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Few cars manage to be both a bona fide classic and a future classic simultaneously, but as the venerable Audi TT finally bows out after its 25-year production run, it neatly straddles the two camps.
The nouveau-retro look of the early Mk1s has mellowed to bring its own nostalgia, while later versions have evolved to give us ever more exciting variants, culminating in this, the last-hurrah RS.
Forget the ‘VW Golf in a posh wrapper’ jibes that have always plagued the TT; this latest incarnation is a much more serious machine.
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Clockwise from top: the five-cylinder turbo is evocative of the original Audi quattro; extra aerodynamic addenda; 20in wheels for the end-of-the-line Iconic Edition