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TT · 10-01-2004, 05:08 AM

As some of you already know, in around 2 hours I will be off to drive the 400 km to the Supercar Rally 2004 in Lugano

and I wanted something funny to go there

Europcar had some special Autumn offers for its cabrio/roadster cars, so I jumped on the TT, wich costs like a Golf V 1.6 would cost, but is sure a bit better

and it would be nice to do a mountain pass up to 3000 meters over the sea with no roof

I picked it up 1 hour ago and took some quick shots before coming home

I thought it would have been the 150 hp, but it's the 180 hp one! Sadly still FF, not "quattro", but 180 hp isn't too much for the front wheels alone, so it's still cool

I just had a quick blast in it before coming back with the pics and it's for sure a fun car.. yes it has a typical Audi steering wheel.. very light and not really telling you that much about what's going on, but it's not that bad, especially when you have to drive 800 km in a day and take a mountain pass twice

Used to my BMW 320i (150 hp), the TT feels sensibly quicker, in any gear I think and even from the lower revs despite my car is an NA straight 6... but my car was built in 1995

and engines evolved quite a lot in the last 10 years, and the TT is also lighter...
I'd take an NA car any day, but it's nice to drive a Turbo one every now and then even if this one is for sure no EVO or Impreza

I'm sure it will be a blast!

Ah now for the two Ferraris I saw yesterday.. sadly the TR was moving and I was unable to catch up (red light), so the only pic I got is this one:

The 348 was parked but I was passing by in a rush, so I only took a quick picture from the side window

Now let's check for a while the board and then I will be off untill tonight