Audi has tried to banish the hairdresser image of its TT for good by launching the most performance-focused version to date - the TTS.
The car has Audi’s magnetic ride system as standard and 270bhp squeezed out of its 2.0-litre Turbo FSI petrol engine.
The result is 0-62mph in 5.4 seconds for the manual coupe and 5.6 seconds for the roadster, with both being limited to a 155mph top speed.
The car has been unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show and the steering, suspension and brakes are said to have all been revised.
With the optional S tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission acceleration times are reduced by a further two-tenths of a second in both the Coupé and Roadster.
The car gets the de rigeur LED daytime running lights and a redesigned front apron incorporating larger air intakes.
There are deeper side skirts and special 18” alloys, with 19” rims an option.
There is a revised rear bumper and, for the first time in a TT, four tailpipes sticking out of an extended diffuser.
The car will be out in the UK mid-2008 and it should have its sights firmly set on Porsche’s Cayman.
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