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Audi to offer smaller 1.8L TFSI in TT Roadster

 
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The displacement reduction isn't likely to seriously hurt performance

The displacement reduction isn't likely to seriously hurt performance

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Since its debut the Audi TT has stirred emotions and imitations with its daring looks, just as fresh now as when introduced just over a decade ago. The Roadster is even more image-conscious, and in recognition of that, Audi is reportedly considering a downsize for the drop-top's engine to a 1.8L TFSI unit.

The smaller four-pot generates 160hp (119kW) and still manage to get the little roadster around with pep, though it wouldn't have any pretensions to the true sportiness of its hard-top sister.

Efficiency benefits will outweigh the loss in performance for many buyers, with fuel efficiency topping 34mpg US (6.9L/100km) in the combined cycle, and 0-62mph (100km/h) times still in the 7.4-second range.

The new car will cost £23,910 on the road in the UK, or about $34,550. It's due to hit the streets in Great Britain in April, with likely sale throughout Europe as well. No word yet on whether the car will make it to the U.S., but given the increasing globalization of model lines, it is possible.

On the other hand, America's taste for displacement knows few limits, so it's equally possible we'll only be able to wonder what the little roadster is like from afar.



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  1. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 3/23/2009 1:09pm PDT

    I would rather have the diesel anyways
     
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  2. ma_brodieboy3 avatar brodieboy3 Posted: 3/23/2009 2:16pm PDT

    Stick the 1.8L into the rabbit/golf - combined with the new 6 and 7 speed transmissions and it would sell like hotcakes. I'm guessing that it's cheaper to produce than the 1.4L supercharged/tubo option but still provides good gas mileage (34 mgp US in combined cycle - with 160 hp and 7.4 sec to 60 - Killer) - which is what will make folks agree to buy the rabbit/golf while we wait for their hybrid models.
     
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  3. ma_Mike avatar Mike Posted: 3/23/2009 4:23pm PDT

    So they've brought back the 1.8t from the MkIV GTI, then? Sounds like the same engine; same displacement, same power.
     
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  4. ma_PAJ avatar PAJ Posted: 3/24/2009 7:05am PDT

    This means that Audi pushed the TT to a price point at which it would no longer sell. I paid $40K for a new one in 2001 (loaded w/ 225hp engine); an equivalent model today is well over $50K. No sale at that price.

    Same can be said for other Audi models as well. I boughy my first A4 in 1998 for $31,500 -- again loaded V6, quattro, etc. -- but a well equipped V6 today pushes $50K. I love Audi, but I don't feel like they are anywhere near the value they used to be.
     
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