Beauty or Beast?? (Audi TT quattro)

Member Name: biggag

Product:	Audi TT quattro
Date:	09/06/00 (411 review reads)
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Advantages: A real head turner - very quick

Disadvantages: Dodgy handling, requires experienced driving.

A beautiful concept car made real - the Audi TT is a delight to look at both from the exterior and within. It's fast - very fast but the problems with its handling are well documented. Despite the bad press it's still an object of real desire but even drivers with a history of performance cars may well be surprised by the effect of the quattro drive. Take your foot off on a bend and the rear will certainly twitch. Panic and you may well find yourself in a spin, literally.
A recall of all exisiting models was billed by Audi as an option to reassure its customers with a refit of a spoiler and new suspension. The fact that a number of Germans have been killed on bends at high speeds has led to no admission of guilt.
I personally thought nothing of it until 2 months into ownership of my dream car when the handling deteriorated badly. 3 trips to the dealer for testing met with little remorse from Audi and finally the fault of which I had complained spun me off the motorway at 70 mph into a concrete wall.
The TT is a beautiful car and a great drive but the reality was led by a concept and I for one feel that safety lost out. Caveat Emtor!

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