Audi TT in Gulf Oil livery even more beautiful
Until today, I personally thought Audi's first generation TT looked better than the latest design. It was simpler -- more Germanic if that's possible. But dress up one of the new ones in the historic, iconic orange and blue of Gulf Oil and I'm swayed.
Fourtitude has photos of what they say is the personal car of Michael Dick, Audi AG board member in charge of Technical Development. Michael has apparently taken advantage of his position (wouldn't you?) to modify his TT in ways many of us couldn't, such as the car's R8-sourced Recaro seats with matching orange stitching. Like the guys at Fourtitude, we wonder what borrowed, unseen power bits lurk under that baby-blue hood. Even more beautiful, higher-res pics are available at Fourtitude.
[Source: Fourtitude via German Car Blog]
Update: A few more photos (including the mystery interior shot) available here.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ruggels 2:32PM (3/04/2007)
anyone else not finding the shots of the interrior?
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Frick 2:52PM (3/04/2007)
...my god that's hidious!!!
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JayP 3:09PM (3/04/2007)
Gulf colors belong on Porsches and Ford GTs.
Maybe if the TT has race wheels/slicks/cage/numbers/etc...
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super214 aka Curt Classon 3:35PM (3/04/2007)
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SilverAero 3:40PM (3/04/2007)
Ever wonder what happened to the easter egg that no one found...now we know.
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Marko 3:54PM (3/04/2007)
The white TT beside it looks twice as beautiful. Only one word for the paint job and that is tacky.
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tiago do vale 4:14PM (3/04/2007)
3#
You're quite wrong... Sure they sponsored Ford in the late 60's/mid seventies, Porsche in the seventies... They sponsored the McLaren F1 in 1989 onwards and...
The Audi R8 in LeMans in 2001.
Yes, I said Audi.
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Christine 4:27PM (3/04/2007)
hey, if you have the resources, money, and time, why the hell not. Its growing on me everytime I come on this site.
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Gary 5:26PM (3/04/2007)
Only a "Dick" would find that attractive!
One would hope the more money one has the better the taste! Even the spoiler is sophomoric.
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Carguy 7:28PM (3/04/2007)
#6, but its livery was quite different, making #3's point still quite valid.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Cd13-0601ow.gif
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Eriq 6:21PM (3/05/2007)
Help 'em, Jesus.
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Nick 9:46PM (3/04/2007)
Holy ugly Audi, Batman!
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Michael B. 10:23PM (3/04/2007)
Maybe I am not an aficianado, but this is the first time I have seen those colors together outside of a Howard Johnson's. Think I could get some fried clams with that? Ha!
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BOB 2:34AM (3/05/2007)
IF THEY MOVE AUDI HEADQUARTERS TO FLORIDA, OK!
This thing must look pretty ridiculous on the road in the winter, in cold, grey Germany.
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loudboxer 11:55PM (3/04/2007)
carguy, the audi R8 was fielded by more than the Joest/factory team. Other teams had various liveries, one of which was the Gulf car:
http://www.maisonblanche.co.uk/gulflm.html
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dionysus 12:54AM (3/05/2007)
ugly. these Teutons are set to lose.
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Deezee 1:59AM (3/05/2007)
Its not the same without the giant "Gulf" on the hood. Without it it looks incomplete, and clownish.
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207guy 5:05AM (3/07/2007)
I agree, the first generation Audi TT was a design masterpiece.
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tiago do vale 5:08AM (3/05/2007)
10#
No, it wasn't.
http://www.pha.jhu.edu/~jdavies/sportscars/sebring2001/082_gulfaudi_001_6.jpg
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Jay Ray 8:13AM (3/05/2007)
I knew Toyota joined NASCAR this year but not Audi. Can't wait for the decals.
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