Money-wise, the TT falls into a sort of sport coupe twilight zone. Pricing starts at $31,025, some $5000 more than a Prelude SH, which offers almost identical performance and a lot more interior space, albeit in a less attractive package. And it's considerably less expensive-about $6000 less-than BMW's Z3 2.8 Coupe, a very good performer that offers only two seats.But we're leaving an intangible out of the equation-call it the notice-me index. Besides being entertaining to drive, the TT is almost impossible to top for high-profile visibility. To get the same kind of cachet, you'd have to spend a quarter-million bucks for some sort of Italian exotic (Incidentally, VW has one of those now, too; it's called Lamborghini). Even then, this little Audi would hold its own.
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