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2014 Audi TT Sportback Concept Reveals Family Side of Small Coupes

At 2009's Detroit Auto Show, Audi started the whole "five-door coupe" thing with a concept called simply "Sportback" that previewing the A7, which went into production the following year. Now, the Germans are back at it, this time with a much smaller machine that's based on the excellent design of the Mk3 TT. The TT Sportback Concept is the answer to a very serious question most men come to once in their lives: what do you do if you want to buy a coupe but are about to start a family as well? Audi will put this into production by 2016 and add it to a TT family of cars which have sold over half a million units since the late 90s. By increasing the length of the car and adding a pair of extra doors, Audi has made it possible to carry small children in the back and still enjoy a keen sportscar. It means Audi can finally get around to adding a third TT model, something it's been keen to do since showing the first Shooting Brake concept in 2005. Massive proportion changes
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Everybody who's seen a TT knows that you can't simply add two extra doors. Audi has had to extend the bodywork by 29 centimeters (11.4 in) in order to find sufficient room for four adults and a bit of luggage. However, most of the added length is in the rear overhand, since the wheelbase is only extend by 12 centimeters (4.7 in).

You can see that in the design as well, as the the boot rises higher over the wheel arches and arches out. Everything back there reminds us of BMW's 5 Series Gran Turismo, and we mean that in a good way.

From bumper to bumper, the TT stretches 4.47 meters (14.7 ft) long, almost exactly the same as the A3 sedan.

We look under the hood

Just like the TT Clubsport quattro and the Golf R400, the TT Sportback uses an over-powered 2.0 TFSI turbo, in this case making exactly 400 Germanic horsepower. The worlds "high power" written on he engine cover suggest they plan to boost their very powerful four-banger in the future, but not to this extreme. In about a year's time, the new TT-RS will come out with somewhere around 380 PS coming from a 2.5-liter engine.

Despite claiming to go from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, the TT Sportback concept claims to be very efficient as well and returns 7.0 L/100km (33.6 mpg US), equivalent to CO2 emissions of 162 g/km.

Doesn't it overlap with the A3 sedan?

The two models would both be based on the same MQB platform and share engines. Some might argue that the sloped roof of the A3 sedan is practically the same as that of a four-door coupe, like the Mercedes CLA-Class. However the TT's interior offers things that neither of these models have: a 12.3-inch all digital speedometer, minimalist center console and a lower driving position.

As a concept, the TT Sportback cocoons four people into individual bucket seats and bathes them in sporty red light. The cab is also visibly wider, creating just enough elbow room for you not to touch the guy next to you. Cargo capacity has also been increased to around the same levels of space you get with a normal compact.

(Our say: You guys are going to tell us that Audi is making too many cars that all look the same. But a shrunken A7 is a great idea, since this is arguably their best-looking product.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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