"We're going to do some laps, but this isn't a track car. If I hear anyone complaining about brake fade or lap times I'm not going to be happy." So went the pep talk from Audi leading up to our time with the company's new TT. And while we got several laps—at the Circuit of the Americas no less, before the Lone Star Le Mans races—there are few things we'd rather do with a new car than get to know it on a world-class circuit. The prospect of our first track time this year only came in second on our list of "reasons we want to drive the new Audi TT." Rather, we were really excited to try out the car's UI, which the company calls "Virtual Cockpit."
Replacing all a car's dials and gauges with a single TFT screen isn't new, but the TT is the first car we've driven to start really pushing the idea. It works in conjunction with Audi's MMI infotainment system—which is really quite good now—letting you do cool things like displaying Google Maps full-screen with overlays for important info from the car. Ambitious UI experiments don't always succeed, but after several hundred miles the TT's clever dash thoroughly impressed us. Oh, and the rest of the car wasn't too bad either. Like the nice man from Audi said, it's not a track car. Style takes priority over speed, but that's no bad thing if done properly.
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