The Audi TT will bow it’s head after 25 iconic sports car years

The Audi TT – one of the iconic sports cars of the modern era – is to be killed off this year, and the German motor giant is bidding farewell with a special edition run of vehicles to bid farewell. The Audi TT, which launched in 1998, will cease production in 2023 after a 25-year stint on sale that saw it become one of the most popular affordable coupes and roadsters in Britain and many other countries. The brand’s electrification plans means the TT will make way for a battery-powered replacement sometime in the future.

However, before it makes way, Audi is signing off the ‘trailblazing’ sports car with a ‘high-specified’ Final Edition, which will start from £41,910 (R909 703 at time of publishing). Introduction of Audi TT Watch the first-ever Audi TT advert HERE : The TT was first introduced to the world at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show as a concept. However, just three years later the prototype’s iconic silhouette became reality, as Audi put the TT into production with only minor cosmetic alterations to the showcar displayed in Germany.

The Mk1 TT is considered one of the most influential car designs in recent years. Its unique bulbous curves, sloped coupe roofline and wonderfully-sparse dashboard made it an instant hit with Britons, making it a popular choice in showrooms, as well as a common prop in late-nineties and early-noughties music videos. And it’s the UK that’s proven to be one of the TT’s most successful markets globally.

In fact, in 2022 a total of 2,672 were purchased by Britons, which represented over 33 per cent of worldwide sales that year. ‘Few models have lasted the test of time as well as the Audi TT,’ says Andrew Doyle, director at Audi UK. ‘The crisp, Bauhaus-inspired lines of the sports coupe look as fresh today as they did back in 1998 and to mark the model’s incredible success here in the UK our Final Edition combines everything our customers love about this iconic model.

’ The last run are based on the brand’s existing third-generation model, which has been on sale in the UK since the end of 2014. While prices start from a shade under £42,000 for the Final Edition 40 TFSI coupe, Audi is also selling hard-top and roadster versions of its most potent high-performance TTS variant, with prices as high as £56,435 for the range-topping soft top. Classic car valuations experts at Hagerty UK say the average value of a standard TT 1.

8 petrol is just over £4,050 today, with prices rising fractionally in the last 12 months. However, that could all change now that the icon is being killed off for good. Hagerty says a number of low-mileage, high-quality examples have sold at auction in recent months and pushed values slightly higher than what you might see on the standard second-hand market.

‘The biggest sale we’ve seen recently is one in Germany: a seemingly immaculate 500km-from-new 1. 8 convertible that sold for €26,000 (£23,100),’ John Mayhead, Hagerty UK’s Price Guide editor tells us. For collectors, the Mk1 version in biggest demand is the limited edition TT Quattro Sport, of which just 800 were produced in 2005.

It’s so desirable among enthusiasts that Hagerty UK included it in its latest Bull Market Report for 2023 , which covers models it thinks are set to rise in value. The Final Edition cars feature exclusive design touches and the highest level of standard equipment ever seen on a TT. Each come with a black styling pack with black Audi rings and badging, black door mirrors, black tailpipes and a fixed rear spoiler also finished in black.

Roadster models also benefit from rollover bars and wind diffuser finished in black. Privacy glass and red brake callipers housed behind 20-inch five-spoke matt grey diamond cut alloy wheels complete the exterior upgrade. TT S Final Editions ride on Audi Sport seven-spoke rotor, anthracite black alloys with gloss turned finish.

Buyers have the choice between Tango Red, Glacier White and Chronos Grey metallic paint as standard. Inside, there’s wider use of leather across the armrests, door handles and centre console, while the steering wheel is Alcantara with red stitching, including a red 12 o’clock marker. Further enhancements include Alcantara-trimmed seats with decorative red stitching and red piping on the floor mats.

First customers will get the keys to their Final Edition models from April and these cars will be the last TTs to be delivered to British soil. Published by ROB HULL FOR THISISMONEY. CO.

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