The first drive in Spain not only brought home to us how Audi have raised the bar with the latest third-generation TT, it also underscored the rising pleasure quotient this sports cars achieves
Story: Aspi Bhathena
Photography: Audi
The Audi TT has come a long way in the last 16 years, having been launched in 1999. The first car was a big success when it was launched, the second TT came in 2007 and now we have the third-generation TT roadster in 2015.
The designers have retained the puristic lines of the original TT, such as the short overhang. Horizontal lines dominate the front of this roadster. The single-frame grille is wide and flat as in its older sibling, the Audi R8. The TT also gets LED headlights with the innovative Matrix LED technology. The latter uses small, controllable, individual light-emitting diodes to generate the high beam. The daytime running lights shine from bars that divide the headlights.
Many elements in the side profile of the open-top two-seater are reminiscent of the first generation of the TT. The wide wheel-arches form distinct geometric entities. The front intersects the hood join, which continues over the door as the tornado line and extends all the way to the rear.
Horizontal lines underscore the width of the car at the rear. The bars in the LED tail-lights light up together with the daytime running lights. The third brake light, a strip on the lip of the luggage compartment lid, connects the two units. At speeds over 120 km/h, a spoiler extends from the boot-lid. With the top closed, the new TT roadster achieves a drag coefficient of 0.30. The unmistakable design goes hand in hand with excellent aerodynamics.
