And there is honey still for Audi’s TT

WATCHING kids growing up can make you feel old – but with me it’s cars.

I’d swear the Audi TT was about five years old but, incredibly, the little coupe hit 20 last year.

Well over half a million have been sold in that time, and I suspect most owners have loved them.

The TT isn’t a hardcore sports car that would have stolen too many sales from Porsche’s Cayman or Boxster, but it’s an extremely easy motor to live with and looks great.

All of which explains why Audi has wisely decided to not mess too much with it over its lifetime.

We’re now on to generation three of the TT and the model above is a mild facelift of it.

You’ll need to be a keen eyed Audiphile to spot the differences.

At the front the design of the grille has been changed, new wheels and colours are available and S Line spec models (like our test car) have slightly bigger bumpers than those lower down the food chain.

A bigger change is to the Audi TT TFSI 45 S Line 2.0-litre, 5.2sec 35.3mpg

engines offered – or rather one that isn’t.

As you might have guessed the diesel has been given the chop for the simple reason demand has dropped. Brits bought more diesel TTS than mainland Europeans, but the demonisation of the fuel has made it not worth building at all.

Pity, as it was both frugal and pleasant to drive. This leaves a