View Full Version : drove an Audi TT Quattro today...
paradigm
07-05-2001, 03:55 AM
i drove a friend's TT Coupe today...and it was SWEET. they have TWO TT's...one is the Coupe...one is the Roadster. i drove the hardtop/coupe. very nice car. it's a 1.8L turbo w/ 225HP, 6-speed MTX.
specs from audi:
1.8 T quattro (165 kW)
Max. torque at min-1 280/2200-5500
Wheels: 7J X 16 cast aluminium
Tires: 225/45 R 17
Luggage capacity: 220/490
Max. speed: 243 km/h
Acceleration 0-100: 6,4 seconds
after driving this, i would never (except for fun) try to beat one of these things...assuming the driver is competent. it's power came on very quickly, with very little reving needed (around 2500 and it MOVES).
:)
CanadaCat
07-05-2001, 01:49 PM
those cars are tight:biggrin:
would love to get one if i had the money
modette
07-05-2001, 06:27 PM
Thats what my mother is getting I guess in a year from Germany for $30K...lol My father is getting a 330I BMW fully loaded for $30K too then.
Those cars are so much more cheaper there then here and you get better quality and a lot of times more HP.
~Mark
paradigm
07-05-2001, 06:52 PM
yes, it's a nice car...but i don't think the price is worth it. the one i drove cost $55K, and that is not good considering you can get a new corvette Z06 for around $45K or so. :eek:
mprtklr
07-05-2001, 08:35 PM
modette, i hope you guys know you cant register an out of country vehicle here without certs from the EPA and DMV and its gotta have all the safety and emissions standards that we have, i spent 3 years in germany from 90-92 and their cars are MUCH more below our standards of safety and emissions.
spytech
07-05-2001, 08:42 PM
para -
if they paid 55k for an audi tt 225qc then they got SCREWED. I can get a new 2001 here by my dealer for 37k.
i was thinkin the 1.8L was the 180 hp one...are you sure about those #'s?
paradigm
07-06-2001, 12:12 AM
i copied the stats off the audi website...check it for yourself. whatever the right numbers are, i'm pretty sure it's a 1.8L turbo w/ 225hp.
i can find out again what they paid, but i'm pretty sure it was 55K. i won't argue if they got screwed...i'm sure they did. they got it when it first came out, so it was above sticker.
DEVIOUSDEV
07-06-2001, 04:35 AM
MPRTKLR they have European Delivery for BMW's at least, where they will hand you the keys at the Factory in Munich, and you can tool around Europe for a little while.....then THEY pick up the tab to send it back over here....and it is already built to US specs, so its all gravy baby:)
Then why does anyone buy one here in the states for 10k above that? My aunt bought one in Germany and had it there for 2 years and moved back here... but I didn't think they got that great of a deal, I know they got some off though... just a thought..
Matt