FUTURE Classics BUYING GUIDE
While the Type 8N TT remains an excellent all-rounder, the fact that it sat on the Mk4 Golf chassis would always prove a compromise in terms of dynamics. So what Audi did for its 2006-2014 successor, the 8J, was to sharpen up the styling while retaining the same basic silhouette, then perch it on the altogether better VW Group A5 PQ35 platform. But more than that – and here’s the ingenious bit – they created a bespoke aluminium and steel space frame, making the front half alloy and the back steel, to give it a near neutral front-rear weight distribution. The fact that it was five inches longer and three inches wider helped too, of course.
In terms of spec, the Mk2 certainly won’t disappoint with ESP, alloys, climate control and electricas standard. Sport models gained 17in alloys, halfleather trim and enhanced in-car entertainment, while the S-Line had lowered suspension, multi-function steering wheel, Xenon headlights, 18in wheels and lots of sporty detailing.
