Audi TT Revives With Electric Cars
Mar 28, 2025
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"Audi needs the next generation of sports cars" The Audi CEO opened his mouth. The new concept car to be released this year could show what direction Audi is heading in.
Audi CEO added "The brand needs sports cars and TT is the symbol of Audi." He did not rule out the possibility of TT returning to electric vehicles in the future.
It's not clear if electric version TT will be released, but Audi seems to be strongly considering launching electric version TT. With the launch of the TT in 1998, Audi has achieved great success with one of the most iconic designs in recent decades.
A total of 662,762 units were sold through the third generation until it was discontinued in 2023. This is an impressive performance for a small two-door front-wheel-drive sports car.
It seems likely that it will now return to electric vehicles rather than gasoline. In an auto-express interview, Audi CEO explained that `TT is an icon of Audi and Audi now needs a solid sports car.'
When asked if the electric powertrain would be suitable for the TT of the future, he said "If you're talking about real racing cars for the track, until now, internal combustion engines or hybrids have been the only way."It will be converted to electric vehicles if it is used routinely on ordinary roads."
TT has traditionally been developed on platforms such as front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Golf. Most recently, it was built on the MQB platform.
This provided comparable performance to R8 for the most popular TT-RS version.However, if the future model is electrified, it seems likely that it will have to be produced based on other platforms. It naturally reminds me of MEB, an MQB electric version.
The MEB platform is the basis for vehicles such as the Volkswagen ID.3 or Audi Q4 E-Tron and supports rear-wheel or four-wheel drive.
There is also a front wheel drive MEB version. It will be used in Volkswagen Group's small EVs, such as the production version of the ID.Every1 concept. Switching to rear-wheel drive architecture is suitable for electric sports cars.
Critics have always pointed out TT's front-wheel drive nature as a disadvantage.This is the beginning of Audi's reversal of the possibility of making rear-wheel drive with the new TT.
In addition, future models based on PPE architectures co-developed by Porsche-Audi cannot be excluded.This has already been applied to the Q6 E-Tron and also to the new Porsche electric car Macan. The same platform version is likely to be based on the new 718 Spider and Cayman sports car.
Source:motor1
It is also the wish of enthusiasts that TT will be revived as a rear-wheel-drive EV that is good to drive while keeping its original style alive. The problem is that Audi's current management situation is not good.
You may think it's unwise to invest heavily in TT electrification projects right now. Nevertheless, many expect Audi to announce TT in an electrified version that utilizes the existing style.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
