http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/Apr 8th 2008 2:12PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/Apr 8th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/Only the V6 powered TT versions are heavy...but they are not offered as the perfromance versions they are the comfort versions of the TT.

The 2008 270hp TT-S with AWD weights 3069lbs that is clearly lighter as the old 240hp TT quattro sport from 2005 (old model)

The TT RS is no new news... and funny that all the R8 rumours are english press only.. I give not a penny on that claim.. ]]>Apr 8th 2008 2:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/If you're gonna compare a TT to the S2K, then it has to be the TT roadster 2.0 TFSI. (Powered soft tops add a lot of weight, and Honda doesn't make a hardtop S2K) That's the only way the cars match up evenly in terms of body style and powertrain. Then you'll see that the TT is a porker @ just shy of 3200lbs. It's also underpowered in that match up, coming it at only 200hp. Face it: it needs to shed some pounds.]]>Apr 8th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/
Also, unfortunately, the 2.0 variants only come in wrong wheel drive, so you'd (well, I would) want the 3.2 variant, which is about 3200+ pounds. These are all for the coupe variants as well.

Anyway, looking forward to these lightweight versions.]]>Apr 8th 2008 3:29PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/Apr 8th 2008 4:37PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/
I don't believe any of them. I'll give $100 to the person who weighs their new TT and gets a figure under 3,000lbs.]]>Apr 8th 2008 5:33PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/audi-planning-tt-and-r8-lightweight-sport-models/The TT 2.0 Roadster was tested at 1386kg, thats 3055LBS.

The TT 3.2 quattro has an official dry weight of 1410kg, thats 3108LBS.
When Autozeitung tested it against the base Porsche Cayman it had a test weight of 1455kg, thats 3207LBS while the Porsche had a test weight of 3100LBS.
Not bad for an AWD car with a relativle old steel block VR6.

WOuldn't be fair to compare the roadster to the S2000, seeing as the S2000 was developed as a roadster and the TT as a Coupe, plus the S2000 is 8 years older then the TT.]]>Apr 9th 2008 5:25AM