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Audi TT has made super-light
June 05, 2013
Audi TT has made super-light

The company said the new Audi concept ultralight TT ultra quattro, which will be presented at the German tuning festival Wörthersee Tour.

Weight shoukara turned by 300 kg lighter than a conventional Audi TT, and is 1111 kg. These results were achieved through the use of carbon fiber in the manufacture of the central tunnel, B-pillars, roof and items in the rear of the car. In addition, standard boot lid, bonnet and sills have been replaced with carbon fiber, the car received a titanium exhaust system, and the base wheels gave way to a special manufactured using aluminum and carbon fiber.

Finally, the usual mirrors gave way cameras installed in the interior of the sports seats supercar R8 GT, standard battery replaced by a lithium-ion, and the steel suspension components were replaced by lighter.
As a result, Audi TT ultra quattro, equipped with a 2.0-liter TFSI, 310 hp outstanding and 410 N ∙ m peak torque, is capable of accelerating from zero to 100 km / h in 4.2 seconds and achieve 280 km / h top speed.

Interestingly, in spite of efforts to reduce weight in a compartment not include such items as air conditioning or windows, not to mention the standard interior trim. The Audi say that TT ultra quattro created to show the available technical possibilities, but some of the solutions will appear on production cars in the future.

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