Audi's 359 hp challenge to BMW

[Kirby]

Looks like Audi is aiming for the Z4 and M4 market:

Audi's TT replacement will be bigger

The next generation Audi TT, which will be ready sometime next year, will grow in size offering more interior space. According to sources, the new Audi TT will have a wider track and an extended wheelbase, along the lines of the Nuvolari and Le Mans concepts shown in Frankfurt last year.

Insiders say that the 2005 TT will keep a lot of the current model's styling cues, but it will also take some of the Le Mans concept car's design ideas.

The new TT will get Audi's controversial new corporate grille, while the remodelled rear will see the prominent spoiler incorporated into the bodywork. The rear-lights will be similar to that of the A8.

The car is based on the new VW Golf platform and it will offer more interior space, while a large glass area will make the cabin brighter.

The 1.8T model will be replaced with a hi-tech 2.0 FSI (direct injection petrol) engine. The top of the line models will feature Audi's quattro all-wheel drive system and the 3.2 V6 model will get a DSG gearbox, as with the current range.

However the biggest news is that Audi engineers are working on a hot 350 bhp turbo-charged TT RS model.

It is expected that the new TT coupé will make its appearance at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show while the roadster version will go on sale in 2006.
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[Kirby]

Front:

 

[Tom]

That is a much improvement over the current TT, but the front-end looks kinda weird.

 

[KevRC4130]

That is a much improvement over the current TT, but the front-end looks kinda weird.

that isnt the TT, its the LeMans concept. If it makes production, it'll be about $100k (says Car and Driver)

 

[KevRC4130]

The new TT sounds great. i LOVE the A8's taillights, bigger size should be nice, and 350 bhp! NICE!

 

[Dinan55]

Whatever, they still can't touch us.

 

[xLibelle]

this is the car that i was talking about in the A6 grill thread
(it got cover of Quatro Quarterly fall last year)

Deemed the Le Mans Quatro, here are some stats:
V10 'Biturbo' w/ FSI direct fuel injection
1,530 kg / 610 bhp = 2.5 weight to power
750 Nm torque available from 1,750 rpm flatline to 5,800 rpm
sequential-six
40:60 - front:back
0-100,200km/h - 3.7,10.8 seconds
double wishbone suspen. with 'magnetic ride' shocks
yadda yadda yadda

The interior looks just like a fighter pilots cockpit, from the drivers perspective.
This vehicle is still only a concept, but might become true due to the amount of positive feedback yet its not expected to replace the TT but influence the new version.

 

[Tom]

that isnt the TT, its the LeMans concept. If it makes production, it'll be about $100k (says Car and Driver)

Ah...I thought the reason why Kirby posted those pics is because the new TT will look similar to that.

 

[Kirby]

Ah...I thought the reason why Kirby posted those pics is because the new TT will look similar to that.

Correct -

As per the article:

According to sources, the new Audi TT will have a wider track and an extended wheelbase, along the lines of the Nuvolari and Le Mans concepts shown in Frankfurt last year.