![]() ![]() The edition model also remains true to the idea of reduction to the essentials the minimalist design extends from the clear exterior to the interior, which is still clearly and simply focused on the driver to this day. This is why – three TT generations and a quarter of a century later – the typical lines of the 1998 coupé can still be found in the current TT RS Coupé iconic edition. Once you’ve achieved that, you’re beyond trends and yet you’re never out of fashion – simply because good style doesn’t wear out.” “The maximum reduction – the omission of everything unnecessary and insignificant – was so radical and so courageous that the TT, in its simplicity, quickly achieved the highest attribute of good design: to be timeless. “The TT was inspired by the Bauhaus and its universal design philosophy of 'less is more,’” says Head of Audi Design Marc Lichte. In its second model generation, the Coupé was enhanced with an S and RS variant. One year after the TT Coupé, Audi launched the TT Roadster. Three years later, the coupé went into production almost unchanged. The design didn’t compromise, but rather prioritized – and this immediately impressed the audience. Almost symmetrical, the Audi TT consistently followed a design principle based on geometric, circular shapes. With a vision of ‘a car for enthusiasts’, Audi presented the Audi TT Coupé as a sports car study at the IAA in Frankfurt in the fall of 1995. ![]() Thanks to the exclusive exterior and interior highlights, the much-loved performance of our ultimate sports coupé, with its multiple award-winning five-cylinder engine, is not only palpable, but also visible to fans.” Inspired by the Bauhaus: the TT Coupé “The edition model is reminiscent of the iconic TT design language, which at the same time stands for courage and elegance in uncompromising form. “The name of the Audi TT RS Coupé iconic edition says it all,” says Sebastian Grams, Managing Director of Audi Sport GmbH. A serialized badge atop the shift lever reveals each unit's number among the build queue.Timeless through time: the TT has been Audi’s design icon for almost a quarter of a century. Now the Audi TT RS Coupé iconic edition is continuing the trend into the future – a fast sports car with new innovations whilst retaining the typical TT RS properties: design and dynamics. Black materials lashed up with yellow thread and piping show themselves everywhere from the instrument panel to the door armrests and the center mark on the RS sport steering wheel. The cabin makeover brings two-tone RS sport seats with Jet Gray Nappa side panels black Alcantara center panels highlighted with Calendula Yellow honeycomb stitching. The contrasting accents are the titanium-look Quattro badges and partially frosted rear triangular windows with "Iconic Edition" lettering. Those wheels are a special set of seven-arm 20-inch alloys, also in gloss black and hiding matching brake calipers. The carbon fiber Aerokit is gloss black, too, appending a front splitter, intake blades, side flics and a more ornate rear wing than is found on the standard TT RS. There's a gloss black grille with a matte black surround, gloss black Audi and TT RS logos, gloss black mirror caps and side skirt inlays. The extra oomph makes the TT RS nearly a second quicker to 60 miles per hour than the TTS we do get.Įvery Iconic Edition comes dressed in Nardo Grey paint with bags of gloss black accents. The RS designation, which we no longer get, means a 2.5-liter five-cylinder with 400 metric horsepower and 354 pound-feet of torque sending power to all four wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. The TT celebrates 25 years of being like nothing else on the market with a TT RS coupe called the Iconic Edition, limited to 100 examples just for continental Europe and the UK. The R8 bellows its way into the sunset with a GT RWD special edition limited to 333 examples for global consumption. Just like the Audi R8, the Audi TT is going on a prolonged farewell tour. ![]()
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