Audi TTS Limited Edition Now Available To Mark 500,000 Sales Milestone

The Audi TT is the most iconic Audi sports car ever that rapidly shot to fame at its 1998 debut and has consistently been on top, has now been delivered to over 500,000 customers worldwide. To mark this milestone for the first generation TT, its acclaimed 2006 successor and the current, revised model, a special version of the 272PS TTS has become available in limited numbers. The new TTS Limited Edition will be delivered to just 500 customers worldwide inCoupé form and as a Roadster. The TTS competition models set themselves apart through an Audi exclusive paint finish in Nimbus grey for Coupé models and Imola yellow for Roadsters. Both also feature a fixed rear spoiler in the style of the flagship TT RS, and an upgrade from the standard TTS 18-inch five parallel spoke design alloy wheel to a 19-inch five-arm rotor design.

OneShift Editorial Team

14 Oct 2013

The interior features special Impulse grey leather upholstery with the famous ‘baseball’ stitching in grey and yellow immediately marks them out, and a ‘1 of 500’ plaque in the door insert underlines their exclusivity. A raft of additional driver aids and entertainment extras also makes them even easier to live with. The list includes the technology package comprising DVD-based satellite navigation, a Bluetooth mobile phone interface and Audi Music Interface (AMI) iPod connection, plus a BOSE sound system upgrade, rear parking sensors, cruise control, light and rain sensors and an interior light package providing targeted illumination of specific areas such as the footwells and interior door handles.

In the TTS Limited Edition Coupé the 2.0-litre TFSI engine with its 272PS and peak torque of 350Nm is linked to either six-speed manual or six-speed S tronic twin-clutch transmissions. Equipped with the latter, it can touch 62mph from rest after just 5.3 seconds and reach a governed top speed of 155mph, and offers 36.7mpg economy potential with CO2 emissions of 179g/km.

The production of the 500,000th Audi TT underscores the success of the compact sports car, which debuted as a Coupé in 1998 and as a Roadster the year after. The TT set standards not only for its design purity but also for its technology, which included ‘downsized’ turbocharged engines, Quattro all-wheel drive for the high-end models and the six-speed S tronic transmission, which debuted in the range in 2003.

Take a closer look at the new Audi TTS Limited Edition in our gallery.

Credits: Oneshift News Team