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Dear Quattro Net,

As you may know, Audi debuted the roadster version of the TT Show Car
on Monday in Tokyo at the Motor Show.  This is a cabriolet version of
the car shown in Frankfurt.


Some net members have already given their feedback on the Frankfurt        ===
car....as I mentioned earlier, it is a love it or hate it design.

As a cabriolet I think there is a distinct chance the "love it"
percentage will be much higher than for the coupe.

The press release follows....look for photos in the Auto Mags very
soon.  As a sidebar, Dr. Piech also showed the production version
of VW Concept One, to be built in Mexico for the world market very
soon.
Eric Carlson, VW AP Hong Kong
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                 AUDI TTS ROADSTER....THE ART OF REDUCTION

             INGOLSTADT/TOKYO -- Audi is exhibiting at the Tokyo
         Motor Show a variation on the Audi TT Coupe theme that was
         presented with such success at the recent German Motor
         Show ("IAA") in Frankfurt.  Also based on the TT?s quattro
         running gear, it is the Audi TTS Roadster.

             One of the most captivating ideas of Audi?s young,
         avant-garde team of designers and engineers is evidently
         developing into what could almost be regarded as a small
         model program all its own.

             Whereas the Coupe clearly reveals that it has been
         developed with an eye to series production, the Roadster?s
         character is totally in accord with this year?s Tokyo
         Motor Show motto "Dream the Dream."  Its principal virtues
         -- it?s small, maneuverable, economical, big-hearted and
         just a little wild -- could well be greatly appreciated in
         Japan.

             Apart from its open body styling with fixed, integral
         roll bars over which a fabric soft top can be stretched
         tent style, certain other major components of the TTS
         Roadster differ from those in the Coupe: the engine is a
         concept study for a powerful sports version of the
         1.8-liter turbocharged unit with five valves per cylinder,
         developing 154 KW (210 bhp) and with 250 Nm of muscular
         torque for vigorous pulling power. The Roadster has
         larger, 18-inch wheels, side-panel air outlets from the
         engine compartment and leather-covered sports seats with
         thong lacing that suggests baseball gloves. The "plus two"
         seats at the rear have been deleted to provide space for
         stowing the soft top.  As in all Audis, two airbags are a
         standard safety feature.


             The charm of the Audi TTS is based on a principle of
         reduction.  Every detail, both visual and technical, has
         been scrutinized to eliminate the unnecessary and create
         an effect of substance and maturity. The sense of the
         absolute which the Audi TTS conveys is emphasized by the
         use of aluminum for body elements, by the fundamental
         character of the interior equipment and trim and of course
         by the impressive performance data: acceleration from 0 to
         100km/h in about 6 seconds, top speed in the region of 240
         km/h, average fuel consumption by the standard test method
         below 9 liters per 100 kilometers.

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