Audi AG: Return of the Audi TT clubsport quattro

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Return of the Audi TT clubsport quattro
May 23, 2008 - Audi AG, Ingolstadt



Updated version of open-top TT show car with over 300PS is unveiled in Austria. A new version of the crowd-pulling, speedster-style Audi TT clubsport quattro show car makes its debut this month at the Wörthersee Tour, the annual gathering of Audi and VW enthusiasts in Austria.

The latest generation of the car that caused a sensation at the event in 2007 bears slightly more resemblance to the road-going TT models, but its classic speedster inspiration is still very much in evidence, as is the extra special, 300PS version of the 2.0-litre Turbo FSI petrol engine - the most powerful example of this popular unit to date.

The show car’s A-pillars are nearly invisible, making the continuous window strip appear to be a single casting. Instead of the compartment for the soft top there are two humps behind the passenger compartment to further emphasize the speedster theme. Mounted in front of the humps are two massive rollover bars, which together with the strong A-pillars protect the driver and passenger if the car should roll over. More

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[phillyquattro]

I'm not sure where it's returning from but I'll be damned if the world woudn't have been better had it stayed there. That thing is U G L Y.