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Audi TT Clubsport Minimalist maximus


The TT Clubsport quattro concept was unveiled to a gathering of VW faithful at the annual enthusiasts' meet at Worthersee in Austria.

The sleek, roofless derivative of the TT Roadster pays unabashed homage to classic speedster styling, the most famous of which came from Porsche.

Audi claims to have produced a purist driving machine with a beautiful, basic design that includes a pillar-less, wraparound windscreen and clean, muscular design front to back.

The Clubsport's presence is enhanced by an 80mm-wider front and rear track compared to the production TT, along with expansive front air inlets and broad fenders housing 20-inch wheels wrapped in 265/30 rubber.

The brake discs are ceramic, a first for Audi, and under the bonnet is a version of the 2.0-litre engine of the year: the TFSI direct injection turbocharged petrol found in the S3.

Power is boosted to 224kW.

Racing bucket seats, four-point belts and widespread use of aluminium give the interior a purposeful look. The gear lever and gate styling is borrowed from the Audi R8.

While Audi is saying that consideration is being given to a limited production run of the Clubsport, it is more likely that the pure design will suffer a similar fate to the beautiful F-type Jaguar concept penned by Ian Callum.

Cost and the practical constraints of building a car to meet both safety and design regulations in a range of markets threaten the very purity that gives such concepts their appeal.