Audi to launch TT TDI

It's no secret that clean-diesel popularity is on the rise with German automakers leading the charge. Most oil-burners find their way under the hoods of SUVs and sedans, but Audi will soon change all that. Leftlane sources have revealed that Audi is working on a diesel version of its TT sports car.

Power for the diesel TT will reportedly come from the same 2.0L TDI — featuring common rail technology — found in the Audi A4 and Volkswagen Tiguan. However, output will be boosted to about 200 horsepower.

No word if the diesel sports car will make the trip across the pond. Audi is expected to take the wraps off of its TT TDI in March at the Geneva Motor Show.

[SOurce: LLN]

In my opinion 125 kW would already be very adequate.

New Evidence Confirms Audi TT Diesel




It has been rumoured Audi have been working on a diesel engined version of the TT coupe, and now for the first time we have photographic evidence to confirm these rumours are true. Likely to be badged as the Audi TT TDi, this test car was caught in northern Sweden and fortunately our spy was able to get a shot of the interior complete with a warning sticker saying Achtung diesel-Fzg (Attention diesel version) .

The TT TDi will use Volkswagen's 168bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel which we have already seen in the Audi A4 and VW Tiguan, we should see it launched sometime in 2008.


Source - WCF: New Evidence Confirms Audi TT Diesel

Will it get the Quattro system?

Good move. There are those who just want a good looking car but want to drive economical as well.

Yes.

how do you know?

The 2.0TFSI is not quattro yet.

From WCF:

Here in early 2009: TT TDi

Joining the growing ranks of sporting diesel coupes in early 2009 – and coming as a direct rival to the new BMW 123d coupe – will be a twin-turbo diesel version of the TT.

Our spies have only this week caught the first development prototype of this car doing cold weather testing. It looks like an ordinary TT from the outside, but don’t be fooled; it’s the label on the car’s dashboard that gives its origins away.

Under the bonnet of this new sporting oil-burner is the VW Group’s new twin-turbo version of its 2.0-litre common rail diesel engine. This engine has yet to appear in any VW Group product – it’s likely to find an application next year, possibly under the bonnet of the new VW Coupe – but it’ll certainly be a big draw for potential buyers of the TT, as it packs 202bhp, almost 300lb ft of torque, and should also make for a TT capable of a 40mpg average fuel economy, and less than 150g/km of CO2.

Likely to be offered in Quattro guise only, the new diesel-powered TT’s excess of torque should ensure performance on par with its petrol-engined 2.0-litre sibling. Nothing’s official but 0-62mph should be possible in under 6.5secs, as should a top speed around 150mph. At the same time, improved fuel consumption will give the new car a greater range on its 55-litre tank.

One drawback of the new engine’s heady torque reserve, however, is the inability of Audi’s existing six-speed S-tronic double clutch gearbox to handle it. While the prototype pictured here runs a six-speed manual, Audi has admitted it is already working on a newer seven-speed S-tronic gearbox that can be mated with engines producing up to 370lb ft.

The TT TDi should be priced from around £27,000.

Autocar - Audi's fast TT trio: TTS, TTRS, TT TDi

The TΤ TDI will have quattro as standard. The Torque from the engine is high and the Haldex based AWD system will offer the traction that the car needs.

It's a diesel vehicle:



...and it has quattro badge in the back: