TT wants one more game.

Audi has gone all out to ensure that the second-generation TT can mount a credible attack on the prowess of the BMW Z4 Coupe, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Nissan 350Z and Porsche Cayman.

Audi’s primary target was reducing the TT’s weight, and at 1430kg, this new 3.2-QUATTRO V6-engined car is 60kg lighter than the car it replaces.

Under the clamshell bonnet of the initial range-topping version lurks Audi’s familiar 3.2-litre V6 engine, complete with direct injection and a high 11.3:1 compression ratio. Mounted transversely but slightly lower and further back in the engine bay than before – both in a bid to improve the overall centre of gravity and to ensure sufficient clearance from the bonnet, in line with the latest pedestrian safety regulations – the compact 24-valve unit kicks out 247bhp at 6300rpm, along with 235lb ft of torque between 2500 and 3000rpm.

The defining feature of the new TT’s driveline is Audi’s updated six-speed S-tronic gearbox (nee DSG). Available as a £1400 option above the standard six-speed manual, the double-clutch unit is perfectly suited to the 3.2-litre V6’s flexible nature. It even manages to improve on the previous DSG’s trick of providing that rare combination of smoothness and speed of gearchange.

TEST DRIVE:

GOGO(The owner from Haryana) directed me to handle with care when i asked for a drive reluctantly! C'mon, this was the first supercar test I am doing, as ever, only a stopwatch to measure against the traditional VBoxes, and wide streets of Manesar! And how low these cars are, feels you are negoytiating a huge KART! But interior ergonomics are spot-on: The stubby 6 speed gear lever with H-Gate pattern is tricky, but geting used is much easier. All the controls are spot on, instruments in line of view. PerfecTT!!!!With less mass to haul and improved

aerodynamic properties, the TT vroomed to 100 kph from rest in

7.4 secs; 160 in 16.66 secs; 200 in 24.91 secs finally from standstill! And it was 3 in the morning! . Top speedi could muster was 204 ks before i ran out of road! The new TT’s pop-up rear spoiler deploys at the rear at over 100 kph. Braking was even more awe-inspiring, steel discs all around hault the car in less than half the time needed to accelerate!

Straight line stability is a phenomenon in such cars and the TT was a Benchmark. S

imilar to Bimmers! Surely learn a thing or two from your menacing neighbour, if ya gonna take them head on! All thanks to the 4 wheel drive called Quattro(legend).

Over corners, the TT proves more fluid and willing to follow instruction like a Labrador, steering substantially weighted and loads of feedback. A large part of this is down to the more sophisticated suspension and the fact that it’s been tuned with keen drivers in mind. Body control is excellent, with less pitch and roll over undulations and mid-corner irregularities.

The speed-sensitive power steering – an electro-hydraulic system is light at low speeds(60 kph) and offers accurate turn-in.

Should have been a tad longer wheelbase for more directional stability though.

Gogo heartily laughed when i asked him about the mileage. He never cared, why should he(Being able to afford this 60 lakh machine OTR after all). But occasionally he seemed to have cared for and found about 6 kpl in city under sane driving and about 8-9 on the expressways! DECENT Figures if claimed correctly.

VERDICT: Mind blowing F***ing car! Whoa! This was the drive I was looking to post! Sorry once again, until my first salary arrives, all you have to do is believe these words, as i dont have any camera to click the cars. Also I am not paid for this job, Just doing as a pastime needs no serious investment at all! So Dont posts stupid comments about pics and claims.

Man if you have the bucks, go for it! Or just wait for the A5 about to be driven soon! Exclusively from the field of Vrrooom.