TT 2013 Audi TT Spy Pics & Info

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It looks like it has hint of 991 in that shot. Gorgeous, indeed.

 

[donkeykong]

Next-Gen Audi TT to Get Reconfigurable TFT Gauges

Audi will include a programmable thin-film transistor (TFT) gauge cluster as standard equipment on the next TT. The flat-screen display—you can see a similar concept in the Jaguar XJ—is the proper gimmick for sporty models, Ingolstadt insiders tell us. It will allow drivers to view maps as well as configure the appearance of the instruments. Audi is developing a module that can be used for various models; in addition to the TT, it is likely to be offered on sporty derivatives, such as the next-generation S5. It won’t be available in Audi’s luxury cars where, we are told, “customers demand a chronograph look.”
We expect to see the next TT in a year or so. It will be based on the VW Group’s new MQB platform.



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[Levi68]

I could be interested in this car if it had F4-L layout, but it doesn't so I prefere the Cayman with its RMR layout.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

 

[Tumbo]

Here’s another set of spy photos that have just popped up on our radar (thanks Hans Z.). These shots from AutoGespot show what looks like a current TT test mule from multiple angles running around the Nurburgring. If the re-styling looks conservative, that’s because not much has changed between the current TT and this test mule. Audi has been known to install current bodies on new chassis earlier in the development cycle… like all those flared C6 Audi A6s that had been spotted that were actually C7 A6 mules. This car is much the same.
We do note TTS badging and grille work at the front, but the small single outlet exhaust suggests this car is a drivetrain mule for a more modest power plant configuration. In fact, this car looks nearly identical to the mule photos we published earlier this year in winter testing, only this time it’s at the Nurburgring. We’ll attach our own winter test photo gallery to this story.
Not much is known about the new TT design. Of course the car will follow the A3 to Audi’s new MQB architecture, which means significant upgrades not the least of which will be a move to Audi’s MIB (modular infotainment platform and thus the latest MMI functionality). The current TT already uses a hybrid aluminum ASF (Audi Space Frame) though we wouldn’t be surprised to see the new car embrace Audi’s ultra light weight engineering even further with more use of additional light weight materials.
As for design, we’d heard many versions of the TT were considered by Audi executives. Alternatives included evolutionary to radical designs. In the TT schema, the second generation was considered a bit of an evolution and was closer to the rest of the Audi line. The original TT was more radical, leading Audi design but also quite more of a jump from its showroom siblings of the time. Which version won out for the TT Mk3? We’re not yet sure. We’re hoping for radical, but all we can tell for certain is that Audi went through a lot more effort putting a current body on a new chassis than they would have simply putting a psychadelic vinyl wrap on the new car. Clearly they want to keep the secret a bit longer, even if the car is getting ever closer to production.

 

[Levi68]

 

[Deckhook]

It's still my favourite Audi and I hope Audi give us something less mainstream design wise this time round. And if they improve on its allround grip and ability then great, the complete package.

 

[Levi68]

Keep the TT give me THIS

 

[SKY]

Keep the TT give me THIS

This might be the shape of the new TT.

 

[Deckhook]

^Thats quite right, no imagines have appearred of what the next TT might look like and it could very well be styled on the above.

 

[Zafiro]

If they improve the driving experience and doesnt feel like its an A3 you are driving the new TT can be something great.

 

[Centurion]

If they improve the driving experience and doesnt feel like its an A3 you are driving the new TT can be something great.

I'm afraid that would make the car much more expensive. The charm about the TT is the ability to buy something that looks like an R8 but at the quater of the price and ownership costs. However I do hear you, it can get a bit dull when the Golf, TT, Beetle and Scirocco almost all drive the same.

 

[Deckhook]

^Its unknown as to how the MQB will behave in awd form or whether or not it's using the same Haldex system of the last model. I guess the release of the S3 should give us a good gauge of how exciting or dull it will be but one thing is assured, it will be highly effective at covering ground as per usual.

 

[donkeykong]

I'm afraid that would make the car much more expensive. The charm about the TT is the ability to buy something that looks like an R8 but at the quater of the price and ownership costs. However I do hear you, it can get a bit dull when the Golf, TT, Beetle and Scirocco almost all drive the same.

It's been said that Audi is not only trying to make the TT much more sportier,but bring it up in market at the same time. I even heard they want to rival Porsche in the handling department. Not sure how successful they can be in trying to achieve that last point though.

 

[Ascari]

If they improve the driving experience and doesnt feel like its an A3 you are driving the new TT can be something great.

You drive them all? I can say that the A3 and TT drive slightly different.

 

[Zafiro]

You drive them all? I can say that the A3 and TT drive slightly different.

Yes I have. I've even done a head to head drive. TT feels like you driving a A3, absolutly no roadster feeling at all. The difference between a 1-series and Z4 is much more different.
I dont know maybe its wrong of me to compare TT with Z4.

 

[Ascari]

Yeah I know both A3 and TT drive same great what I cannot tell about Z4.

 

[Deckhook]

^Personally I find the TT to feel more nimble and darty compared to an A3, the overall feel might be similar but they don't drive identically that's for sure, this being said when compared to the Z4 there's far less of a separation between TT and A3 which I put down to the seat positioning in the Z4 compared to the 1er, that and the fact the nose stretches way out ahead of you that heightens the feeling of driving a sportscar.

 

[Ascari]

^ That's right but Z4 doesn't feel like a sportscar but a roadster. True sports car has an engine placed in the center.

 

[Levi68]

Audi can do whatever they want to the TT, even give it Quattro Concept body, but it will stay an (in my opinion shitty) MQB platform with F4-T layout. It just can't be as good as an F4-L (S5) or M4-L (R8) layout.