TT Diesel

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Anyone know if there is any definite news about a new TT diesel arriving?

[RickT]

This was at the back end of 2006..



At launch in Europe, the TT will be available with a 200bhp 2.0-litre TFSI turbo petrol and 250bhp 3.2-litre V6 petrol (the latter with quattro four-wheel drive). The reasonably lightweight TT – 69% of its structure is aluminium – will deliver 0-62mph in 6.4secs in 2.0-litre guise and 5.7secs with the V6. Top speed is 240kph and 250kph respectively.


When asked about a diesel option, something all of TT’s competitors have in major European markets, Hackenburg was transparently coy, saying “If we win at Le Mans 24-Hours with our diesel race cars, this will prove that diesel is sporty.” Which means a) Hackenburg is totally convinced that Audi will win Le Mans with its R10 TDIs, and b) we’ll definitely be getting a diesel option. This is less relevant for the North American market but this will surely change as modern diesels, which are vastly better than the horrible old nails we remember, become more popular.


That’s good news for fans of the fabulous DSG dual-clutch gearbox, which works brilliantly well with torquey diesels. It’s important to note here, though, that Audi has re-named their dual-clutch gearbox ‘S tronic’. That’s a shame, as DSG tag has attained pretty much universal acceptance. In other words, it wasn’t broken...

Cheers

RicKT