| 2011 Audi TT vs 2011 BMW Z4 | April 22, 2010 | AUTORIVALS.NET |
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| The big news when talking about the
2011 Audi TT and 2011 BMW Z4 are not the exterior changes, but
the changes under the hood. Audi is slow in updating the TT's
exterior but it's hard to redesign a masterpiece. It would be
like trying to redesign the Mona Lisa. (Okay, maybe not the Mona
Lisa but perhaps a Monet.) The TT is one of the few
obtainable cars that look gorgeous and elegant enough to belong
in an art gallery rather than on the road. Its one downfall has
always been it being underpowered compared to competitors but
finally that's about to change. The TT receives the new
2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four found in other recently
updated Audis and is good for 11 more horsepower and 51 lb-ft of
torque. While that's all well and good, the newsmaker is the new
TT RS which might or might not make it here. We pray that it
does though with its 340 hp and 332 lb-ft engine. Ladies and
Gentleman, start writing those emails:
Audi of America Contact. The BMW Z4 is the other sports car that although completely redesigned last year, gets a new trim for 2011 dubbed sDrive35is with a freshly revised 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six engine. Coincidentally enough, it makes a similar 335 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque that the TT RS does features an overboost function to boost torque to 369 lb-ft. Luckily though, the sDrive35is is definitely headed to the US. BMW's decision to just add an "s" to this trims name makes us wonder if an even faster M model is still planned. Nevertheless, this should be good enough to please most BMW enthusiasts... for now. |
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| 2011 Audi TT | vs | 2011 BMW Z4 |
 Audi TTS shown |
 BMW Z4 sDrive35is shown |
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PROS +Elegant, timeless looks +Signature Audi LED-lined headlights CONS -RS might not come to the U.S. |
PROS +Aggressive styling +Overboost feature CONS -Rear styling is a tad bland |
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| Video Source: AutoCar via YouTube |
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