2016 Audi TT Roadster: All digital, all driver (CNET On Cars, Ep. 77)

Audi's third-generation TT gets it right, making diesels clean and does anything scare teens behind the wheel?

[@jby2009]

i'm a simple man, i see Cooley's video and i press like.

[@emantabrizi]

That interior is perfect. Bravo, Audi!

[@exit07]

Enjoyed watching every episodes on CNET onCars! Keep it up!

[@DCPhoto]

The thing about these teen distracted driving information, is that I'm sure adults do the same thing while driving.

[@Eshcole]

+Duncandoesstuff and cause more accidents

[@ZachTheTechie97]

+Duncandoesstuff I've seen more adults do it than teens

[@Olezky]

I read a study that drivers 25 and younger cause less than 20% or car fatalities. But seems like the media convince us that we're like 99% smh.

[@brianlastname6202]

+Duncandoesstuff From my experience it's you lose the feel for responsibliity while driving after few years. I'm driving a lil bit less carefully today on the roads I know.

[@pauloflores3829]

+Olezky maybe because most people in the media are not teens and say, "we're adults. how can it possibly be us?! its probably the kids." *checks Facebook.

[@mistamaog]

I have your videos in the background while driving. Keeps me from getting bored and zoning out, mostly in an auto. In a manual I don't really zone out like that

[@Chanseit]

I'm 17 and can honestly say that I don't use my phone while driving. Too much risk

[@nikb6528]

you drive at 17? where you at?

[@nikb6528]

oh, and same thought here about phone usage

[@lachampione8520]

Why you always lying???

[@Chanseit]

Nik Brudar I live in California. Where are you?

[@Stars-Mine]

+Nik Brudar we drive at 16 or younger in America. Heck South Dakota you can drive at 14

[@BDF30]

GREAT EPISODE , START TO FINISH.

[@bhamid8271]

i noticed cooley always reading emails from prints when he is sitting on a laptop :)

[@CovocNexus]

"Light, bright, and tight" just like I like my women.

[@fashionablylate888]

😂😂😂

[@liamlindy]

I love this car so much

[@newlinkdirect]

its not just teens, just teens tend to do it more, you want pure driving, get a motorbike, then you will see the world in a different light. great show.

[@Lucky8s]

+newlinkdirect Adults do it way more than teenagers.

[@totallywinningprogamer9860]

+WuWei Xu No I don't think so. I know teenagers text more but adults take calls more.

[@Bimmeraudi1]

Fantastic episode. Brian Cooley is a great host.

[@farai08]

Very good Bryn

[@joshbobst1629]

Thanks for clearing this up for us. Recently I was talking about the VW scandal with my sister, who has driven a series of Ford diesel trucks for going on twenty years. She was mildly worried about this problem (not that she would ever stop driving them, but she _was_ worried that they might become suddenly more expensive). I assured her that diesel engines with the urea exhaust scrubbing technology would not be affected, because they've already made the legitimate fix to the problem. The question is how have all the cars with diesels made themselves appear to have passed emissions requirements. In the U.S. that's only VW Group's cars, and one Chevy car, the Cruze. Everyone else has the urea treatment system. I'm guessing we're about to see a mea culpa from Chevrolet.

[@MultiTerpen]

finally a good looking new car!

[@ColetraneMusic]

3:25 Lol check engine light is on, classic Audi.

[@Packerm87]

can you explain our headlights reflect light without blinding oncoming traffic (IE projector beam headlights)? i have been very curious how my ACURA so it amazingly.

[@bigdeal4147]

it's quite an adorable looking car.

[@ottodob]

get your teen a stick shift. you cant use your phone and shift at the same time.

[@craspouille4]

You can actualy

[@ShafiqAdli]

+Samwise Drogod Not with that attitude!

[@Erich2142]

+Samwise Drogod They will with the other hand.

[@vk45de54]

+Eric M (Erich2277) They will be less likely to. I've tried, it's much harder. You can only do it at cruising or a stop.

[@vk45de54]

+Eric M (Erich2277) They will be less likely to. I've tried, it's much harder. You can only do it at cruising or a stop.

[@misreb1]

can you please put the link for the gear mechanism episode?

[@ChuksSpotting]

Awesome!

[@Narrowcros]

B&O for an extra 950$ is a fairly good deal, way better than 6000$ like in the A6 and A7

[@TechGamesAU]

I own a TTS Roadster, they do come that way.

in relation to the question at 16:00 Short-n-simple answer: No Long-n-detailed answer: Your car's A/C cycles once your set temp is out of line (ie; when the cabin becomes 80f instead of your setting of 75f). Much like a house unit; you set the temp and the system will power on to start exchanging heat. Something to be known, your system is constantly under pressure and there is typically only a variance of 10-20psi increases on the low side and your superheat typically may jump from, say, 160psi to 210 psi. This is normal and how it gets there doesn't matter so long as your system is healthy and maintained (properly charged). That said, your thermostatic sensor (among other safety sensors in place too) will make the system cycle on and off as needed; this not only protects your system from a slew of problems but also to only cool as necessary, making it as efficient as possible and less of an energy siphon. It does this regardless of RPMs as the hardware are just dumb animals... that happen to be strong enough to endure radical pressures! Same logic of functionality in a car (or anything A/C, really), just much smaller components. Source(s): DIYer that does a lot of research where possible. /!\ DISCLAIMER /!\ I realize info and analogy above could be very incorrect, if it is, let me know! The info stated above is what I've discovered over the past 4 months of constant R&D just before converting my daily driver from HFC-12a to HFC-152a with blizzard-like successful results.

[@boricns]

why do they pause in between stories like a TV when this is just a video? is Cnet on Cars a real TV show that i dont know about?

[@PeytonB]

+boricns You must have an ad blocker on your web browser. They set it up so KZbin puts video ads at those points.

[@the80386]

+Peyton I have no adblock never had them before either. but I also see the screen just being black and starting again without any ads.

[@theokan89]

We as the International Hairdressers Association approve the TT as our official car.

[@dingzhang112]

I really like to know,what's Brian Cooley driving.

[@alesan509]

"Light, Bright, and Tight". Wait a second, that's 4 words not 3. LOL

[@semarakgeo]

Please clarify... Is the Koenigsegg one:1 had a cvt like transmission??... Bcoz from my understanding it is a one gear transmission

[@artvandelayimports]

It doesn't have a cvt. It's engine rpm is equivalent to the speed

[@emantabrizi]

I have never heard that A/C myth. That being said, there is absolutely no reason why your A/C unit would explode when the engine is spinning at high RPM.

[@chris_flies]

On the AC Rupture email, most modern cars have electric-driven AC, which improves fuel efficiency drastically, makes for easier maintenance, and allows Auto Start/Stop functions to be performed without having to shut off the AC whilst at a light. Turning the AC on in a modern car, is just turning on an electric motor.

[@sweetthugz]

Is funny how when reviewing the Virtual Gage's no reviewer ever mentions BlackBerry which the OS is powered by. Yes even Android Auto and Apple CarPlay is powered by BlackBerry QNX.

[@benicioc7382]

Is there paddles?

[@theratcancook1844]

Grill looks just like the Hyundai Genesis Sedan. Nice.

[@2348659]

no top 5 this week? :(

[@danielgaskell5490]

Height is pronounced “hite”, not with a “th” at the end.😁. Great TT review!

[@arjunmangal5281]

2016 Audi TT is good for daily drive ???

[@KPpicturestudios]

That wheel looks exactly like my golf's

[@HandBSTech]

this is a beautiful car with all of the modern technology needed oh and it's fast. .

[@not-google-plus4435]

Somebody PLEASE give that dog a cookie

[@Nsmitty1]

The A/C "exploding" is not quite a myth: my parents owned an older model Dodge Caravan that required care when using the A/C as doing so at full throttle would blow the so-called "H-valve" and necessitate a trip to the dealer to replace it.

[@sanman267]

cool

[@Tang0Fox1]

Question 1. Why does the passenger need to control anything in your car?? LOL. 2. Do they really "need" to see the screen??

[@hectorespinoza3446]

I've never wanted a tt, just seems meh? But that interior, i want that in my A6... beautiful, practical, just masterfully done.

[@Mladjasmilic]

One of the best car for novice driver is Yugo. As it was made in my country, we have a lot of them and they are super cheap. In order to drive it, you need both hands in order to turn the wheel , and also you need to manually turn on choke on red light so engines does not die. Nice thing is that choke is use by left hand and gearbox with right, so you have no spare hand to handle phone. Car is pathetically slow, so you can not drive fast and you must keep distance from car in front, not because brakes are terrible, but because if you brake too hard headlights would come off. You learn how to respect a car and how to use it. There is a saying here - who learns how to drive a Yugo, they can fly airplane after.

[@KatoJac]

Anyone else notice the check engine light while it was idling?

[@itbeokay]

The engine wasn't on, it was in accessory mode. All cars turn on the engine light to let you know that the engine isn't running...

[@KatoJac]

+itbeokay I know that, but the needle looked like it was running at around 700-800 rpms.

[@Lucky8s]

+Alex Jacobson The engine was definitely off. It's kinda hard to explain why I say that, but just look at the distance between every 500 rpms and you'll understand.

[@KatoJac]

+WuWei Xu yeah I suppose you're right.

[@RamiSakoTOOL]

No top 5 ?

[@KrAzZiiHaMzZii]

COOLEYYYYY!!!

[@SimonSW20]

What they need to stop texting and driving (or almost eliminate it) is to up the tickets heavily, where I live it's only a $280 fine, but what they need to do is make it a $500- $1000 fine for anyone caught using their phone. Plus the fine amount should go up for each repeating offence.

[@jesusserrano05]

Well i had a 99 audi a6 with the 2.8 and around 130 mph the ac compresor blew i guess it was due to the extra pressure i had the sysltem on auto amd as soon asthe compressor kicked in it blew

[@crxdelsolsir]

Powered wind buffer at 5.40 the CRX Delsol already had more than 23 years ago!! You can have a normal conversation travelling at 100km per hour in a Delsol I have also tried travelling with no roof on in medium rain. No rain comes in travelling above 40km per hour due to Honda's engineering creating an invisible wind roof or cocoon. The Powered Porsche Targa is the only second powered Targa Second to the Delsol The Delsol's design is only now being realised.

[@razhankers]

Like cooley

[@BYSMA4th]

In my opinion the virtual display on the TT is not that great. To me, it looks way too fussy to be usable. What's more, in a sports car the two most important dials: tach and speedo, and buried in small corners of the screen and is dominated with that giant nav screen. I think it would have worked if they had the tach and speedo on an eyebrow display (similar to what the Civic used to do) and made that instrument cluster purely the multimedia screen. I think BMW has the best tech in that department, the HUD on BMW's are clear and concise. There is little fuss and you get exactly what you want to see in a bright, clear display.

[@Victic005]

So chevy is not the only car with the vent knobb. 34oo lbs id light? Try 2400. I rather have a front engine rear wheel drive FR. $52K, Makes the MX-5 looks like a bargain. Doesn't talk about the side saddle engine.

[@bilibiliism]

at 10:21. I started to laugh when it says "reduce the co2 emission." hahahahahahajahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahagahagagahahahahaha

[@pseudos1436]

Hmmm, Cooley!

[@Tragel102]

but does it run crysis 3?

[@tonysh9513]

Lol. It doesn't but it does play films!

[@nabhanq]

They need to be oled curved and 8k or its wayyy last year

[@rcnacura]

why is the majority of the vw "dieselgate" only focusing on VW products when that same engine us in Audi's as well? And the better issue to be asking is how is this debacle going to affect those that have bought a diesel VAG car? I can only imagine the resale value I'd all cars affected will be horrible. There are even now reports of VAG gasoline engines having the defeat boxes. I should of never bought my Audi A3.

[@plaindepressed]

wow

[@unccred]

Wouldn't the solution to the diesel problem be either A. shunt all the money currently being used to research cleaner diesels into better battery tech for electric cars or B. run diesels on bio-fuel like used fry oil and such like Diesel originally intended?

[@mx5hong]

The Williams Formula 1 team built and tested a CVT transmission back in the early 90's. Back then a F1 engine pumped about about 750hp. But the governing body banned it.

[@juancargts]

+mx5hong According to who? Did you know the whole story or just grabbed your statement from an uncited source on the internet. Why don't you explain how much torque can a CVT handle before the belt breaks a shatters apart? How reliable is it for performance applications(high rpm and torque)?

[@mx5hong]

+juancargts According to who? How cute. I've been following Formula 1 since the 80s pal and the Williams team testing a CVT transmission is common knowledge. So to show that I didn't grab it out of thin air: www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2007/05/03/banned-continuously-variable-transmission-cvt/ jalopnik.com/the-ten-most-ingenious-f1-cheats-ever-1465111260 www.f1technical.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1355&start=10 I could go on and on and on... There's even video footage of the test car actually running on youtube, picture of the test car in a museum and so on.

[@juancargts]

+mx5hong yeah but your claims are mere speculations, if it is so great why isn't it used in other performance aplications outside of FIA? Go out in to the field and research how many cvt they service at Nissan dealerships.

[@juancargts]

+mx5hong that f1 car never made it out of the testing grounds for a reason, you think the team's public relationship would have allowed them to say, hey we screwed up please don't buy our technology

[@mx5hong]

+juancargts serious? The Williams never made it out of testing b/c the FIA banned it. Why go on if it's banned. The FIA banned it b/c of cost. If the FIA didn't ban it, it would start a arms race with the other teams. The competing teams will start throwing insane amount of money to develop their own CVT. And since the CVT keeps the engine in its sweet spot in the powerband, lap times will come down. If the FIA didn't banned it more than 20 years ago, I'm sure CVTs would be in much better shape today.

CVT = laundry machine.

[@Na5iR11]

8:26 Yay, Australia... I think.

[@lpe010]

Cnet oncars should really try to focus a little bit more on their own tech, I mean still just 720p? in 2015? and the audio? cmon!

[@Mladjasmilic]

Williams FW15C CVT in 1993

[@43SunSon]

The teen can drive a 2016 audi TT most likely has a rich family~

[@desimunda116]

Hell if people didn't make a big fuss about spending 30 bucks every 10,000 miles, you could use a similar fluid technology in gasoline powered cars and reduce emissions from those also. 30 bucks means two less drinks on a night out a year.

[@nicktune1219]

Its that the majority of people have dementia, so they cant remember to fill the DEF. Just like so many people who drive cars have low oil, and they cant remember to change the oil every 4000 or 7000 miles. So many of my friends have low oil and havent changed it in years. My grandpas TSX was never driven and because of that, he forgot to change the oil, and one day, he went back to his house with an engine that was burning oil, and a bunch of white smoke came out of the exhaust and engine and did not know why it was doing that.

[@ahkeen]

If those teenage driver pays for car insurance then they won't be distracted

[@iphone6607]

how much does it cost? I don't really want to watch the hole vid...

[@joshdavis7311]

46k? I haven't watched yet so this is my guess.

[@kpizzle1836]

$52k with the options they added.

[@joshdavis7311]

+Kavaunte Perry wasn't too off then. Pretty good deal!

[@fhm4]

use google or use that slider at the bottom of the video. You don't have to watch the "hole" video to find out the answer

[@strhopper1]

huh Google?

[@David-eh9nw]

I don't like how they put the screen infront of the driver. Passengers should get to change radio too.

[@Lucky8s]

+Donald Trumpet But they aren't the operator of the vehicle. They have no right to change anything that has to do with the car.

[@imbroken73]

the ac is a myth because the system cycles when running.

[@RealtimeReviews613]

Why does Brian always forget about Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦! Canada is partvof NORTH AMERICA!!!

[@FerJaSo]

i wonder if looking through the camera while u r driving and describing all the tech on the car is as dangerous as talking or sending a message on ur cellphone, maybe it s time to do some back stage editing instead of doing the vid describing, talking and watching while ur dangerous drive in the mountains which in some case u don t even have a fence to protect just in case....

[@andrewpayne1301]

he said gpu! XD

[@nazzainee3477]

koenigsegg regera uses a cvt...

[@BeardGawd88]

teens, smh. Only a teen would get into an accident because of texting lol.

[@seb5945]

Pure "car guys" gonna hate me for saying this; I'd pick TT over Miata. To me, handling isn't the only thing that matters when it comes to buying a car. It's so much more than that.

[@nikb6528]

Miata is literally about half the price ...

[@sparky19925]

+Nik Brudar and like half the everything else

[@nikb6528]

Brandon Panchoo not really. I'd stake my head that you can have all the fun that you can with this TT. It's much lighter, the Miata. And RWD and manual!

[@Toastmaster_5000]

the exploding AC thing is a load of crap. Are people not aware that most modern cars don't actually keep the AC compressor running at all times? It doesn't matter whether you just turned it on or if you've been leaving it on for 20 minutes.

[@edwardwaddy-alexander5189]

the new camaro already has all the "new" stuff in this car. wtf. #AmericanMuscle

[@osamaFXX]

Never liked CVT's

[@Lucky8s]

+osamaFXX Never liked automatics.

[@nikb6528]

+WuWei Xu yup

[@brianlastname6202]

+WuWei Xu Too bad, they're great.

[@Lucky8s]

Brian P They are great, but they aren't fun and engaging. I don't know how old you are, but I'm 18, and I'd like to have some fun behind the wheel.

[@brianlastname6202]

When I was 19 I got an automatic, had been driving a manual before, and a second automatic in February. I'm 24. I still have manual Harley, and my wife's car If I've a need for a real manual. Paddle shifters are enough most of the time.

[@cmtheone]

I think this car is for a lonely rich guy

[@Lucky8s]

+Murphy Carey Nah, it's for a rich guy cruising at night for cougars.

[@crimsonstang]

Actually I think it starts in the $40,000s. That's pretty cheap for a mini sports car.

[@cmtheone]

True

[@tonysh9513]

Once you sit in one, you'll want one and figure out how to get it. The virtual cockpit is awesome!

Porsche should steal the cabin design, their stupid rows of buttons is ridiculous.

[@TomDeVito]

It's not just teens who are distracted while driving. Even adults too I've seen them talking on their cells while driving even in the newest car's. Are you really that lazy to use the Bluetooth purposely built into the car? It's not rocket science on how to program it

[@Lucky8s]

Damn I hate my generation. Using smartphones in the car is like a new form of technological cancer, the numbers just keep increasing.

[@nygeriunprence]

it's not just young people it's adults too that are idiots on the road.

[@LMacNeill]

An Audi TT Roadster for $52K... Less power and torque than a Ford Mustang EcoBoost Premium Convertible, for only $14K more. Or, if you're willing to forgo the convertible top entirely, get the Audi TT Coupe. Less power and torque than a Ford Focus ST, for only twice the price! Ok, yes, the Audi is probably a nicer place to sit than the Fords are -- but is it TWICE as better-built? Is it worth TWICE the price?! I'm very hard-pressed to see twice the value in there. Both the Focus ST and the Performance-pack Mustang will handle every bit as well as the TT, and both have better power-to-weight ratios. Which car really gives you the most bang-for-your-buck, honestly? I'd rather own one of the Fords than that Audi, and save myself a bunch of money.

[@ahastar1141]

But your talking 2 different vehicles. The mustang is closer to a a4 convertible than a tt. As far as the focus is concerned yes that's a more powerful car however I don't know that they would be cross shopped against each other. I would put the Audi TT in the same category as say a 1 series or 2 series. I think it's tough to compare a practical fwd car with a little torque steer vs an all wheel drive roadster from a luxury company. Tough comparison to make as far as "value" since I don't think the Audi TT is really meant to be a value vehicle

[@08maurizi]

It's worth every penny to a premium car buyer. Remember the value of something is what one is willing to pay for it. In this case Audi dealers are selling them before they reach the dealers in some cases so YES it's worth twice the price

[@Stars-Mine]

+LMacNeill Because the only metric for a car is power and torque, am I right?

[@ahastar1141]

Matthew Jackson Exactly, no one is going to say the miata got so popular due to its power and torque

[@efraing726]

plus the st has a Manuel gear box!

[@crimsonstang]

I saw a woman once who was eating a sandwich and putting on makeup WHILE DRIVING. Like, what the hell people?

[@Carmador]

audi tt is a womans car

[@grappaduraone]

stop saying "check the tech" ...just please stop.

[@n.s2833]

👎

[@Lineage2ErtheiaPvP]

ugly , and diesel?! lol, ugly car, ugly engine noise... bs.

[@ldawson103]

TT Still looks too feminine for me.

[@philippk1125]

+ldawson103 yes, maybe the roadster but not a nicely specd coupe