- 200 kW, 19-inch 'rotor' wheels and two special colours
- Exclusive interior in Steel Grey leather with Imola Yellow accents
- Audi Australia gauging customer interest in this special model
Ingolstadt, August 15, 2013 – Audi is celebrating production of the 500,000th TT with an exclusive special edition model. Coupé and Roadster versions of the 200 kW Audi TTS competition – painted in either Imola Yellow or Nimbus Grey – will begin rolling off the assembly line in October. Total production is limited to 500 units.
The TT has long been a design icon, and Audi is enhancing this classic sports car with two exclusive paint finishes: Imola Yellow or Nimbus Grey, along with a fixed rear wing with matt aluminium-look struts. The Roadster's cover is available in either black or grey. The 19-inch wheels feature a five-arm "Rotor" design.
The Impulse leather package in steel grey dominates the interior of the TTS competition. The edges of the leather are dyed Imola yellow, and this same shade of yellow is used for the contrasting stitching. Aluminium badges on the door trims embossed with "1 of 500" accentuate the exclusivity of this special edition. Additional features like a contoured leather steering wheel and the rear parking system complement the generous list of equipment already standard on the TTS.
With its 200 kW and 350 Nm of torque, the 2.0 TFSI engine defines the dynamic character of the Audi TTS competition. quattro permanent all-while drive delivers the power to the road, and top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h.
Paired with the six-speed S tronic, the Coupé accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds (5.5 seconds with manual transmission). Average fuel consumption is 7.7 litres per 100 kilometres with the S tronic, 7.9 litres per 100 kilometres with the manual.
The Audi TTS competition Roadster with the six-speed S tronic sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds. With the manual transmission, this same sprint takes 5.7 seconds. The Roadster consumes 7.9 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres when equipped with the S tronic and 8.1 litres per 100 kilometres with the manual.
Audi Australia will gauge customer interest in the TTS competition model before any decision is made to secure a limited number for the local market.
A short history of the Audi TT
The production of the 500,000th Audi TT documents the success of the compact sports car. The TT achieved design icon status with the very first generation, which debuted as a Coupé in 1998 and as a Roadster the year after. Its consistently implemented clarity of form and the loving attention to detail continues to captivate both the media and customers alike.
As a Coupé, the compact sports car impressed with its 2+2 seating concept and variable luggage compartment; as a Roadster with its puristic, lightweight cloth top. It set standards with its technology: with the potent downsizing turbocharged engines, quattro all-wheel drive for the high-end models and with the six-speed S tronic, which debuted in the model series in 2003.
The second generation, which followed in 2006/2007, marked the first time that Audi succeeded in reversing the weight spiral. The ASF (Audi Space Frame) body, which is made predominately of aluminium, made the new version as much as 90 kilograms lighter than the previous model. The low weight enables strong performance with very low fuel consumption. Another Audi innovation was the TT 2.0 TDI quattro: the world's first premium-segment sports car with a powerful diesel engine and all-wheel drive.
About the Audi Group
The Audi Group delivered 1,455,123 cars of the Audi brand to customers in 2012. In 2012, the company posted revenue of €48.8 billion and an operating profit of €5.4 billion. Audi produces vehicles in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm (Germany), Gyor (Hungary), Changchun (China) and Brussels (Belgium). The Audi Q7 is built in Bratislava (Slovakia). In November 2012, CKD production of the Audi Q7 was added to the existing Audi A4, A6 and Q5 manufacturing operations in Aurangabad (India). At the Brussels plant, production of the Audi A1 has been running since 2010, while production of the new A1 Sportback began in 2012. The Audi Q3 has been built in Martorell (Spain) since June 2011. The Company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide. AUDI AG's wholly owned subsidiaries include AUDI HUNGARIA MOTOR Kft. (Gyor, Hungary), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy), AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V. (Brussels, Belgium), quattro GmbH in Neckarsulm and the sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy). Audi currently employs more than 70,000 people worldwide, including around 50,000 in Germany. The brand with the four rings plans to invest a total of €11 billion by 2015 – mainly in new products and the expansion of production capacities – in order to sustain the Company's technological lead embodied in its "Vorsprung durch Technik" claim. Audi is currently expanding its site in Gyor (Hungary) and will start production in Foshan (China) in late 2013 and in San José Chiapa (Mexico) in 2016.
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