Re: TT Impression

[Zsolt Kovacs <zsolt@telusplanet.net>]

Also, regarding the Cougar. . . they cut down production time by about 50% by
going to 3D computer modeling from scratch. This is echoed on the design as
well.
  Zsolt

Todd Young wrote:

> "Curry, Rene" wrote:
>
> > The TT is a beautiful car, but being from the motor city I have to point
> > out
> > that Ford really brought "Edge" styling to the forefront first (ie the
> > Cougar) which is the
> > styling cue of the TT.
>
> I may be wrong, but I believe that the Audi "project car" TT has been
> around for at least 4 or 5 years, a bit longer than the Dorf Cougar
> product. The Cougar is actually more loosely based, I believe, on the Ford
> GT90(?) project car, with it's sharp edges combined with rounded panels.
> Saw a brief article hinting at an AWD Cougar, artist's rendition showed
> fender flares that suspiciously reminded me of the Audi TT.
>
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