ABT Sportsline "TT-R" Audi TT MK1 pioneered the V6

An enlarged body and a twin-turbo V6

Visible on the stand of the Essen Motor Show in 2001, the TT-R had actually been built as early as the end of 1999, since it was already featured in the Sport Auto magazine of January 2000. It therefore preceded Audi’s commercialization of the TT V6 by several years.

This prototype housed the 2.8-litre V6 of the Golf VR6, deeply reworked by Abt Sportsline thanks to the addition of two turbochargers. Result: 350 hp at 6,300 rpm and 380 Nm of torque, hence its name BT 350 (bi-turbo, 350 hp). The performances announced were impressive for the time, with less than five seconds on the 0-100 km/h and more than 280 km/h at the peak.

Abt presented it primarily as a technical study – a term that, in their language, can refer to a concept, a prototype or an experimental pre-series – intended to explore the limits of TT and perhaps prefigure a very high-end version.

Specific features

Interior equipment:

Polished aluminium safety pole
Two-tone Abt-Recaro bucket seats in leather and alcantara
Adapted odometer, 310 km/h (192 mph)

Outdoor equipment:

Carbon fiber grille painted in the shade of the vehicle
Addition of front bumper in carbon fiber painted in the vehicle shade
Wider wings in carbon fibre painted in the shade of the vehicle
Carbon Fiber Side Skirts
Carbon Fiber Valencia Abt
Carbon-fibre rear spoiler painted in the body colour
Wheels Abt A27 in 9x19 ET35
Only one wiper arm
Abt logo in the center of the rear trunk

Other specific elements

6-cylinder engine 2,8l biturbo of 350 hp
6-speed hydropneumatic speed control with digital speed indicator and modified gear ratios
Abt exhaust with two double outlets
Sport chassis lowered by 50 mm
Adjustable Abt Sport Suspension
Reinforced brake system