We spoke to development chief Dr Ulrich Hackenberg and his insistence on talking about the new TT’s sporting abilities bordered on the comical – as in ‘Can we talk about the interior packaging?’ ‘No, let’s talk about the precision of the steering…’ Hackenberg makes the point that the new TT’s structure is much stiffer than the old, and that the car also has a lower centre of gravity… These moves are all an attempt to redress the perception that BMW does ‘sporting’ better than anyone else, and Audi in particular. So while the original TT launch was about avant-garde, concept car styling, this latest one could end up being much more about the driving experience. We just can’t wait to see if the promise is borne out. – 4Car
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