2007 Audi TT Unveiled Early
Unwilling to wait for the New York International Auto Show, which is lightly attended by the European press, Audi jumped the gun and unveiled the 2007 TT in Berlin on Thursday. Coming six years after the first TT was launched, the new model is longer and wider by a considerable margin. TheCarConnection reports "a sharp sheetmetal makeover, which removes the Deco lines and replaces them with bolder forms that hint at the Nissan 350Z, which was itself inspired by the original TT, according to its designer Ajay Panchal." Steel and aluminum are combined for optimal weight distribution. Engine options include a 200 hp turbo four with FWD, and a 250 hp V-6 with Quattro. Both come with a 6-speed manual or Audi's sensational S-tronic auto.
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I don’t know what Audi was thinking. Well, I do, but I’m disappointed. Talk about watering down a great design. That’s always the problem with an iconic shape, though. How do you update it–a la Volkswagen New Beetle, Porsche Boxster/911, etc.? Now it just looks like Audi’s other God-awful, gaping-mouth designs. Shoulda just kept it the way it was, all Bauhaus-y and stuff.