More than four years have passed since the last news about the future of the Audi TT. The brand with the four rings has taken a long time to clarify the future of this iconic sports car, which will become a 100% electric model, according to some statements.
Four long years to make a decision about the future of a true icon in the brand with the four rings. The latest news we were able to give you about the future of Audi TT They considered two options an SUV coupé or a sports saloon with coupé tints. But Neither of these two proposals has come to fruition.they have not liked Markus Duesmann, the head of the German firm.
Duesmann has confirmed that the two-door sports car will become a 100% electric model, but for now it has not given deadlines on its arrival on the market, which seems to be at least, and very soon, for the middle of the decade. The person in charge has been very cautious in his words, echoed by the French of «L’Automobile Magazine», pointing out that the future TT will maintain the driving pleasure it has offered the model in its three generations.
The keys to the future electric sports car that will take over from the Audi TT
The Audi boss has also pointed out that the electric sports car will offer “a philosophy quite similar to that of the TT but that will not necessarily be his heir», so we can expect a model with very compact proportions and a more modern design marked by the style of the e-tron. It is even possible to venture that the German firm bet directly on a two-seater sports car to maximize performance and reduce weight as much as possible.
The future Audi TT will be based on the new Premium electric car platform “PPE”, sharing a structure with the future 718 Cayman and its roadster version, a body that Duesmann has not made reference to, and which would not be surprising if it disappeared from the offer, leaving this responsibility in the hands of Porsche. In addition to the logical differences in terms of design, andl mechanical section It will also be one of the great distinctions, since the sports car with the four rings will have its own electric motors and marking a limit on performance.
What is a mystery is the propulsion system. The PPE platform supports front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive or propulsion -rear-wheel drive-, so all three options are possible. Of course, the second one is a fixed one, but the first and third ones are real keys. Audi can keep its front-wheel drive scheme with an electric motor on this axis, and thus distinguish itself from the Porsche 718 Cayman, a technical detail that, today, is a great mystery.