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Newsletter |
February,
2008 |
Volume 6, No. 2 |
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2009
Audi TTS
By
J.P. Vettraino
from
$54,000
to
$58,000 |
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Larson 370
Day Cruiser
By
Kevin Falvey
from
$327,730
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Long
anticipated
by
fans of
Audi's
S-Line
performance
cars and
by
driving
enthusiasts
in
general,
the 2009
Audi TTS
will
finally
reach
U.S.
showrooms
by the
end of
the
year.
This
will be
the
first S
model
for
Audi's
sports
car
since
the TT
was
launched
in 1998,
and at
first
blush
the raw
horsepower
numbers
might
disappoint
some.
The
power
increase
from
standard
TT
models
is not
as
significant
as that
in other
S-Line
cars.
Yet
indicators
suggest
that the
speed
and
response
S buyers
expect
are
here,
and
thanks
to the
TTS's
light
 weight,
efficient
transmission
and
relatively
small
turbocharged
engine,
fuel
mileage
figures
should
be
impressive.
We might
think of
the TTS
as a
true
high-performance
sports
car with
a green
conscience.
This
hot-rod
TT will
be
available
as a
hard-top
Coupe or
two-seat,
convertible-top
Roadster,
like the
standard
TT
models.
Yet the
TTS,
which
was
unveiled
at
Detroit's
North
American
International
Auto
Show in
January,
sports
some
subtle
appearance
tweaks
that
distinguish
it from
other TT
models.
Its
standard
lightweight
alloy
wheels
are
upgraded
from 17
to 18
inches
in
diameter,
and
19-inch
rims are
optional.
The
headlights
are
jewel-like
bi-xenon
projector
beams,
with a
unique
ribbon
of LED
bulbs
running
horizontally
underneath;
the
low-energy
LEDs
operate
as the
daytime
running
lights.
The
front
and
center
portions
of the
TTS body
and
frame
are
manufactured
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The
original picnic boats were converted
fishing craft, between 30' and 40' long.
Their size ensured a smooth ride, even
if there were whitecaps dotting the bay.
Plus, they were big enough for an
extended family to spend the day without
feeling cramped. A functional head, a
modest galley, and convertible settees
may have allowed for the adventure of
sleeping aboard. But mostly these
amenities served to enhance the
pleasures of the day. The crew returned
to the dock at sundown, tromped a wooded
path to the house, and slept ashore,
dreaming of tomorrow's boat ride.
Larson's 370 Day Cruiser is heir to that
legacy—you need only look past its
sleek, express cruiser lines. Topside,
its arrangement is the familiar
combination of lounges, wetbar, and
large swim platform that facilitate
partying aboard any modern express. But
belowdecks the layout is atypical. It
offers socializing space that can
happily accommodate if you decide to
turn things into a weekend event. It's a
cruiser designed for the way many of
Boating's readers have told us they use
their boats. Are you one of those
boaters?
HI HO!
Look forward from the 370 Day Cruiser's
companionway steps. No bulkhead or
hanging locker defines a forward berth.
Nor is there a distinctly separate
dinette. Instead a continuous lounge
runs along the entire starboard side,
from companionway to bow, where it
fishhooks back along the port side. It
ends at the galley's lighted wine cooler
and glass-fronted cabinets occupying the
space where you'd expect a hanging
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