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Audi TT Clubsport Quattro Interior Defies Meme, Made Mit Aluminum Und Orange?!

Audi's apparently taking the TT Clubsport Quattro — the same show car we spotted looking much more production-like earlier this month — to the Wörthersee Tour. That's the same Tour we could make neither heads nor tails of a few days later when Audi revealed their A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro concept. At least now we understand why we're seeing the Clubsport Quattro's exterior aluminum und shteel looking a little less concept-like and a little more prêt-à-porter, it's the interior that's got us flummoxed. Audi's thrown caution, and apparently "shteel," to the wind. The interior of the new for-show version of the TT Clubsport Quattro? It's made in that typical Audi fashion — heavy amounts of aluminum — und — und — orange? Ja, mit orange. Can you imagine what the job of vetting an Audi press release translation must be like before they go out? "Hans, that does not sound like what you think that sounds like!" "Nein, our vives demand zee TT clubsport quattro mit zee oranghe! Zis vee musht do!" Full press release below the jump reveals all.

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8:00 AM on Wed May 21 2008
By Ray Wert
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Latest by LemursGT: @Novaload: Agreed. It looks like a rendering, which means it probably would appear far less orange-y with real leather, in real daylight. more »

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Lithuanian Audi TT and VW Golf Accident

When you're living in a former iron curtain nation and sporting a last generation Audi TT, you're probably even more likely to suffer from German car driver syndrome. We're betting this driver suffered from a serious case and overdrove his abilities. Or it could be the fault of the VW driver, who knows. We can't really tell what happened here, but we can sit in wonder at the spectacular carnage unleashed upon these automobiles.

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10:00 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,040 views, 45 comments

Latest by Jealousy: The "fun" part is that this TT has red number plates. Which means the car isn't yet registred. Which means he took it for a test drive from dealer. Ouch. more »

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Audi TT 2.0 TDI Quattro Announced

Seems that somebody is pushing forward with more diesel cars. In this case it's the Ingolstadt jungen heeding the call with the freshly announced Audi TT 2.0 TDI Quattro. Everything Audi TT we've seen already but with added oil burning flavor for maximum enjoyment. The turbocharged four pot common rail diesel manages 170 hp at about 4,200 rpm and a healthy 258 lb.ft. or torque between 1,750 and 2,500 rpm. That meaty power band is good for 0-100 km/h sprints in the neighborhood of 7.5 seconds - not bad for an engine good for a claimed 44 mpg. No word on US market release, but maybe if we shout loud enough they'll hear us. Gnaw on the press release below the fold

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6:37 PM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by n/a: Other than the smoke, do you like how the Jeep drives and behaves on the road? Got enough torques for off-roading? more »

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Totally Pointless Audi TTS Ad Has Us Scratching Our Heads

Okay, apparently whoever is doing the new ads for the Audi TTS is phoning it in, cause we have no idea what this commercial is trying to tell us. Is the TTS meant for periodic jaunty high speed runs in dry lake beds only to return for the awesome scenery? Perhaps the vaguely homo erotic undertones and selection of that sexy red paint is an attempt to target the elusive and lucrative gay market. Does the ad have a point? Is Audi actually trying to evoke something here? Doesn't seem like it.

11:15 AM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Detroit Auto Show: Audi TTS Coupe & Roadster Official Pics, Details

We've now got the official scoop and pics of the Audi TTS Roadster & Coupe that broke through the embargo shields on Tuesday, sans that horrible watermark from Motorpasîon. Confirming what we'd heard, the Audi's will get the more potent 2.0-liter Turbo FSI four banger good for 272 horsepower. This will give them a 0-62 time between 5.4 and 5.6 seconds for the coupe and roadster, respectively. They'll go on sale in the UK sometime around mid year.

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1:45 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Matt Hardigree
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Latest by long_live_the_E36: Wait, they're trying to make the TT into some kind of sports car? I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'm suffering some momentary cognitive dissonance. more »

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Detroit Auto Show Buggery: Audi TTS Pics, Info Leak

Internet FTW! Spanish auto site Motorpasión posted the first press shots of Audi's more hardcore version of the latest TT, the long-awaited TTS coupe and roadster. The more potent TTS will allegedly get Audi's 2.0 TFSI four producing 272 hp, along with a choice of 17-or 18-inch wheels, altered bodywork and LED daytime lights. We'd imagine Audi reps are none too happy with the embargo break, and we wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the phrase "going out for tapas" takes on a very sinister connotation after this week. [Motorpasión]

1:15 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Mike Spinelli
1,009 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: Motorpasión din't get the images from Audi, so technically this is not an embargo break. Someone sent them to Motorpasión directly. Anyhow, I agree the brand is probably not pleased. more »

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Audi TT-S Roadster?

The thinking wishful, the rumors longstanding. Still, Audi watchers say the Audi TT-S is destined for four-rings forecourts any time now. Word is the Porsche Cayman S / Boxster S rival will see 300 horsepower. Now, a member of the Audi TT Owners Club says he's caught what looks to be the spunkier TT roadster on German roadways. Will it debut in Los Angeles, a year after the base roadster's debut. Only the stage hands know for sure. (Thanks to Angel for the tip.) [Audi TT Owners Club]

10:45 AM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,040 views, 3 comments

Latest by exige+ducati749s: I'd buy this car just to have a license plate that says: TPLSTTS priceless more »

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Audi TT S, Now With LED Headlamps

When will the S version of Audi's TT roll into public view? Spies say it'll be in Geneva next year. Until then, the smallest of four-ringers will be confined to long-lens territory. Word is it'll come in roadster and coupe form and have the same 2.0-liter TFSI property as the Audi S3, upclocked to 280 hp. Judging from a new set of images, it'll also get the same LED headlamps as the RS6 Avant shown recently in Frankfurt. [World Car Fans]

2:01 PM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,454 views, 13 comments

Latest by oneswellfoop: Audi doesn't have a ton of volume. It could be selling well to its target market and you still might not see a lot about. Audi's are best to buy after a year or two, once someone else more »

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Swimming with the TTs: Intersection's Wet Audi Shoot

We have no clue how Intersection got Audi to sacrifice a new TT to the Olympic-sized gods in the name of fashion. But they did. Nnow, there's video documenting the submersion process and subsequent photo shoot. It is true that water plus models plus machinery usually equals a crime scene, in this case it turned out very nice indeed. [intersection]

2:45 PM on Fri Sep 28 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,345 views, 23 comments

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Audi Goes Swimming With Intersection

The cover of Intersection Magazine's summer issue features an Audi TT submerged in a swimming pool. Photographed by Robert Wyatt, the TT - a current model - was shot at the historic Chipping North Lido in Oxfordshire. After the 10-page shoot was completed the car was destroyed. Also featured in the issue - on sale July 24th - are the KTM X-Bow and Ford Airstream concept. More »

3:30 PM on Wed Jul 18 2007
By Wes Siler
2,514 views, 36 comments

Latest by CaliforniaCajun: Yes, it was submerged, then killed, but it's the MkII TT. Mk 1 Owners don't care. Mk II owners don't get it. more »

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With Or Without NSU

Today we have decided that we would like nothing more this evening to blast off up the coast in a souped up NSU TT as the sun dips behind the waves of the blue, blue Pacific. Sadly, we have no NSU TT. We do, however, have this video of a bunch of TTs doing a hillclimb. So we'll just be content with that. We have met the melancholy and it is us.

9:45 PM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
480 views, 14 comments

Latest by bal00: The reason for the open "trunks" is very simple, the NSU TT was rear-engined and air-cooled. Back in the day these cars were famous for their cooling (and spontaneous combustion) issues. These hillclimb cars make 2-3 times as much power more »

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It's a Horsefest: Nothelle-tuned Audi TT

Five hundred fifty horses under the hood of an Audi TT. Think about that for a minute, before reading the press release on the overleaf. German tuning house Nothelle says it's got a turbo kit for the TT's 3.2-liter V6 that boosts horsepower from 250 hp to 520 hp, and torque from 236 lb-ft to and 468 lb-ft. That, they say, translates to a V-max of around 191 mph. Aero kit, sport suspension and custom alloys complete the Porsche-stalking madness. Autobahn hoonage ensues. – Mike Spinelli More »

3:45 PM on Wed Jun 27 2007
By Mike Spinelli
1,511 views, 2 comments

Latest by Crashburn: One could hoon that thing for about thirty seconds before the tranny blew up. Since the VR6 comes DSG only and that box's max torque rating is only slightly higher than what the stock engine puts out I hope more »

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Audi Clubsport Concept Could See Series Production

According to German magazine, Stern, Audi could be preparing a short-run series based on its Clubsport Quattro Concept revealed last week. The mag reports 200 units of the short-windshield Audi TT roadster models could be built. No word on how true the production version would be to the concept, which sports a 300-horsepower version of Audi's 2.0-liter TFSI four, its S-Tronic (DSG) dual-clutch gearbox, 20" wheels and ceramic brakes. Whatever happens, we'd imagine the DOT will have something to say about that windshield. – Mike Spinelli More »

10:57 AM on Tue May 22 2007
By Mike Spinelli
337 views, 3 comments

Latest by Turboner: @teargas: Blasphemer! more »

concept cars

Audi Clubsport Quattro Concept

Germany's AutoBild is the first to go to press with images of Audi's newest concept model, the Clubsport Quattro. It's a take on the new TT with cues taken from the Porsche 356 Speedster of old, with chopped glass, a virtually nonexistent A-pillar and a 300-hp version of the VW/Audi 2.0-liter TFSI mill, with Audi's S-Tronic (DSG) dual-clutch box trading gears. It gets its gumption from a more copious turbocharger, and it sports carbon ceramic brakes and 20" wheels of light alloy. Designers also fitted grillework last seen propped up behind home plate. Expect Audi to reveal full details, and high-res photos, soon. – Mike Spinelli More »

8:46 AM on Wed May 16 2007
By Mike Spinelli
2,270 views, 16 comments

Latest by SpudMills: Ugly little bitch, ain't it. Looks like somebody at Audi has been having wet dreams involving the latest T-bird having sex with a loaf of bread. more »

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Audi's Venables Bell Provides More Evidence Of Clueless Automotive Advertising

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Audi Eschews Gadgets and Doohickeys for Gizmos To NOT Confuse You

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New York Auto Show: Global Schmobal, 2007 World Car of the Year Awards

The major product offensive launched by Audi has paid off at the 2007 World Car of the Year Awards. The redesigned Audi TT took Design of the Year, and the RS4 cleaned up World Performance Car for two globe-shaped trophies to add to the display case back at Audi global HQ. The Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec used a high degree of turbodiesel precision and luxury along with some urea to win in the World Green Car category, and the Lexus LS 460 employed its long wheelbase to roll over some balloons and take the ~~New Jersey~~ World Car of the Year title. The glad-handing award remained undecided. – Mike Bumbeck More »

12:30 PM on Thu Apr 5 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
965 views, 7 comments

Latest by stevethx: Bof, I prefer Audi TT as winner...Others pictures of Audi-tt on my personal site for Audi TT passionned audi-tt.fr more »

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Audi Wants To Show You The TT And Where To Eat

For some strange reason, Audi's pimping the new TT via paying for free access to Zagat's restaurant guides for ten cities across the US. Yeah, we don't get the pairing so much either, but hey — we like to eat — so you know, we'll use it. Or at least those of us Los Jalops who don't live in Detroit. Yeah, sucks to be me. But if you live in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle or Washington, DC — woo-hoo for you. [Hat tip to SwatLax!] – Ray Wert More »

1:15 PM on Tue Mar 20 2007
By Ray Wert
968 views, 6 comments

Latest by Turboner: No love for the PDX, again, Audi? My wife and I wondered the same about the food-car-lifestyle thing at the Streets of Tomorrow event in Seattle last year, at least until We test drove everything they had (A6,A8,A4,A3,TT,Q7) for more »

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