Re: MTM butchers TT

["----> Bob" <mx@snet.net>]

Wow, you arent kidding.  Audi tried so hard to NOT put gaudy wings on
it. That poor car.

Bob

Tom Nas wrote:
> 
> And the nominee for the ugliest 'tuned' car of the year is.... drum
> roll.... the MTM TT.
> 
> Some 120k DM transforms the TT into MTM's idea of a Gran Turismo, with
> adjustable carbon fibre wings fore and aft, 20" wheels with Brembos and 320
> hp from the standard 1.8T.
> By special demand there's also a two-litre with 400 hp, and an upcoming
> version with 600 hp shpuld be the real killer.
> 
> The special MTM wheels require a strong stomach, as do the twin central
> exhausts with special fairing. I can't even fathom what the exhaust-like
> protrusion below the rear wing is for (turbine exhaust?) and the various
> air intakes destroy the TT's clean lines completely.
> 
> More atrocities (plus a few nice ones) at http://www.mtm-online.de/
> 
> Tom
> 
> PS there was a '97 S8 parked outside my apartment entrance yesterday. Guess
> things are looking up for the neighbourhood... ;-)