CAR magazine UK reveals details of the last ever Audi TT - the Final Edition - and we look back at its history
► 2023 is the coupe’s 25One of Audi’s most iconic models, the TT, is retiring. Ingolstadt’s design-forward sports car comes to the end of its life this year, its 25‘We’re still basking in its afterglow,’ says Audi UK director, Andrew Doyle. ‘It was one of the key catalysts behind the incredible transformation our brand has undergone over the past quarter of a century, and in this special anniversary year its history and legacy richly deserve celebration.
Little changed between concept and Mk1 production car – save for rear side windows – and the TT was quickly considered to be a design masterstroke of the new millennium. Its launch propelled Audi from a maker of clean-if-plain premium executive cars and all-wheel drive weapons to one that’s capable of truly interesting and fashionable sports cars, too.
But such design freedom didn’t entirely mean an easy developmental ride; early Mk1 TTs, sans spoiler as originally intended, made the headlines after some high-speed crashes implied a lack of stability. The car was recalled, with an electronic stability control being applied, as well as a spoiler which, frankly, did more than spoil the air.
While the TT has matured, grown more sensible and tried to keep up with the times over its later generations, Audi has consciously been trying to reinvent the wheel. There have been attempts and new theories put forward, including the TT offroad concept that was designed to take advantage of the SUV craze, or the TT Sportback concept which aimed to make the two-door coupe more usable.
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