2011 Audi TT - Car and Driver
Audi’s climb up the luxury ladder to a full-bore, take-’em-seriously competitor to BMW and Mercedes has been powered by volume models like the A4 and A6 sedans and Q5 crossover, but the first-generation Audi TT certainly helped the brand skip a... If the second-gen TT’s styling hasn’t taken a leap forward—although it’s still pretty stunning to behold—its performance certainly has, moving the car toward actual sports-car territory for the first time. The transformation was finally completed with the introduction of the 2010 TTS. With the disappearance of the 3. 2-liter V-6 from the TT’s engine options last year, the 2. 0T model got some room to breathe. As such, the entry-level 2011 TT gets an improved version of the 2. 0-liter EA888 turbocharged TFSI four-cylinder. The valve lift on the exhaust side is now variable, and horsepower rises from 200 to 211. More important, however, is that torque takes a huge leap from 207 lb-ft to a lofty 258. As with the 2010 TT lineup, the only drivetrain available in the U.... Audi expects the 2011 2. 0T coupe to knock at least 0. 3 second off the previous 0-to-60 time. Knockin’ on the TTS Door. Source: www.caranddriver.com
