how is the audi tt roadster ability to withstand the common car crash

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Aug 25, 2002 | 06:14 PM

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how is the audi tt roadster ability to withstand the common car crash

How is the roadsters ability to withstand the avg car crash. Everybody thinks that because it is a smaller car that it will crush easily. Simple phsyics says this. Did AUDI compensate for this in its engineering?

Aug 25, 2002 | 06:18 PM

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5 star rating should tell you something.....best in class

There have been many stories of wrecks with TT's where the owners escaped with nary a scratch

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Aug 25, 2002 | 06:19 PM

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only 5 star I seen is side impact.. you have a more indept article

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Aug 25, 2002 | 06:21 PM

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No, I can't say I have...just what I have heard through the 3 years of ownership

And various car articles...

This is the reason they are so heavy...

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Aug 25, 2002 | 07:05 PM

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Weight is an important variable in car crashes, and the TT has plenty of that.

Aug 25, 2002 | 07:16 PM

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Link to crash test videos.

<ul><li><a href="http://www.ttatwest.de/porttal/dlc/dlc_vid.html">video link</a></li></ul>

Aug 25, 2002 | 07:55 PM

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Very good - read more

An airport van hit me. The van ran a stop sign running at about 45 mph, according to witnesses. I was T-boned on the passenger side. I had a passenger in the passenger seat at the time. His face was 3" away from the grill of the van. I have got to tell you, I was blasted.

THE BOTTOME LINE IS, THIS CAR IS A TANK. I have to believe it is as safe if not safer than the best sedans. I am not exaggerating. Some of the reasons I think the car absorbed this impact so well is, the design of the frame, the door height, and the door penetration bar. For a roadster it was very reassuring. Door height I believe saved my friends life. If I was in a Z3 or boxter I believe this would have been far worse. Not withstanding that both of these car are great. But they are lower from the side. If I were in a Z3 I surely would have had the van in my lap.

I wish I knew how to upload a picture of the accident. I took digital photos at the scene. I think you would be surprised at how it held up. Bottom line: No frame damage, and no one was hurt. We were a little stiff, but fine. This is great news in a convertible. This car is tough.

E-mail me if you want a copy of the photo.

One down side: This car is expensive to repair, very expensive. His insurance paid for everything but it was quite a bill. That is why the collision on this car is so high.