New Audi TT: Full local details

Further to Audi’s recent announcement of the third-generation TT Coupe’s $71,950 entry price comes full pricing and specification detail of the Australian launch range.

Stepping up from the $71,950 (plus on-road costs) front-drive TT Sport 2.0 TFSI six-speed manual is the $74,950 Sport 2.0 TFSI S tronic, representing a $3000 premium for the self-shifting transmission, though both share the 169kW/370Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine.

Fuel consumption is a different matter, the manual using 5.9L/100km on the combined cycle compared to the dual-clutch’s 6.3L/100km.

Topping the Sport range is the $77,950 2.0 TFSI quattro, available solely with S tronic gearbox and consuming 6.4L/100km on the combined cycle.

All TT Sport models benefit from Audi’s next-gen Virtual Cockpit design and include MMI Navigation plus with MMI touch. Live traffic and map updates are also included, along with an integrated DVD player and 10GB of internal music storage.

A convenience key offers full keyless entry and start, ambient interior lighting welcomes occupants into electrically-controlled front leather/Alcantara-clad seats with electric lumbar support, and the driver is offered a leather-trimmed, multi-function steering wheel.

Audi drive select is also standard, as is Audi parking system plus with front and rear sensors.

Xenon plus headlights with LED DRLs and 18-inch alloy wheels highlight the exterior.

Previously an option package, ‘S line’ becomes a TT model in its own right. Starting from $78,450 for the 2.0 TSFI manual, the S line progresses through the $82,450 S tronic to the range-topping quattro S tronic, which is available from $85,450.

In addition to the Sport’s specification, the TT S line gains specific exterior styling highlighted by 19-inch alloy wheels, full LED headlights and specific bodywork.

The S line front seats incorporate pneumatic bolsters, perforated leather features on the steering wheel and gearshift, and it gains digital radio via the Audi nine-speaker, 155-Watt sound system.

A popular option should be the assistance package which is available for $2200 across the range and adds blind spot monitoring, lane assist, park assist, high beam assist, semi-autonomous parking for parallel and perpendicular spaces and heated exterior mirrors which auto-dim and fold.

Other options include metallic or pearl-effect paint ($1400), privacy glass ($900), Milano full leather trim for the Sport ($900), Nappa leather for S line ($1400), heated front seats ($750) and 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound for $1750 on the Sport and $1250 on the S line. A selection of alloy wheels up to 20 inches in diameter is also available across the range.

Audi’s advanced Matrix LED exterior lighting system costs an additional $4400 to fit to the Sport or $1900 to the S line. These incorporate dynamic indicators front and rear.