Audi TT Ultra Quattro Concept - Sport and Diet

Audi TT Ultra Quattro

With the approach of summer, the desire to lose weight often occurs. A phenomenon that extends to some cars like the TT, which gives rise to a reduced drastically concept.

For the purposes of this Ultra Quattro concept, the TT took a drastic diet: it has lost nearly 300 kg.

The previous generation TT concluded his career with a flourish, with a more radical version, called Quattro Sport. A day followed by his successor example ... even if it is still only a concept very discreet look. Presented at the W�rthersee festival, dedicated to the production of the Volkswagen group, the study of style is called Ultra Quattro. A name which refers to all-wheel drive as its desire to light, push here to the fullest. With a weight of 1111 kg, cut the rings has indeed lost nearly 300 kg compared to the standard versions! Through extensive use of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), and Audi claims a gain of one hundred pounds for the body only.

Carbon is not hiding in the cockpit. Note also the gate of the shifter, so R8

The same material is also used for the center console, door panels, bucket seats, suspension springs, not to mention the brace that replaces the rear seats. Effective, but too expensive to consider mass production in the short term. Too bad, because this system is combined with a four-cylinder 2.0 TFSI boosted to reach 310 hp. With 3.6 kg / hp, the power to weight ratio is now better than a TT RS Plus, powered by a five-cylinder turbocharged 360 hp. The Ultra TT Quattro would be able to leap from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.2 s. It's almost on the level of an Aston Martin Vanquish. But if a limited series is derived from the concept, before the arrival of the TT 3 in 2014, it will necessarily call revenues less expensive.