Ok, that's my little dig for the day, I'll now tell you what absolutely astounded me about the TT, well, at least the 2.0 TFSI anyway. You see, not having paid much attention to the speaker at the auto show launch of the new TT (I was probably gazing towards the Maserati display, and the young ladies in their evening gowns!), I hadn't realized that the 2.0 version of the TT, was in fact, a FWD vehicle.

So after driving the TT for a couple of days, and several fast green light accelerations (all in the cause of professional evaluation you understand!), I suddenly realized that there was no quattro decal on the back of my car.

All I can say is... call me the local village halfwit if you like, but I enjoyed my week in the TT immensely!

I scoured the truck lid for signs of where it had been, thinking that some good for nothing young urchin had whisked it off in the local car park, and that it was now proudly dangling from his silver plated necklace which adorned his neck (the one which I wanted to wring!). It was only them that I read the pile of literature that Audi had, together with the car, supplied me, and realized my mistake.

I tell you, you could have knocked me down sideways! Because I would have sworn that it was AWD, the vehicle had so much traction!

So there you have it, I shall now leave you wondering...did he mention that because he's proud to be an idiot, and couldn't tell the difference between a FWD vehicle and an AWD, or is he just angling for a ride in the 3.2 quattro version later in the year, when the weather is better?

All I can say is... call me the local village halfwit if you like, but I enjoyed my week in the TT immensely!

Of course, if Audi wanted to loan me an AWD convertible model, say around mid July, just in time for "Where have you been, you've got such a nice tan", and allow me to fully appreciate the outstanding capabilities of their Quattro TT, I guess, I wouldn't turn them down!


Photo Credit : Kevin Corrigan