Audi TT Roadster: Road test

Glad to see that AudiWorld is providing such great content again like the road test with the new Audi TT Roadster. Enjoy!

It’s in these hilly roads that the driver and TT unite and work together as a single entity. Third gear is the sweet spot. From twenty to forty miles an hour plus, the engine never lugs or overrevs. 3,700 to 4,100 rpm is where the 3.2 finds the most confidence. It engine brakes the TT before a tight turn and gives way quickly as the accelerator is pushed. Third is the perfect foil to gear hunting and the smell of burnt brakes, as barely any foot braking is required. Again, the technologies of quattro and Magnetic Ride, quietly assist the driver right up to the car’s frictional boundaries. Yee Haw! No paddles here to correct deficiencies!

Before I know it the car is past Alpine Lake and on Ridgecrest Road for an aerial view of San Francisco miles off in the distance. It’s a nice sight to cap the day’s driving. A few final turns and my driving partner and I descend back towards Mill Valley, to the 101, and then leisurely cruise back into SF to finish the day.

The rest of the ride back, I can’t help but think how well this car helps drivers perform better than they might have done in any other car at this price level.

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Source: AudiWorld

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