by Andreas Conradt
Copyright by AUTOMEDIA
edited 01-23-2006

These shots give the best view yet of both, the coupe and roadster version of the next-generation Audi TT, showing how the company has grown and adapted its design to stay at the top of the style charts. The models revealed here will be joined by a three-door hatch variant, but it's the classic two-door body style that will make up most of the sales. Although the hatchback Shooting Brake concept - unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show back in October - was first to showcase the TT's new look, these pictures uncover the production version for the first time. It has been caught testing by our spies and, as you can see, the current model's instantly recognisable lines have been moulded into something much more modern.

Ready to go on sale late this year, the TT will have a new rival in the shape of BMW's Z4 coupe, but the next Audi will boast a more spacious cabin. While the outgoing model's back seats are uncomfortable for adults, rear passengers in the newcomer will benefit from extra space, and there will be more luggage room in the boot.

The extra millimetres have given the company's designers greater flexibility to pen a more attractive hood for the Roadster, which will join the line-up in 2007. What's still uncertain is where the three-door Shooting Brake version will fit into Audi's range. If it's priced as an entry-level variant, it will be too close to flagship A3 V6 models; but if it's placed at the top of the range, it could steal sales from the rumoured forthcoming executive A5 coupe.

Benefiting from Audi's latest engine technology, the new TT will be offered with the 2.0-litre powerplant from parent company Volkswagen's Golf in both naturally aspirated and turbocharged forms. A 250bhp 3.2-litre six-cylinder unit will head up the range at launch, and all motors will benefit from VW's latest Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) technology to boost efficiency.

The firm's latest turbocharged and supercharged engine will be available too, while plans to develop a diesel TT are thought to be underway. All but the entry-level variants will come with quattro all-wheel drive, but buyers can expect a more involving driving experience across the range.

Enthusiasts also have the prospect of a genuine supercar-baiting TT flagship to look forward to. Likely to be badged the RS, this range-topper will be powered by a 2.0-litre bi-turbo unit, and will take on BMW's hot Z4 M. Expect to see the new coupe in the metal for the first time at the Paris Motor Show in September this year, with the first lucky buyers taking delivery before the end of 2006.

 

source : germancarfans

 

Great find. This car is another case of German, Give me the old one please.

 

They seem to have split the big mouth grill into two with a horizontal body colored bar with this one . . .

 

I'm a big fan of the Audi TT design, both the coupe and roadster, but this redesign is not appealing to me at all. It looks too....dare I say it.....Japanese. DUH!

The lines and flow of the car definitely reminds me of the G35 and the squinting headlights look out of proportion to the rest of the car. Hopefully for Audi, they have updated some of the performance with the new TT.

I better pick up one of the old TT's since that design is cretainly timeless and will one day be a collector car.

 

I have to say, this is the first time I've ever seen a PS-distorted license plate on a spyshot... usually it's the opposite where the PS'ing is done to REVEAL things, not hide them

Eh, it's ok. I don't like the coupe much, and I definitely don't like the roadster. The headlights are alrigth, but the rest of the front needs an orthodontist. I saw another shot of a possible TT a while back:



(From Edmunds.com)

If that were it I'd like it better, but that could honestly pass for an A4 Cabrio (sans the back seat, of course)

 

The front kind of looks like a pissed off old man! Don't like it.

 

Looks very mediocre. Like they took the Nuvolari quattro Concept and made it boring. I like the current one much more and I'm still not a big fan of that model either.

 

doesnt the rear side profile and to some extent the rear end remind you of a Bentley?

 

Hmm... Ugly much?

 

Doesn't their parent company (VW) own Porsche??!! Couldn't they just tweak one of their designs? Audi makes beautiful sedans but can't design a coupe to save their lives. Not loving this new TT. Their sedan designs whicha have coupe like cues just dont translate to good looking coupes. .......Then again, maybe I have to see it in person.

 

looks like an uglified Scion TC. Never liked Audi TT anyway. Always reminded me of an egg.

 

looks like audi's version of the chrysler crossfire...