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
So if you look at the pictures of the new Audi E-Tron concept, the car looks MUCH smaller than an R8. It’s been described by some media as ‘wider and shorter than a Boxster”. So is this the much rumoured debut of the Audi R4?
IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS!
Photos: Left Lane News
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