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Autoforma Audi TTS restomod(video)

Dutch firm Autoforma has unveiled its homage to the 1995 Audi TTS – a concept car that preceded the original TTS a few years before its launch.

Although the TT entered production with minimal changes, Autoforma’s new restomod effectively undoes all of those changes, returning the little roadster to its original state.

Key changes include squarer, narrower grilles around the lower part of the front bumper; the return of air intakes on the front wings; and the removal of the soft top in favor of a hard panel that sits flush with the rear. The spoiler that was added to the TT shortly after its launch in 1998 has also been removed.

The suspension has also been lowered and the track widened, giving it a sportier look.

A gray paint job similar to that of the TTS concept completes the package, as does the baseball leather interior that was offered as an option on the production car.

AUDI TTS ROADSTER...Rather than replicating the past, this Autoforma TTS Restomod project refines and elevates the donor car, bringing the purity and geometric clarity of the original TT concept into a contemporary, highly detailed execution.

The Audi TT has long been celebrated for its reductionist approach to form: clean volumes, circular themes and an architectural purity. With this one-off TTS Restomod, Autoforma enhances these qualities through a series of precise interventions across the entire vehicle.

The front bumper has been redesigned with flatter, more horizontal air intakes and newly developed grille structures, reinforcing the car’s visual width and technical appearance. Newly introduced front-fender side vents, highlighted by two small torx screws, discreetly conceal the indicator units behind finely crafted mesh grilles, merging functional clarity with a clean, uninterrupted surface language. To enable this solution, the windscreen washer fluid reservoir has been relocated to the boot, as the new venting extends into the body behind the front fender, precisely where normally the reservoir is positioned.

Along the lower body, a subtle side intake has been integrated into the sill, surrounded by small torx screws, while at the rear, a newly developed diffuser houses the exhaust system within the bumper itself, eliminating the traditional underbody pipes and resulting in a more cohesive and architectural rear.

All newly developed components are executed in a carefully considered blend of advanced materials, combining 3D-printed carbon structures with carbon fibre-backed panels for larger elements such as the bumpers, ensuring both structural integrity and a refined, lightweight finish.

One of the most defining changes is the removal of the fabric convertible roof. In its place, a clean, sculptural composite cover has been developed, visually extending into the top of the door surfaces for a cohesive aesthetic. This intervention transforms the car’s profile into a more monolithic form, closely echoing the design intent of the 1995 show car.

Further refinements include the removal of visible rear weld seams behind the boot lid, and the deletion of the antenna and rear spoiler, resulting in a purer, uninterrupted surface treatment.

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