I believe many readers know the origin of TT, or I will take the trouble to state it here. TT is the name of a motorcycle race with a long history, and two T's are Tourist? Short for trophy, the competition was held on an island in the west of England. Yes? On the Isle of Man, the island area is only 572 square kilometers. However, due to its unique geographical environment, since 1907, a large number of motorcycle enthusiasts have gathered here to race around the island. This is a little strange. Why is this scooter named after a motorcycle race? This goes back to the brand NSU. NSU is a member of Audi's predecessor automobile alliance. Although NSU has a glorious history in automobiles, people still don't talk enough about its achievements in motorcycles. From 19 1 1, NSU began to participate in this competition. In the 1960s, there was another product called NSU? 1000? TT、 1200？ TT、 1000？ TTS is such a model, so Audi's TT and its high-performance version are designed to inherit this glorious history.
Figure: If we have to get to the bottom of it, what is the high-performance sports vehicle 1 100 under the Prinz train of NSU in 1965? TT (type? 67B) Sort of? The ancestor of Audi TT.
Figure: NSU was also launched at 1967? The racing version of Prinz is called 1000? TTS (type? 67F).
The first generation Audi TT went on sale in 1995 with the frame number 8N. I really want to know who TT is, the ancestor of Audi, even dating back to the era of automobile alliance, but after reading all the information, the only thing that can answer this question is that TT is a brand-new positioning and brand-new model of Audi. Yes, I can only believe this answer. Audi positioned TT as an entry-level sports car. From the distribution of the whole VAG group, it can be said that there are many varieties and detailed division of labor; Especially the models of the same chassis system are divided into dazzling individual products according to different brands, different market positioning, different exhaust capacity and different pricing. Basically, if you are a rich buyer, for example, the budget is 20 thousand euros. After entering the car sales store (German ordinary car sales outlets are like secondary dealerships, and many models can be sold), these 20,000 or so choices are almost all models under the VAG Group. What Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Beetle, Leon of SEAT, Toledo, Octavia of Skoda, A3 of Audi, etc. Of course, there are different engines and different configurations. In short, you are in a net, you can't get out, you can only pay the bill.
Photo: 1995 The TT concept car exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in fact, compared with the production version launched after 1998, except for a slight change in the lines on the roof, the lines under the glass are almost identical. The designer is Peter? Schlayer.
Photo: 1996, after the waste heat of TT concept, the car factory continued to launch a concept car named TTS. With the footprint of early NSU, TT exhausted all kinds of public relations means before going online, such as preheating, hype, spy photos and testing. The purpose is the same: it is a hit.
Compared with those cheaper brothers, the fate of Audi TT is much better, because it has no such considerations as practicality and economy. As long as the appearance design is good and equipped with strong power, of course, there is no sports cockpit. After all these are complete, the price of TT is relatively much higher than that of general mechanical models, such as later Golf GTI or R32. The first generation TT, code-named 8N, was sufficiently warmed up before its release, and I have to admire Audi's marketing department at this point. As early as1September 1994, Audi's design studio in California basically completed a model called TT? Coupe? Conceptual design and post-production, the head of the design team is Peter? Schreyer, Freeman drew the sketch? Thomas, did Romulus make the interior? Roster wrote, and then publicly exhibited at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1995. At that time, his design was amazing, with a rounded appearance and almost identical designs before and after, which made people unforgettable. In the past three years, the news of Audi TT has never stopped. It always appears in different exhibitions, biker parties and other social occasions in various postures. Audi's reputation is to be revised, but in fact it should be regarded as the accumulation of reputation and popularity of a brand-new model. Such an international brand must be experienced and cautious in such commercial operation, because as a brand-new model, it can only succeed but not fail. Without sufficient consumer support, even the best design is futile, and the car factory understands that TT is not brand new. To put it bluntly, it is a sports car version of golf.
Figure: The first generation Audi TT adopted the PQ34 frame platform of VAG. In fact, riders who know the history of automobile development know that the frame platform is not unique to the public, but it was publicized earlier in China, and many fans thought it was the first of VAG. In fact, there are many car factories earlier than Volkswagen.
Figure: The design of TTS concept car in 1995 is used in TT? Roadster is short and pithy, the frame is rigid enough, and the 225-horse version of the four-wheel system has high driving pleasure.
1998, TT, which earned enough popularity and fame, finally broke out. When you first see the production version of TT, you will find that its hard top version is almost the same as the concept car you saw in 1995 except that it is smaller and more suitable for the overall shape. In terms of power configuration, as expected, it was still the most popular 1.8T engine at that time, that is, Volkswagen's EA 1 13 series. There are three versions of power setting in the same period: one is KKK? K03 turbocharger, the boost value is set to 0.6? Bar 150 horse; Adjust the boost value to 0.85? The output of bar is 180 horses; Another one with higher performance is KKK? K04 turbocharger, compression ratio 9.0, boost value set to 1.0? A 225 horse version. The former only has front-wheel drive models, that is, like the fourth-generation golf GTI, the suspension design is the former McPherson rear torsion beam design; Four-wheel drive system (180 optional) comes standard with 225 horses. In addition to higher power, it is also equipped with Quattro system, and the gearbox has one more forward gear than the 180 horse version. A year later, take TT? The coupe is very popular, and the car factory has launched TT? Roadster convertible model. One appearance, one displacement, two settings, the early version of the first generation TT of the two models can be regarded as eye-catching, and the sales volume is also rising. This state lasted for six years. As a pure sports car at that time, TT shoulders the pioneer of R8 and other pure sports cars in the future. In 2000, TT introduced the S-line model, which is a semi-upgraded personalized version.
Figure: official production version TT, the appearance part is designed by German designer Freeman? Thomas drafted the first draft. After modifying the roof design, this almost straight-line shape made all Audi fans scramble to pay for it. TT with a brand-new car series is like creating a myth.
Photo: This is the cockpit of TT 180 horse. Front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are standard options, and the manual gear has only five front speeds. The 225 horsepower version uses a six-speed manual transmission and comes standard with a four-wheel drive system with Haldex traction controller. Of course, it also has a Tiptronic automatic transmission. At that time, there was no DSG.
Photo: This is the engine compartment of the 180 horse version. The layout of the intake pipe is different from that of the 225ma, and an intercooler is also arranged on the right front side.
Photo: This is a four-wheel drive model with 225 horses. Ordinary 180 horses use KKK's K03 turbocharger, 225 horses are replaced by K04, and all the components in the engine are replaced by high-performance products. If that wasn't enough, ABT also provided a kit of up to 380 horses for its upgrade.
However, the newly listed Audi TT has not been positively evaluated in handling like other sports cars, but has been pushed to the forefront because of several traffic accidents that caused casualties. The main reason is that the chassis of PQ34 is not a sports car at all. It's just the chassis of a family car with little high performance and a sports car with a reshaped appearance. The huge horsepower output has exceeded the endurance limit of the chassis, especially the suspension design. It is easy to have the problem of oversteer. What is even more frightening is that the earliest TT did not install ESP body stability system, and it was not standard, even the famous German driver Walter? r？ After the test drive, hrl thinks TT is very good for experienced drivers, but if you release the accelerator at 200 kilometers per hour, your body reaction is terrible, and most people can't control it at all. Finally, under the same pressure from the media and consumers, Audi installed an ESP system worth 650 marks for subsequent vehicles, and made the diameter of the front anti-roll bar thicker 1 mm and the rear anti-roll bar less1mm. ..
Photo: In addition to the hardtop coupe, Roadster convertible is indispensable, especially in the late 1990s, when all European car manufacturers were severely punished by Mazda MX-5(NA), they re-launched Roadster, a long-lost convertible model.
Figure: In order to reduce the weight of the car body and production costs, TT? Roadster does not use pop-up anti-roll structure, but only uses fixed head protection. The hardtop is an optional accessory purchased by the owner. After all, not everyone wears a hood or keeps it on every day.
Figure: What is the purpose of this passenger compartment hood? It can prevent dust and rain and reduce bumps. Although not many people will really buy this option, as a unique equipment of the traditional convertible sports car, Audi's launch of it is also a declaration and respect for the classic design.
Figure: Since 2000, TT's chassis has been redesigned, and each car is equipped with small fixed wings as standard to improve the stability of high-speed driving. The picture above shows the S-line launched in 2000. It is equipped with new wheels in appearance. The original 16 inch rim was replaced by 17 inch, and the tire was upgraded from 205/55R 16 to 225/45R 17.
Strictly speaking, Audi is a little conservative in treating TT cars, which is of course reasonable. After all, it is still a baby, and if it is too radical, it may be unfavorable to the future development of the car. What's more, when the improved version was launched, the second generation TT project had been established and implemented, so how to smoothly transition from the late version of the first generation to the second generation is the significance of the improved version. A later version or Facelife version was launched in July 2003. Although conservative, the most dazzling star of the later version can be regarded as TT, which went on the market in August 2003 and was equipped with 250 VR6 engines. 3.2? Quattro. I believe many readers will be familiar with this engine. This is a V6 engine with special layout. The included angle between the two cylinders is only 15 degrees, and six intake manifolds and six exhaust manifolds are located on both sides of the engine. It is not so much a V6 engine as a variant of an inline six-cylinder engine. The advantages and disadvantages of this layout are actually very obvious: small size, heat dissipation is a problem, especially when some refitters want to plug in a turbocharger, this layout is the biggest test of heat dissipation performance.
Figure: In 2003, TT made a small change, and the design of front and rear bumpers changed slightly, but it was not obvious.
Figure: Of course, the Roadster version was also listed at the same time, which was 70kg heavier than the hardtop version.
VR6 TT? 3.2 Based on the R32 of golf, it is the highest performance version in the golf car series and the second model of the R series. Should the first model be a more historic Beetle? RSi, as the strategy of the whole VAG group, although the platform is the same as the engine, it belongs to different series or even different brands, so the performance output training will naturally be treated differently. The displacement of this VR6 engine code EA390 is 3 189cc, and the highest is TT? 3.2? Quattro's 250 horses /6300 rpm, followed by golf? R32' s 24 1, the last beetle? RSI's 22 1 horse is not only different in power adjustment, but also in transmission configuration, TT? 3.2 is Audi's own Quattro system, and the last two are 4Motion. What are the connections and differences between them? Another article will talk about it. In addition, the overall structure and man-machine environment of the interior are also very different. In short, TT? 3.2 As the flagship model of TT car series, it has almost all the latest technologies, including the latest transmission system technology crystallization of that year: dual-clutch DSG gearbox.
Photo: In fact, the so-called small change is to welcome new members. This is the protagonist of change: TT? 3.2? Quattro is the flagship model of the first generation TT, and it is very easy to push the weight of 1490 kg with 250 horsepower and 320 Nm of torque.
Figure: TT? 3.2 There are two gearboxes to choose from, one is 6MT and the other is a brand-new six-speed DSG (direct shifting? Gearbox), this dual clutch gearbox is actually improved on the basis of a manual gearbox.
Figure: The so-called V6 is more like an inline six-cylinder, and the included angle of the cylinders is only 15, so the intake and exhaust are on the same side. The car factory certainly understands this truth, so we can put the spark plug lead on the intake manifold and then point six red dots to tell you, "I really have six cylinders!" "
In September 2005, when the history of the first generation TT came to an end, Audi recalibrated the 1.8T engine. The maximum horsepower of the original 150 front-wheel drive model is increased to 163, and the maximum torque is increased from 2 10 to 225 nm. The more common 180-horse front drive or four-wheel drive version is upgraded to 190 /5700 rpm with a maximum torque of 5 Nm. As for the 225-horse four-wheel drive version, it remains unchanged. But before that, in March 2005, Audi launched a limited number of TT? Quattro？ Sports models, of which 800 are right-hand drive British version, and 1000 are left-hand drive version used in continental Europe. This limited edition model still uses the retiring 1.8T engine and four-wheel drive system, and the power output is adjusted to 240 HP /5700 rpm. Fortunately, the original 225 HP version has used high-performance components such as forged piston connecting rod, and the compression ratio of the engine remains unchanged, but the supercharging value has been increased to 1.2? Bar. Another biggest attraction of this car is its light weight. The rear seats are cancelled, which is 75 kilograms lighter, and the weight of the whole vehicle is only 1390 kilograms. It can be said that it should be the predecessor of the second generation of TTS, which was widely sought after later, but what about TT? Quattro？ Sport, like the 225 horse, only has a 6MT gearbox and a four-wheel drive system.
Photo: Unique wheels, 225 tires, black roof, carbon fiber wings, training for 240 horses, and TT? 3.2 Brake system, which is a lightweight version of Quattro? Exercise.
Figure: Even the design of the rear bumper is self-contained, but it's a pity that Quattro? The sports version is only available in the European market, and even the United States, the birthplace of TT modeling, has no chance.
Figure: What was TT's dream equipment that made Recaro sit on TT? Quattro？ Exercise is one of the links to reduce the weight of the car.
Figure: From 2000 to 2003, by ABT? Sportsline launched the TTR-DTM racing car, but the V8 engine used in this car is said not to come from Audi. This car belongs to Laurent? Driven by Aiello, 200 1 won the first sub-station championship and the series championship in 2002.
Photo: The first generation Audi TT was produced in Jier Audi factory in Hungary from June 2006 1998 to August 2006.
In the next episode, we will introduce the second generation Audi TT code-named 8J, so please pay attention to the update.
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