Audi Celebrating Building 500,000 TTs with TTS Competition Special Edition

The Audi TTAudi TTGermany, 1995 > present3 series
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is in some ways the modern VolkswagenVolkswagenGermany, 1938 > present98 models
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Karmann GhiaVolkswagen Karmann-GhiaGermany, 1955 > 19753 series
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. Both cars use plebian platforms, the BeetleVolkswagen BeetleGermany, 1938 > 200339 versions
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in the Ghia’s case and the GolfVolkswagen Golf Gen.4Germany, 1997 > 200642 versions
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for the TT, but add radical bodies. When the TT CoupeAudi TT Coupé 1.8TGermany, 1999 > present debuted in 1998 it looked like nothing else on the road with an extremely simple arced shape. A year later the RoadsterAudi TT Roadster 1.8TGermany, 1999 > present1 photo
debut and brought the look to open-top motoring. Now, Audi is celebrating building its 500,000th TT over two generations, and it is celebrating with a special edition TTSAudi TTS CoupéGermany, 2008 > present4 photos
Competition that will be limited to a total of 500 units of the Coupe and Roadster.

The TTS Competition comes with a 2.0 TFSI engine with 268hp (272ps) and 258lb-ft of torque. The cars are available in either Imola Yellow or Nimbus Gray for the exterior and all of them come with a fixed rear wing with matt aluminum bars. For the Roadster, the top comes in either Black or Gray. All cars get 19in, five-spoke “Rotor” design wheels.

They come standard with the Impulse leather package with steel gray leather interiors with dyed Imola Yellow edges and yellow stitching. The door trim has aluminum badges embossed with “1 of 500.” It also comes with a leather multifunction steering wheel. Other standard features include a rear parking system, xenon plus headlights and magnetic dampers.

Deliveries of the special edition cars will begin in October. The Competition special package adds €1,900 to the cost of the TTS in Germany, which brings the base price of the TTS Coupe to €48,600, plus 19% German VAT, and €51,500 for the TTS Roadster, plus 19% German VAT.