"If you’ve ever spent any time reading about the TT before, you should be familiar with the term “Bauhaus” –originally a term to describe a school of German modern art, it has been creatively repurposed to describe the TT’s award-winning design. Volkswagen’s California design studio is where several noted auto designers, including J Mays, worked collaboratively to create the deceptively simple form. While it looks great, it also is quite a performer, thanks to the winning combination of the quattro all-wheel drive system and a bored out 3.2-liter VR6 engine that provides 250 horsepower, but lots and lots of torque. The torque is useful to combat some of the drivetrain efficiency losses inherent in an all-wheel drive design, and the result is an attractive coupe that really hustles."
The first generation Audi TT (1998-2006) was available with either an 1.8l I4 in two states of tune or a 3.2l VR6. The VR6 model is the most powerful version of the first generation TT and it is only offered with a 6-speed DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) auto and Quattro all-wheel drive.