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The rings stay: TT comes to an end and Audi says goodbye to another icon.

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February 2, 2024
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Ficam os anéis: TT chega ao fim e Audi despede-se de mais um ícone

After saying goodbye to the R8, with its spectacular V10, Audi now marks the production of the last TT unit, a model that came out of the assembly line at the Györ factory in Hungary, putting an end to a 25-year career with three generations. The last of its kind, a TTS Coupé version, photographed for posterity between two Coupé and Roadster prototypes from the first and second generations, has the number of units produced at the Hungarian factory inscribed on the windshield, between February 18, 1998, and November 10, 2023: 662,762.

The last Audi TTS has a Chronos Grey Metallic finish, with matte Dark Chrome details, and is equipped with a 2.0 TFSI four-cylinder engine producing 320 hp, paired with an S-Tronic transmission. Goodbye or see you later? The production of the Audi TT has ended, with no successor in sight.

Like Port wine

Audi introduced the TT in 1998. Initially, the compact sports car faced problems that required technical intervention, adopting stability control and a rear spoiler. After fixing the issues, the four-ring brand saw its bet pay off: over 500,000 units sold in about 16 years of commercial career of the first two generations (Mk1 until 2006; Mk2 until 2014), an excellent record for a niche product!

In the Paris Salon in 2014, the world premiere of the 3rd generation TT Roadster took place, which maintained the core characteristics of its predecessors (see electrically operated textile roof or cockpit with 2 seats), and gained the same technical/technological instruments as the coupé, benefiting from the qualities of the VW Group’s MQB platform. In terms of mechanics, this meant the introduction of the 2.0 TSI (230 hp) and 2.0 TDI (184 hp) engines – and the launch of the TTS Roadster (2.0 TSI with 310 hp) in the first weeks of 2015. In the 230 hp convertible, there was front-wheel drive or quattro all-wheel drive; and a six-speed manual gearbox or a dual-clutch pilot-operated gearbox with the same number of gears. The electric opening and closing movement of the roof took just ten seconds and could be done with the Audi rolling at speeds below 50 km/h. Among the optional features was an automatic air deflector. The trunk, regardless of the position of the textile structure, had 280 liters.

The first major revision of the third-generation model arrived in 2018, on the 20th anniversary of the TT’s career, highlighted by several specific touches that varied according to the equipment line. The visible upgrade was evident in the design and sportier appearance, primarily due to the three-dimensional shape of the front grille and the larger air intakes, as well as the introduction of three new body colors (Cosmos Blue, Pulse Orange, and Turbo Blue) for the S line and TTS versions. In the case of the S line versions, the ground clearance was lowered by 10 mm, also available with the optional Magnetic Ride adaptive damping.

Among the engines, the highlight was the improved 2.0 TFSI turbo four-cylinder with direct injection, both in the 40 TFSI version with 197 hp and the 45 TFSI version with 24 hp. The TTS reserved the 306 hp TFSI engine: 4.5 seconds from 0-100 km/h in the case of the Coupé, and 4.8 seconds in the Roadster. Better than ever!

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