An all-over treatment could well be applied to the Audi TT. Fans can look forward to Porsche GT 3-inspired infrastructure with fabrication materials that use space-age technology.
A potential makeover awaits the TT, courtesy of the new Head of Development at Audi. The news is that Wolfgang Durheimer, also the former head of Bentley, and Bugatti, who has taken over the role at Audi might be keen to deploy what he achieved at Porsche for the 911 GT3. He certainly has everything at his disposal to accomplish this.
The engine range available for the TT includes the base model’s power unit which is not shy to begin with, considering its 200 to 250 horsepower configurations. There is also the TTS with 268 hp, TT RS with 335 hp, and even the TT RS Plus with 355 hp.
Optimising the power to weight ratio is not limited to increasing the output of the engines. The lightweight roll cage, firmer suspension, and all-round tightening of attributes that the GTS received will all enhance the performance of the TT.
The canvas that the incoming Head of Development has to work with does not stop there. The Audi Lightweight Construction Centre is certainly somewhere he will look to in order to provide what he needs for a performance version of the TT. Watch a short film on this incredible facility to see what he has.
Leading the field through their own innovations, the team at Neckarsulm concentrates all its activities into one incredible centre of excellence. The expertise gathered here results in patents and international honours that set Audi apart from the rest. This is nothing new for Audi. Having used Aluminium for hi-tech cars since 1994, they can now leverage this expertise to include fabrication for cars like the TT. They do this by using alloys which have been tuned for stability, corrosion prevention, joining technology, and utility.
Their research with materials such as fibre-reinforced plastics, or FRPs, and how to model, join and shape them into the cars we love are at the heart of what this new-age industrial plant does. The future of high-performance cars such as the TT is happening here and it is essential to perfect these techniques. An online video takes viewers inside the heart of the research facility to see how these innovative materials are developed, tested, and melded into these cars.
Aluminium, steel, and FRP couplings are tested so that they can eventually make their way into the ever-lighter TT and other cars. Inventive fabrics such as magnesium, carbon-reinforced plastics, bio-polymers, and even fibres obtained from waste from the wood industry highlight the technological and ecological direction this process takes. Fans can certainly look forward to a TT with the potential of reaching 62 mph from a standstill in well under 4 seconds.
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