Next-generation Audi TT could spawn multiple variants
Crossover, lightweight variants of the TT could become a reality
• SMALL     • MEDIUM     • LARGE  The next-generation Audi TT
might be more than just a coupe and a convertible, according to
chief engineer Ulrich Hackenberg.  In a recent interview with
Top Gear, Hackenberg suggests we might actually see something
along the lines of the Allroad Shooting Brake, a concept
revealed last January at the Detroit Auto Show, hit production.
“I can imagine the TT has much more potential than we have used
up to now,” he told Top Gear. “That’s why we did this Allroad
concept. The trend is to smaller crossovers. So for example you
could do a crossover TT. It would have a big group of fans.”
The Allroad Shooting Brake is pwered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged
four-cylinder engine, good for 292 horsepower. Mated to two
electric motors, the Allroad pumps out a grand total of 408
horsepower. In addition to the Shooting Brake, Audi could also
end up building a stripped-