Time for TT - The Audi TT Story

Erratum: I say Ferdinand Porsche designed the Beetle & The Porsche 911. They were, of course, two different people.

For the younger audience, just imagine seeing this on the road in 1999

The TT remained quite handsome across all three generations, but only the original still makes my heart skip a beat on the rare occasion I see one. Just sublime. Great vid, as always.

There is still one without the recall spoiler parked in my area. Always happy to see it.

The original body was just so pleasing. The later ones were good, but I really loved the 1st generation.

My father, for his 65 birthday in 2002 purchased a brand new Mk1 TT Quattro. Drove it for twenty years, serviced it every year, only doing about 40,000miles total and at 86 decided he would retire the car and sent it from Ireland over to England to me. Along with my 1968 Right Hand Drive Porsche 912, which I purchased when I was 25 (broke the bank at GBP 6k at the time) and I turn 60 this year, will both go to the grave with me. My daughter will drive away from the grave in the Porsche and my son in the Audi TT. Two absolute design classics. Both generational time capsules.

I don't comment often on youtube, however this time I feel like a have to. Shortly after the TT production began, in 2000 my dad got a job in Győr (where the TT is made) and construction and spending a year there, my family moved to the region. The local economy was booming, because the Audi plant was pulling other sectors as well, construction especially. Essentially for us and for tens of thousands of people the TT is a very significant car, not because it is necesserally a classic, but because the car assembly and the local engine production created a lot of possibilites for many families. It allowed and still allows us to make a decent living in an otherwise relatively poor country. Also it was a dream car for many of us kids, but that's another story.

The original looked fabulous, scary to think it's now over 25 years old! Happy days!

I still have my TT, purchased in 2001, in Germany. Most beloved car I ever owned.

I now even more after watching this video regret ever selling my mk1 TT. Absolutely loved that car, style and feel. What a motor indeed.

Honestly the very first concept, the orange one, is 100% perfect. I want THAT car. 😍😍😍

The MK1 came out when I was 23, I was skint, living in London and trying to find my way in life. However I thought that the TT was the “bomb” at the time, but was well out of my budget (had a Punto). So thank you for this video, brings back memories

14:05 I kinda love how Audi kinda...played down initial complains about the touchy handling at higher speeds, until the walking legend that is Walter Röhrl went public saying the TT was the scariest thing he ever drove, THEN they rushed to fix it. Like...oh crap, we scared THAT GUY. The retrofit with the spoiler was actually mandatory in some countries, including Germany.

I bought a MK1 recently, one owner from new and serviced well. It's a great little car ❤ needs some work but it's getting there 👍☺️

I still drive my 2000 TT FWD model purchased in 1999. Just hit 70,000 miles. When it was new, it turned many heads (one fellow completely ran his car off the road while staring at it) then became a somewhat common site for a decade. Now, 25 years later she is once again turning heads with folks asking if it’s a brand new model. Thank you for your fantastic video.

In love from day-1 with TT and now a happy owner of mk2 v6 3.2 2007 TT 😍

TT did a brilliant job as a halo car for Audi - appearing in multiple feature films including Mission Impossible and About a Boy

I remember a neighbour having an early TT - I was always slightly in awe of it - I thought it was stunning. I was even more impressed with it when he explained it was a hatchback, and with the rear seats folded down, he’d spent the weekend at a festival sleeping in it - now that’s an impressive sports car!

1 st Gen was a master stroke ! When it was released it was a oral eye magnet .

The Audi TT in its 3.2 V6 version was my first car I ever drove in a racing game. This video is a must watch for me.