Audi South Africa has bolstered itsTT coupéline-up with some additional models, including a more affordable entry-level derivative.

When the all-new Audi TT coupéwas launched in the South African market back in 2015, it immediately made an impact – it even bagged a Fun Car of the Year trophy in the inaugural Cars.co.za Consumer Awards. What was not to like? It introduced a dramatically improvedchassis, a responsive powertrain and an interior that would make Ikea proud. The downside was that the range waslimited, with just a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol powering either a front-wheel drive or a quattro all-wheel drive derivative. For the (well-heeled) performance-car fan, there is the 210 kW/380 Nm Audi TTS.

Now Audi South Africa has expanded the TT coupe range. Kicking off the range is a new engine: a 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol motor. Power is rated at 132 kW, with torque set at a healthy 250 Nm. Power reaches the road through the front wheels via Audi's rather good dual-clutch transmission. Audi claims this entry-level TT 1.8 will hit 100 kph in 7 seconds dead and it will only run out of steam at 241 kph. It is the most frugal model in the Audi TT lineup, too, with a claimed consumption of 5.7 L/100 km. It's interesting to note that this S-tronic unit in the 1.8-litre has 7 speeds, as opposed to the 6-speed transmission in the 2.0-litre.

The other addition to the Audi TT range is a faster and more powerful TTS. The updatedTTS features the same 2.0-litre turbocharged engine as before, but in this application, powerhas been increased to 228 kW, while torque remains the same at 380 Nm. The 0-100 kph sprint time has dropped from 4.8 down to 4.6 seconds.

Audi TT Price in South Africa

The Audi TT comes standard with a one year / unlimited kilometres warranty and afive year/ 100 000 kilometres maintenance plan.

TT 1.8 TFSI R563 500

TT 2.0 TFSI R601 000

TT 2.0 TFSI quattro R691 000

TTS 2.0 Tquattro R743 000

Further Reading

Read a review of the Audi TT here

Interested in the TTS? Read a review now

Ten new Audi products coming to South Africa in 2017

Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2016/17 – Performance Car Category

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