Road Test
Audi TT
Test date 20 August 2008
Price as tested £26,040
For Styling, high-quality feel to interior, good specification, quiet, powerful engine
Against Inert handling, limited visibility, cramped rear seats, no auto option
How much ?
- Price as tested £26,040
- Price as tested TBA
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.7 sec
- 0-60mph 7.7 sec
- 0-100mph 22.8 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
8.7 sec
- 0-400m
16.9 / 86.9 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
30.2 / 111 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.1 / 5
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.6 / 6.4 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
6.2 sec
- 60-0mph
2.75 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
71 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
34.1 mpg
- Test best/worst
48.1 / 17.2
Government figures
- Combined/urban
53.3 / 40.3 mpg
- CO2 emissions
139 g/km
How big?
- Length
4178 mm
- Width
1842 mm
- Height
1352 mm
- Wheelbase
2468 mm
- Weight
1370 kg
- Fuel tank
60.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1968 cc
- Max power 168 bhp at 4200 rpm
- Max torque 258 ft at 1750 rpm
- Specific output 85.4bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 123bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 81.0x95.5 mm
- Compression ratio 16.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.769 / 5.2
- 2nd 2.087 / 9.5
- 3rd 1.324 / 14.9
- 4th 0.919 / 21.5
- 5th 0.902 / 27.4
- 6th 0.757 / 32.6
- Final drive 3.875
Suspension
- Front McPherson struts with aluminium lower wishbones,aluminium pivot bearings, aluminium subframe,anti-roll bar, track stabilising steering roll radius
- Rear Four link with separate spring/shock absorber rrangement, subframe, tubular anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Electromechanical with speed dependent power assistance
- Lock to lock 2.90
Brakes
- Front 312mm ventilated discs
- Rear 286mm solid discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8J x 17 in
- Size rear 8J x17 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 225/50 R17
- Tyres rear 225/50 R17
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