The TT has traditionally been based on the same platform as the front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Golf, most recently the MQB platform, which gave the hottest TT-RS version R8-rivaling performance.

Both engines pair with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive is standard. At the top of the range is the TT RS coupe, which is powered by a turbo 2.5-liter five ...

It wasn’t so long ago that VAG’s 1.8T engine was one of the most boring you could drive. But the 2.0 TSI (or TFSI, as it’s called in the TT) has genuine character, with impressive lugs of ...

All TTs bar the RS sport a 2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with between 194bhp and 316bhp depending on spec. The TT is also now DSG-only All TTs offer a single 2-litre in-line ...