. Insiders report the lighter, fightier TT RS will launch to 62mph in 4.0sec dead, and run into its 155mph limiter with ease.
Is there still a TT TDI?

A diesel will be part of the range too – but this time, it’s not Quattro only. Front-drive will be standard-fit on the new diesel TT, which musters 180bhp, 258lb ft and could return close to 60mpg on a cruise. It’s the sensible sports car for people not sensible enough to buy a VW Golf GTD!

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Search-Results/Spyshots/Audi-TT-2014-CAR-scoops-the-new-sports-coupe/

 

[klier]

A modified version, it's wider.

Still it will weigh in the same ballpark, given a couple of kgs.
If it's wider, it's probably also heavier.

 

[Deckhook]

If those figures prove to be true then the M2 will need to truly stunning in the handling department because it will be destroyed in the performance department if its pegged to sit with a comfortable gap to the M4.

 

[SKY]

If those figures prove to be true then the M2 will need to truly stunning in the handling department because it will be destroyed in the performance department if its pegged to sit with a comfortable gap to the M4.

Not pretending to screw your usual "Audi better than BMW" story. But a BMW being destroyed by an Audi in the performance department is quite hmmm... Optimistic?