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PERFORMANCE AND COMFORT; Audi's TT Is Dressed Up in a Prettier Package.(Audi AG)
Cynics call the Audi TT a reworked Volkswagen Golf with a swoopier body. In a way, they're right: The TT platform is derived from the Golf's, with familiar engine choices, too.
Our test car had the optional 3.2-liter, 250-hp, direct-injection V6 powerplant mated to a six-speed direct-shift gearbox driving all four wheels. VW/ Audi's DSG remains the pinnacle of the auto manuals, with crisp upshifts and rev- matching downshifts made via steering-wheel-mounted paddles. And when you leave it in automatic mode, it works as smoothly and effortlessly as a true automatic.
Once we got out to the track, however, the TT's straight-line performance proved less than ...
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