Audi TT vs. MSP

Lawerence

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On my way to work this morning I noticed a black audi TT going insane speeds weaving through traffic. I was a good 1/4 mile behind him when the light ahead turned red. He was behind a truck at the light, and I pulled up beside him (I was behind one of those seksi convertable volvos...anywho). He had his top down and looked over.
I could tell he was liking my car because he smiled and threw me a rev.
Of course im not dumb enough to race into the car in front of me so I smile and shake my head.
I start going and he gets caught in traffic. A few minutes later I see him speeding up behind me (I was in the right lane). When he came up beside me his look turned from "nice car" to "wtf happened to that?". so he passes me and gets right in front. He is making a right turn too. I hear him downshift and he nails it in the corner, I was already in seccond and I havent really ran my car before so I figured what the hell?
He was about a car ahead going through the corner, but I was making my gorund fairly quickly. At 60mph I was at his back door and by 75 he was at my back door. I let of the gas briefly thinking he acknowledged my win, but he is still on. He got back even with me and I nailed it 100%. Took it to 100 where he was about 2-2 1/2 cars behind me. We got to the next light (I was making a left and he was going straight). He gave me the roll down gesture, so i abliged. He said your cars pretty quick, i've never lost a race before (hmmm was this his first race?). I say thanks and tell him his car is nice looking and then he says "Definitely nicer than yours! especially in that condition"
I was kind of in awe that he could be such an asshole, but the light turned green he went straight and I went left...happy yet pist at the same time.

CF. Ran a manual TT, beat him. He made fun of my car becuase its damaged. I was pist, then thought my car even with the exhaust all fuked still beat him so :p to him.

I know my car isnt fully broken in (674 miles), but I only redlined it in one gear...cant be that bad right?
 
Good Kill...What is the dual Exhaust TT??

What happened to ur car??

chas
 
That really Sucks...It's like w/ me...I hydro planes the car the in 2nd month of ownership...now i got some bumper damages...
 
what color is your MSP? I hope it isnt the spicy orange. That paint would be a b**** to match up correctly.
 
Good Kill lawerence:D . Sorry to hear about the MSP getting rear ended:mad:. BTW if what you ran was the 180hp or the 225Hp vesion they are both Quick, and so is the MSP. I found some #'s on both TT versions.


180HP:5-speed manual
0-60.....6.7sec
1/4mile.....15.3


225HP:6-speed manual
0-60.....6.4sec
1/4mile.....14.7sec

http://www.car-videos.com/performance/view.asp?id1=77&id2=164

So now if you took the Audi TT through gears i think the MSP should put out better #'s than the 2 above.
 
Thanks guys!

Remember it wasnt from a stop, we started racing while going through a corner @ about 20mph.
The MSP just buckles down in the corners, while I could see the audi rolling.

If this was from a stop it might have gone to him, having the AWD advantage...but you never know :)
 
the TT is one of the biggest disappointments to me...the design of the car is great but to bad they don't have more "oomf"...those things are pretty slow for what they're packing...good kill though

ps-redlining it isn't that bad...especially when you win
 
I agree, the TT is a completely beautiful car, but it needs a little more balls. About 50hp more and it would be great. I think that would be easily attainable though from that motor.
 
big_ben said:
That definetely wasn't the powerfull TT, or you would have gotten smoked.


Not technically, the Convertable weighs in at 3472lbs and the coupe weighs in at 3274lbs. Correct me if i'm wrong but i would still think it would be a driver's race, even though it isn't important" what was important though, was that luckly it didn't come out to where both of them could have been hurt weaving in and out of traffic. And also the guy could have been an A**hole but instead he told lawerence he had a nice car. Props to the MSP:D
 
No, I think the 225hp TT would have spanked him. The weight will play a factor, but not as much as you think.
 
it could have been the 225hp TT...he said it had the dual exhausts...that doesn't necessarily mean it was the high power TT but makes it a good chance it was...
 
If it was, the guy wasn't trying very hard obviously. Please don't make the MSP out to be more than it is. The MSP isn't that powerful at all. Come on, do you guys really think that 175hp is a lot? I hope not.
 
A 225 HP car can easily lose to a 160 HP one. Some cars are just fast. Integra LS for instance. Only comes with 140HP, but they can hang with an Si easily, which has 160 HP.

Take the 3rd Gen Eclipse. 205 HP, but gets spanked by cars with 160 HP or so. Line up a 3rd gen eclipse and civic Si and the Si will win.

Some cars are just slow. Not saying the Audi is, I have never driven one. Audi is a top manufacturer and kicks ass in alot of racing.

Just saying it is possible :)
 
big_ben said:
If it was, the guy wasn't trying very hard obviously. Please don't make the MSP out to be more than it is. The MSP isn't that powerful at all. Come on, do you guys really think that 175hp is a lot? I hope not.

Actually it is 170Hp and yes it is powerful for as much Hp it puts out, seeing how the #'s came out. I'll compare the Two Http://www.modernracer.com/frames.html and also to the left click new archive and see the #'s for the TT 0-60 in 6.8 which if you click on the MSP it does 0-60 in 6.9 sec Not much of a difference there is it. And also i know no one said nothing about your turbo MP3, But if "YOUR" comparing the performance from your aftermarket Turbo to the MSP then yah it's nothing to be bigge about, but these 2 cars came from the Factory with a Turbo. no Offense or anything but don't take it personal.:D
 
The dual exhaust TT is the 225 HP version. The 180 HP version has a single exhuast. I think the only reason he beat him because he was on a corner like he said.
 
But the guy driving the TT might not have wanted to go as fast on the corner.

Here is all I'm saying, the Audi TT is a much better car than the MSP. It is more powerfull, it is built better, and the motor that is in it is basically just a better motor with more potential than that of the MSP. The 225 TT could beat the MSP any day of the week.
 
i don't really want to get into this...but it is possible for the msp to beat a 225hp TT...based on the driver and the fact that TTs have a slow pick up if you don't launch correctly (i've heard this complaint from several owners)
 
big_ben said:
But the guy driving the TT might not have wanted to go as fast on the corner.

Here is all I'm saying, the Audi TT is a much better car than the MSP. It is more powerfull, it is built better, and the motor that is in it is basically just a better motor with more potential than that of the MSP. The 225 TT could beat the MSP any day of the week.


Ok then if it toast's the MSP then how come it's #'s are very close to the same In performance wise, i understand that the Audi TT is a great car but is isn't better than the MSP for the price, performance and the features that the MSP has. Yah the TT might have more potential by modding it which it has more Hp but sorry Big-ben the MSP wins hands down IMO for looks and price.
 
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