Model Year | 2011 | 2020 | |
Model | Audi TT | Land Rover Defender | |
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Body | 2dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
Difference | |||
Wheelbase | 97.2 in | 118.9 in | -21.7 in |
Length | 164.5 in | 197.6 in | -33.1 in |
Width | 72.5 in | 78.6 in | -6.1 in |
Height | 53.5 in | 77.5 in | -24 in |
Curb Weight | 3153 lb. | 5035 lb. | -1882 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 16.3 gal. | 23.8 gal. | -7.5 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 37.7 in | 40.6 in | -2.9 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 53.2 in | 60.8 in | -7.6 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 41.1 in | 39.1 in | 2 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 32.6 in | 40.4 in | -7.8 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 47.5 in | 59.2 in | -11.7 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 29.2 in | 39.1 in | -9.9 in |
Total Legroom | 70.3 in (over 2 rows) | 78.2 in (over 2 rows) | -7.9 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 13.1 ft3 | 34.0 ft3 | -20.9 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 24.7 ft3 | 78.8 ft3 | -54.1 ft3 |
2011 Audi TT Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual AWD |
Never had a two seater with this much room for a 6 footer plus. Total comfort all around see full Audi TT review |
2011 Audi TT Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual AWD |
I like the looks, but there is a downside. As a geezer, getting in and out of the car is not easy. You sit down low, and it has these little gangster windows. see full Audi TT review |
2010 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 265hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual AWD |
if you can call them rear seats... literally zero leg room or headroom in the back. rear seats (if you can call them that) is only fit for children or short people with no legs... see full Audi TT review |
2020 Land Rover Defender Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
As a two-row vehicle, the Defender provides plenty of room. But if you want to use the third-row seat (optional on the four-door), the second row folks will need to slide forward a few inches, such that both rear rows end up with marginal legroom. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Ignore the 197.6-inch length on the spec sheet, as ten of these inches are taken up by the external spare. Without the spare, the Land Rover 110 is merely 187.4 inches long--insufficient for three spacious rows. Even with transverse powertrains, three-row crossovers tend to be as lengthy as the Defender with the spare included. One good way to maximize space in a relatively stubby vehicle is to mount the seats high so legs angle downward rather than forward, and the Defender's second-row seat is comfortably high off the floor. The third-row seat is not. There is plenty of headroom back there, so space constraints didn't force a low seat. There must have been another reason, such as the amount of space available for the folding mechanism. You might think that the third-row seat is intended for only occasional use, but Land Rover has given it seat heaters and its own HVAC fan control. All of this said, even a tight third row is better than none at all if you need to carry seven people. And none at all is what you can get in the Wrangler, Bronco, or G-Wagen. If you only occasionally need to carry a sixth person, the Defender alone offers the option of a front center jump seat in place of the console. What's more, this option is offered in the shorter wheelbase two-door Defender as well as in the four-door. see full Land Rover Defender review |
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