Audi-licious ‘08 TT coupe

Audi licious '08 TT coupe
 

Audi-licious ‘08 TT coupe

By Dan Jedlicka
Jun 02, 2007

Audi licious '08 TT coupe

Audi blithely skipped the 2007 model year on its way to introducing its redesigned 2008 TT coupe and convertible sports cars. I drove the sleeker four-seat coupe, mechanically identical to the two-seat soft top version.

The first TT arrived in late 1999. It caused a bit of a sensation because it had the visual charm of a classic 1950-65 Porsche 356 with an “inverted bathtub” body. It was styled by Volkswagen New Beetle designers Freeman Thomas and J Mays—the guy with no real first name (without even a period) who now heads Ford Motor world design. The new TT was styled by Walter de’Silva, who heads the Audi and Lamborghini styling departments.

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