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- 7,995 high price
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2002 audi tt review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. The most distinctive little sports car around. introductioninspired by the original 'bathtub' porsche and the famed auto union grand prix cars of the 1930s, the audi tt coupe made its first appearance as a concept at the 1995 german motor show in frankfurt. As a 2000 production model. It was an extremely daring design, achieved through purity and simplicity of form. it seems like such a long time ago, but also like only yesterday. Suddenly the roads are filling with such pipe dreams. With apologies to the dodge viper, the audi tt coupe's legacy might be as the car that opened the floodgates of creativity, by breaking down the barriers of manufacturers' fear. lineupthe first choice is simple: tt coupe with two-plus-two seating, or two-seat tt roadster. The 180-horsepower tt coupe comes with or without quattro; the 180-horsepower roadster comes only with front-wheel drive; and the 225-horsepower coupe or roadster comes only with quattro. the range of standard equipment includes everything from a first aid kit to an array of computer driver assistance systems. The front-wheel-drive versions have all-speed traction control, a. Anti-slip regulation (asr). new for 2002 on both the tt coupe and tt roadster is the audi concert radio with in-dash cd changer, an 80-watt sound system with six speakers (120 watts and seven speakers for the roadster). Also standard are a tilt/telescopic leather-covered steering wheel, foglights, power windows and heated mirrors. the optional performance package 1450) includes xenon high-intensity self-leveling headlights, heated front seats, and either six-spoke cast alloy wheels or five-spoke forged alloys, depending on whether it's the 180- or 225-horsepower version. The audio package 1200) for the coupe includes a 175-watt bose sound system with a six-disc cd changer and seven speakers; for the roadster it includes another sub-woofer and 225-watt amplifier. Separate options include a choice between cloth and leather for the coupe or baseball-glove stitching on the roadster's leather; audi navigation system; and hands-free cellphone. walkaroundvisually, it's hard to imagine any car having more rounded edges than the tt, from air dam to fender flares to taillights, and the resulting shape looks funny to some, totally graceful to others. Front and rear overhangs are exceptionally short. But certainly the low roofline of the coupe, raking from its center to the rear deck, conveys a feeling of speed. This complicated things for the quattro, which needs to distribute torque between the front and rear axles. It was solved with a sophisticated and extremely fast-reacting electro-hydraulic system, the first such method of torque distribution in any audi. The overall result is that torque levels between the front and rear wheels are controlled by a number of parameters, including wheel speeds, engine speed and torque. to protect against side impacts on such a low-slung car, especially since there is no center roof post (b pillar), there high-strength aluminum side intrusion bars are part of the chassis. There's further support for the coupe in a tubular steel reinforcement behind the doors. These include a meaty dashboard mount and windshield frame, even thicker steel side sills, and strengthened a-pillars that contribute to excellent rollover protection. the roadster comes with either a manual-operated top or an optional power unit activated by a single button. This may be a car for drivers, but not for gearheads. interiorah, the interior: in a word, gorgeous. A few more words: sanitary, simple, stylish, cool, and … yes virginia it can be done … practical. Then there is that perfect small-diameter three-spoke leather steering wheel with no control functions on it. The black leather shift knob has its six-speed pattern displayed sharply on the top in aluminum, and the boot around the very short lever is held down with an eye-catching brushed aluminum ring. The seats, steering wheel and shift lever say: this car is meant for driving. World's greatest dead pedal confirms it. Gauges like a racecar … except maybe for the cherry red numbers. it's that brushed aluminum trim that makes the tt interior so stylish. It's everywhere, it seems, but somehow there's not too much of it: brushed aluminum cupholders. Brushed aluminum rings around the climate control vents (they rotate to direct air), brushed aluminum audio system cover, brushed aluminum door grab handles, brushed aluminum cover to the glovebox (big enough to hold the owner's manual, and that's about it). despite the low roof and narrow windows all around, there's no visibility problem; the rear window fills the rearview mirror. Inside, the headroom is surprisingly adequate, with an inch or so to spare for a six-footer. But with the seats folded down, it's so spacious in the back that they could sleep there. Open the rear hatch, drop the rear seats, and there's tons of cargo space. Camping anyone? one small detail, intelligent and appreciated, is the switchgear for the intermittent wipers. Quattro models are nearly impossible to provoke into doing something untoward. Nail the throttle in the middle of a slippery corner, for example, and the tt quattro will smoothly accelerate away as quickly as physically possible for the conditions. audi's 1. 8-liter engine revs quickly from lower rpm, accelerating steadily toward 6000 rpm. At idle, it sounds like it's chanting: ohmmm. The rev limiter is interesting in the way it cuts out the engine: not with abrupt misfires, but rather gradually, just making the engine bog and wilt. It doesn't like to be made quickly, or at low revs; the trick is spirited acceleration and unhurried engagement. Reverse, notably, drops right in. the brakes are racing car quality; not since the bmw m5 have we felt anything so confidence-inspiring. That's in their stopping power; the problem is that the pedal position makes heel-and-toe braking and downshifting cumbersome. Which is not to say that it's impossible, and most drivers will eventually adjust. the. Power Windows✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ Bucket Seats✔ Climate Control✔ Navigation System✔ CD Changer✔ Alloy Wheels
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