2450 pounds. (a reduction of 660 pounds!)
306hp
wow. I never thought i’d see an Audi TT with such a low weight. I think the MK2 TT was a major design flop as I think the MK1 is one of THE great designs in automotive history…but this weight reduction is almost enough to make me forgive the MK2’s unforgivable design flaws. Audi, you’ve impressed me yet again.
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When i was a kid i LOVED the Honda CRX. Maybe because it was small, maybe because it looked like a pure sports car, maybe because it came in cool bright colours, maybe because it just looked badass! I’m not sure why the CRX was discontinued. The car Honda released as a successor was more of a rival for the Mazda Miata—-and had sort of lost the plot of the original CRX. The Del Sol was much different, with a weird targa roof and sort of a more california beach car look….i still liked the Del Sol when it came out, but not nearly as much as i loved the CRX.
Last year, Honda introduced the CR-Z, which is clearly a hommage to the original CRX. I have to say i am NOT a fan—the car looks more like a Prius or an Insight rather than the original CRX. The rear is way too high, the front is way too overstyled, and the car is just too big. What a shame…..Honda wonders why their sales are plummeting in the US market—-it’s not hard to figure out why. They are producing bland, Honda-by-the-numbers. Even their attempt at an ‘interesting’ CRX-redux resulted in a weird looking hybrid that doesn’t appeal to people like us who loved the CRX growing up.
MK1 CRX:
MK2 CRX:
CR-Z:
photo courtesy of VWVortex
These days, i am utterly obsessed with the 997 GT3. To me, it is the perfect Porsche. Of course i love ‘older’ 911s….as the simple mechanics of vintage cars appeals to me greatly; but i also live a modern lifestyle, i drive to work in NYC all the time, i drive in the winter, i drive around aimlessly for a laugh, i like technology but not too much. I absolutely love the GT3.
i also love the line that Chris says in this video that says “I love it when people say these don’t sound as good as the air-cooled cars, cos that is utter shit! this sounds wonderful”……BRAVO Chris…..down with the air-cooled snobs!
they’re coming down in price quickly…i see 2nd hand ones in the $80k-90k range…..996s are down in the $40-60k range. Audi R8s are floating down to the $80k range as well……i tell you, a couple years from now….and a 997 GT3 in the $60k range, assuming all continues in my life according to plans——-WILL definitely be a frontrunner for my garage spot.
Well i’m not a fan of the MK2 TT’s weird styling….in fact i think the styling sucks! But holy hell i spotted this one linked to on QW today and i gotta say it looks great…probably the best modified MK2 i’ve seen and definitely the only NON TT-RS MK2 i’ve seen that really gets me going. So maybe it does have potential?
……but it’s no MK1….that’s for sure…..but this one looks pretty damn good.
link to more photos here:
http://www.tt-forum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=180735
Yeah, there are some oddities in the VW lineup when it comes to selling stuff in China. Most of all is the super weird MK2 Jetta, which is still a huuuuuge seller in the chinese market! How the chinese keep buying it is beyond me. It looks absolutely miserable. The original MK2 was actually pretty damn good looking for the time—-the revised one, as you can see below…..is just……weird.
Then comes another grand surprise! VW still sells a version of the Quantum (yes, the 1980s VW Quantum!) under the name Santana Vista. How does it look? Well, again…it looks completely terrible. Archaic technology, only the chinese could love….
Next there are two cars i have NO IDEA about. One is called the VW Lavida….which looks almost like a Daewoo/Chevy/Kia and the other is just a bunch of chinese letters i cannot read. These cars are probably being made in China or Korea, and selling under the guise of VW. I can’t be arsed to really look up what they are….but it’s strange to see two VWs selling under the badge, while completely unknown outside the Chinese market.
for more information on these, ahem, GLORIOUS chinese VWs, go to: www.vw.com/cn
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