Audi TTS Competition celebrates 500k TTs sold

To celebrate building 500,000 units of the TT, Audi have produced a special edition TT – the Audi TTS Competition – in a run of 500

The Audi TTS Competition (pictured) celebrates 500k TTs built

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It started off as something of a hairdressers car, but over the course of its 15 year history – and two iterations – the Audi TT has grown to be a credible sport car and a decent seller for Audi.

That’s meant a total of 500,000 TTs have been solid since the TT first hit showrooms back in 1998, so Audi are celebrating with a new limited edition model – the Audi TTS Competition.

The TTS Competition will be limited to just 500 units and will come in a choice of either Imola Yellow and Nimbus Grey, as a coupe or a roadster.

Extra goodies – apart from the bespoke paint job – are a set of new 19″ alloys and a fixed rear wing that looks like it came off the TT RS, steel grey impulse leather on the inside with yellow stitching and a plaque denoting the TT as “1 of 500”.

Under the bonnet things are the same as the regular TTS, but as that means 268bhp from the 2.0 TFSI engine – enough for 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds (well, as long as you opt for the six-speed S tronic).

We have now idea how many – if any – of the TTS Competition’s run of 500 cars are coming to the UK, but we’ll update when we know.