Paris 2014: 2016 Audi TT Roadster Bows

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: October 2nd, 2014

You’ve seen the Audi TT Sportback. Now, it’s time for the 2016 Audi TT Roadster to shine at the 2014 Paris Auto Show.

The 2016 model rides on the MQB platform with a wheelbase that has gained 1.5 inches over the current TT, while the overall length is just an inch shorter. Weight comes in at 2,910.1 lbs. with manual transmission and front-wheel drive, and the chassis is stiffer thanks to solid steel tubes inside the A-pillars, steel ribbing in the sills, and various V braces throughout the underside.

The soft-top is 6.6 lbs. lighter than the top now in play, can be operated up to 31.1 mph, takes up little of the TT’s 9.9 cubic-feet of trunk space, and can open or close within 10 seconds.

Up front, the U.S. market will receive a 2-liter turbocharged engine delivering 230 horses, 310 in the TTS model. A spoiler deploys at speeds above 75 mph.

Finally, a revised Quattro system puts more power to the back, allowing for safer, more controlled drifts on low-friction surfaces.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Resdhthjlkhhfgvklkjhbkhgyuhb on Oct 03, 2014

Still a chick car.

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- Corey Lewis on Oct 07, 2014
  
  Agree. Easier drifting is not relevant on the way to the salon, or tanning, or post office. The first one had some seriousness about it, and was sort of avant garde in the styling department. It just looks silly now. And in yellow puts me in mind of the Copen.
  
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Nichjs on Oct 06, 2014

Isn't a "solid steel tube" called a bar...? :)

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