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Audi TT To Be Replaced With An EV “In the Same Price Range”

The first generation of the TT was a turning point for Audi in terms of design. Then the second generation came around, and even though the styling wasn’t as good as the original, the performance made up for it with the arrival of the TT RS. After all, who could say no to 2.5 liters, five cylinders, and quattro all-wheel drive?
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But after two decades of trailblazing, the TT prepares for the biggest change yet. At the 130th Annual General Meeting, the chairman of the board of management confirmed the inevitable. “We will replace the TT with a new emotive model in the same price range,” referring to “an electric car.”

Bram Schot also made an interesting comment in regard to the future of the R8 supercar. “As I said, focusing also means leaving out. Do we need a successor with a combustion engine? Does this fit in with our vision?” Looking at the bigger picture, we wouldn’t be surprised if Audi electrifies the third generation of the R8 to the detriment of the 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10.

Lamborghini plans to hybridize the V10 and V12 supercars which will replace the Huracan and Aventador, but the four-ringed brand wants to cut down on engine choices. More to the point, Audi plans to phase out the W12 and V10 from the lineup, leaving the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 co-developed with Porsche as the most exciting option.

Turning our attention back to the R8, remember all those rumors about the R8 with the 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 from the RS4 Avant? Even a product plan was leaked onto the Internet, but Audi didn’t go through with the lesser option because nobody would take the R8 seriously with the six-cylinder powerplant. With ever-stringent emissions regulations, it doesn’t come as a surprise that electrification is of utmost importance even for the R8.

What about the third-generation TT, what should we expect from it? Given that Audi will launch a half-brother to the ID.3 compact hatchback from Volkswagen, the MEB architecture comes to mind as the basis for the TT Mk3. The platform sharing goes back to the 1990s and original TT, and to this day, the TT and Golf are joined at the hip.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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