Sunday, July 27, 2008

Audi's TT gets hot







I spy with my little eye…
Quad exhausts? That’s the standout feature on the back of this TT, and that means you’re looking at the S version of Audi’s little coupe. And it’s definitely official too. As well as the taped-over Audi badge and Ingolstadt number plates, this car has new integrated LED daytime running lights. When asked about the car an Audi spokesman said that the company was currently not acknowledging any further development of the TT. So that’s a yes then.
What does that badge say?
I’m afraid we can’t fully make it out, but it’s definitely an Audi S or RS badge. Look closely and you can see ‘TT’ overlapping between the silver and red. Why is it an S and not an RS? Firstly quattro GmbH, the company that builds RS models, does not have enough space to build another new model. The RS4 saloon is already a special order model to make way for the RS6 Avant. And secondly a higher volume, though slightly cheaper S model makes more economic sense than a hardcore, low-volume RS.

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