Description
Audi TT | 1999
Highlights:
– 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine running on petrol and LPG, manual transmission
– 300,000 km
– Registered with ASI (Automotoclub Storico Italiano) on the Registro Storico, Italy’s official historic vehicle register
– Coupé bodystyle, from the first-generation “8N” TT that helped redefine Audi’s design language
The seller offers for sale this 1999 Audi TT, equipped with a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine running on LPG, paired with a manual transmission. The car has been converted to run on LPG. It is registered with ASI, the Automotoclub Storico Italiano, on the Registro Storico, Italy’s official register for historic vehicles, which confirms the car’s authenticity and historic status and can bring benefits such as reduced taxation and insurance costs within Italy. The odometer shows 300,000 km, exactly as reported by the seller.
The TT was first shown as a concept at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show, designed by Freeman Thomas and J Mays under then design chief Peter Schreyer, drawing heavily on the pared-back, geometric philosophy of the Bauhaus design school. The production car that followed in 1998, internally designated the 8N, stayed remarkably close to that original concept, and was joined by an open-top version in 1999. Underneath its rounded, minimalist bodywork, the TT shared its underpinnings with the contemporary Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3, using the VW Group’s A4 platform to keep the car within reach of a younger, design-conscious audience rather than positioning it as an outright performance flagship. The formula worked: Auto Europe named the TT its best new car of 1999, and it has since been repeatedly cited as one of the most influential car designs of its era.
More than two decades on, the original TT’s clean, uncluttered silhouette still stands apart from the retro pastiche and busier surfacing that followed it, and the model is increasingly recognised as a future classic in its own right. This example’s ASI Registro Storico registration adds a layer of formal recognition that is unusual for a car that has clearly been used as intended, while its LPG conversion points to an owner who valued keeping the car affordable to run rather than simply parking it away.
Condition of the bodywork & paint
3 — Good. Bodywork or mechanical repairs needed; drives.
Condition of the interior
3 — Good. Bodywork or mechanical repairs needed; drives.
Technical condition
4 — Very Good. Mechanically solid, with potential for minor servicing.
Overall condition
3 — Good. Bodywork or mechanical repairs needed; drives.
This item is sold on an as-is basis. The condition of this item is the opinion of the seller and may differ from your own opinion. Photos and descriptions of the listing are for information purposes only.
