Hi is The TT coupe or roadster coming out with an automatic transmissions?? thanks

 

Duke thinks they're coming out with an automatic AND a station wagon soon.

 

<p><a href="http://registry.audiworld.com/audi/registry/details.asp?car=5099">A4 1.8TQMS Ebony/Onyx</a>
<I>"Such a smart piece of equipment with a wreck like me running it"</i>

 

<p>MY2000 180QC MK1
Lake Silver/gray

 

<p>Black/black 225QC ordered 5/9/2000

 

<p>2001 TTQC 225HP Silver/Black

 

Duke thinks right about automatic. Not 4me, tho.

 

Duke thinks the word "irony" takes some getting used to.

 

Just because its not for you doesn't mean it shouldn't be an option, or it pollutes the gene pool, or otherwise demeans YOUR car with YOUR CHOICE of stick.

Know what? Tip probably shifts a whole hell of a lot faster than I do AND you don't have to let off the throttle even a bit. Only reason its slower is (1) you cannot dump the clutch at higher revs and (2) a slight increase in weight (like 200 lbs I think for tips).

You want to AutoX, keep the stick. I've seen posts on the S4 board that in track events OTHER than autox the tips are freaky-good, since you don't have to move your hands from the wheel at all.

Your mileage may vary.

-Jeff<p><a href="http://registry.audiworld.com/audi/registry/details.asp?car=5099">A4 1.8TQMS Ebony/Onyx</a>
<I>"Such a smart piece of equipment with a wreck like me running it"</i>

 

Ok, let me start by saying that I would have gotten my TT with Tiptronic if it had been available when I ordered and everything. I've always owned an automatic, and frankly, I'm just plain used to the convenience. Sure, "it doesn't belong on a sports car" but I'm not buying the TT because it's a sports car.

Anyways, just because a car doesn't have a clutch doesn't mean it can't be fun. With tiptronic, you can still control what gear you're in, downshift in the turns, use the engine for braking, etc, but then when you just want to cruise around town and drink a Dr Pepper while doing so, you just stick it in drive and go. I did the A4 test drive earlier this year, and got to mess with the tiptronic shifting, and I loved it. Lots of fun when you wanted it, but if I didn't feel like shifting, I didn't have to.

Now, I've heard from one of the guys I know at The Tire Rack that at some point, they had an A4 with the 5-spd manual another with 5-spd tiptonic. They said the tiptronic was consistently faster because the driver never had to pull his foot off the gas and lose that split second of acceleration while shifting. That sounded pretty dandy to me.

And finally, I don't see how it could hurt anything for it to be an option. Nobody is going to MAKE you get your TT with an automatic. I'd be pretty sure that the automatic will never replace the manual, and will only be offered as an option.

Of course, now I won't be surprised if everything I ever say on this forum will be discredited because "he's the guy that wants an automatic TT!" Heh.<p>Black/black 225QC ordered 5/9/2000