Drove a TT 3.2 DSG

[Jim Dupree]

Dave,
I had a chance to drive a TT Roadster w/ 3.2 and the DSG on Saturday. A
friend had his A6 2.7tt in to the dealership and they loaned him the TT to
drive while they chipped his A6.
Since it was a convertible I did not have the visibility issues you did. The
shifting was indeed smooth and fast and the exhaust note is fabulous. I did
get a chance to push it a bit in some corners and I loved it, my wife was a
little uptight but she didn't say much. I don't recall shifting up in any
corners but I did shift down twice (entering and part way thru) in a
decreasing radius curve and the car remained very stable. As I came into the
corner (very fast) I braked hard and down shifted and was rewarded with a
very nice bark from the tires. I was still going mostly straight at that
point but I did not expect it to down shift hard enough to bark the tires. I
was also surprised with the automatic down shift on hard throttle but it
worked very well. Even in it's full auto mode the shifting was pretty
aggressive but maybe that was because of how I had been driving it.
Overall I was really impressed with the car but the sticker was close to
$50K, ouch!!

Jim
1993 S4

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kavanagh" <audiguy at gmail.com>
To: "Q-list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: Drove a TT 3.2 DSG


> While I was waiting for my 50K service on my allroad to be performed,
> I had a chance to take a new 2005 TT 3.2 w/ DSG out for a spin (by
> myself!)
> This was my first drive in a TT. I had to lower the seat to get the
> best overall view out the windows. Man, the visibility is a bit on the
> bad side! Still, once I was driving, the only complaint was that I had
> to lean forward to see the light change. It took a little bit to get
> used to the paddle shifters. I really wanted to use a clutch and the
> stick! The shifts were so fast and seamless! The only real indication
> that a shift had happened was the engine note and the tach reading. It
> was pretty easy to shift while driving relatively straight. I'll bet
> shifting in a turn would be more of a trick... but I could just tip
> the shifter instead. One thing I noticed was when I stomped on the gas
> (all the way to the floor), it automatically kicked into a low gear
> (not sure which one). and the tach shot way up!
> One thing that is very nice is the engine note. I can't say enough
> about how good this car sounds! It sounds like a real sports car! Just
> open it up and you feel like you are in some sort of racing game! I
> didn't get much chance to see how it handles. When I returned from the
> test drive, it had about 13 miles (that's right!) on the odometer!
> Geeze, I hope I didn't mess up the break in!
> At $42K, I think I'll wait for an off-lease one in a few years! Ouch!
>
> David
>
> -- 
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> '01 allroad 6-speed
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