Higher-horsepower engine, six-speed manual, all-wheel drive, and that baseball-style leather for the win.
This first-gen Audi TT has arguably the purest execution of the model's Bauhaus design.
Although based on VW Golf underpinnings, the top-spec version featured a turbocharged 225-hp engine, all-wheel drive, and an available six-speed manual transmission, all present here.ends on Thursday, July 6.Launched in the fall of 1998, the Audi TT is now a quarter-century old, which naturally begs the question: Is this a potential future classic? Underpinned by the same platform as the fourth-generation VW Golf, the TT was practical, quick, capable, and oh, so pretty.
, complete with a manual transmission and those standout baseball-stitch seats, is up for auction on Bring a Trailer, which likeThe TT takes its name from motorcycle racing on the Isle of Man. NSU was a car and motorcycle manufacturer that was absorbed by Auto Union in 1969 to form the modern embodiment of Audi, and it was quite successful in motorcycle racing on the Snaefell circuit.
In the mid-1990s, Audi was looking to infuse its lineup with more emotional appeal. The A4 and A6 had established themselves as credible rivals to BMW's 3- and 5-series and the Mercedes-Benz C- and E-class. But Audi needed a sports car.Enter the TT, first sketched out as a coupe concept in 1995. Production began in 1998, with the roadster joining the lineup a year later. A year after that, a more potent 225-hp version of the turbocharged 1.
Just as it did on its debut, today the TT marks a high point for Audi enthusiasts. And, sadly, also a bookend. The current TT is leaving the market as Audi pivots to electrification. There may beWhich is a shame. The TT was Audi's Everyman sports car—interesting, beautiful, and within reach. A box-fresh vintage version like this example still has those qualities. This auction ends July 6.Brendan McAleer is a freelance writer and photographer based in North Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
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