What happens when you slice the Lamborghini Gallardo's V10 in half? (Don't try it at home, kids.) Actually, you get junk, unless you're an Audi engineer. Then — as MotorTrend reports — you get a 350-hp inline five for a version of the new Audi TT, being developed under the working name, TT-Lambo. In theory, the powerplant would be similar to the 2.5-liter inline five from the VW Golf and Jetta, but a new cylinder head and turbocharger would result in a car, reportedly due in 2009, that's a new incarnation of the TT Quattrosport, albiet one for US buyers as well. Additions will include an aero kit and brake upgrade, with optional ceramics potentially, and 19- or 20-inch alloys. Back to the old turbo five? That just had to be the Italians' idea. [Thanks to Phafanapolis for the tip.]

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