WCF Test Drive: Audi TT by MTM

Now the TT’s dinky size makes it the ideal start point for a go-kart, and Audi has clearly worked hard on the driveability side as the new model is keyed into the road in a whole new way. It was a far more exciting base prospect, for us and tuners alike.

It hammers to 60mph in 5.1s, which puts it right up there with the likes of the Porsche Cayman S. Of course the small engine can only give so much and it will run out of steam just shy of 170mph, so it needs to be kept in the right rev band, too, drop off it and the car huffs and puffs its way back to its natural territory. But keep it in the sweet spot and the MTM300 flies

A 310bhp go-kart of this size is enough to take on the likes of Porsche and BMW’s Z4M. It’s not a big dog, more a rabid terrier that will carve round corners and take all the momentum through bends that anyone can handle, holding on through sheer force of will rather than Physical probability. But for a front driver that is quite astounding.

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