Audi TT | |
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Audi TT Coupé
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Audi AG |
Production |
Mk1: 1998–2006 Mk2: 2006–2014 Mk3: 2014–present |
Assembly | Ingolstadt, Germany (bodyshell) Győr, Hungary (engines and final assembly) |
Designer |
Peter Schreyer (8N), Walter de'Silva (8J), Jürgen Löffler (8S) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door Coupé, 2-door Roadster |
Layout |
Transverse front engine, front-wheel drive or quattro on-demand four-wheel drive |
Platform |
Volkswagen Group A platform Volkswagen Group MQB platform |
First generation (8N) | |
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Pre-facelift Audi TT 1.8 T quattro roadster
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Overview | |
Production | October 1998 – June 2006 |
Designer | Freeman Thomas; Peter Schreyer (1995) |
Body and chassis | |
Platform | Volkswagen Group A4 (PQ34) |
Related |
Audi A3 Mk1 Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Volkswagen New Beetle Volkswagen Bora/Jetta Mk4 SEAT León Mk1 SEAT Toledo Mk2 Škoda Octavia Mk1 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.8 L I4 20v Turbo 3.2 L VR6 |
Transmission | 5-speed manual (all models 180 PS), 6-speed manual (all models 225 PS), 6-speed Tiptronic, 6-speed DSG (3.2L) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,422 mm (95.4 in) quattro: 2,428 mm (95.6 in) |
Length | 4,041 mm (159.1 in) |
Width | 1,764 mm (69.4 in) |
Height | 1,346 mm (53.0 in) |
Second generation (8J) | |
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Overview | |
Production | April 2006–March 2014 November 2006–March 2014 |
Designer | Walter de'Silva |
Body and chassis | |
Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 (PQ35) |
Related |
Audi A3 Mk2, Volkswagen Golf Mk5, Volkswagen Jetta Mk5, SEAT León Mk2, SEAT Toledo Mk3, SEAT Altea, Škoda Octavia Mk2 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.8 L I4 TFSI , 2.0 L I4 TFSI , 2.5 L I5 TFSI (TT RS only), 3.2 L VR6, 2.0 L I4 TDI CR diesel |
Transmission | 6-speed manual, 6-speed S tronic 7-speed S tronic (RS only) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,468 mm (97.2 in) |
Length | 4,178 mm (164.5 in), TTS & TT RS: 4,198 mm (165.3 in) |
Width | 1,842 mm (72.5 in) |
Height | 1,352 mm (53.2 in), TTS: 1,345 mm (53.0 in), TT RS: 1,342 mm (52.8 in) S Convertible: 53.5 in (1,359 mm) Convertible: 53.5 in (1,359 mm) |
Kerb weight | 1,260–1,490 kg (2,778–3,285 lb) |
Third generation (8S) | |
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Overview | |
Production |
August 2014–Present (Coupe) November 2014-Present (Roadster) |
Designer | Jürgen Löffler |
Body and chassis | |
Platform | Volkswagen Group MQB platform |
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Powertrain | |
Engine | |
Transmission | |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,505 mm (98.6 in) |
Length |
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Width | 1,832 mm (72.1 in) |
Height |
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Kerb weight | 1,230–1,425 kg (2,712–3,142 lb) |
The Audi TT is a small 2-door sports car marketed by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Audi since 1998, assembled by the Audi subsidiary Audi Hungaria Motor Kft. in Győr, Hungary, using bodyshells manufactured and painted at Audi's Ingolstadt plant. This changed with the third generation model that uses parts made entirely by the Hungarian factory.
For each of its three generations, the TT has been available as a 2+2 Coupé and as a two-seater roadster employing consecutive generations of the Volkswagen Group A platform, starting with the A4 (PQ34). As a result of this platform-sharing, the Audi TT has identical powertrain and suspension layouts as its related platform-mates; including a front-mounted transversely oriented engine, front-wheel drive or quattro four-wheel drive system, and fully independent front suspension using MacPherson struts.
The styling of the Audi TT began in the spring of 1994 at the Volkswagen Group Design Center in California. The TT was first shown as a concept car at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show. The design is credited to J Mays and Freeman Thomas, with Hartmut Warkuss, Peter Schreyer,Martin Smith and Romulus Rost contributing to the award-winning interior design.