Audi TT: Audi's latest in auto erotic couture

Autoblog has a great coverage of the Audi TT at the New York Auto Show.
It's funny to see that they took shots from very similar angles as we did last week in Ingolstadt. We take that as a compliment!

Audi's 2007 TT coupe received a suitably haute couture introduction in the fashion capitol of North America, New York City. Flanked by coathanger models wrapped in the latest stylings of designer Doo.Ri Chung, the press conference also featured an appearance by German supermodel Tatjana Patitz, lending it an indisputable Sex And The City quality.

We've already hipped readers to the TT's official technical specs, so we'll commence with first impressions in the metal. As we've said, Audi obviously had its hands full trying to replace arguably the most aesthetically cohesive and important automobile design of the last quarter century. Given the company's obsession with integrating the questionable 'single frame' grille, along with the necessary increase in dimensions to accommodate everything from pedestrian safety regs to increases in space, they've done a fine job. It remains indisputably a TT, with fine detailing inside-and-out, including pretty rear light fixtures with rectilinear internal lenses with clandestine amber turn signals. Also well hidden is the retractable rear winglet, which increases downforce at speed without blighting the rump of the TT (as the previous iteration's hastily added spoiler did).

Similarly, the TT's interior won't rewrite the books the way the previous iteration did-- it is a measured update, but its requisite Spartan yet sexy motif has been maintained, with a superb small-diameter flat-bottomed wheel, and plenty of metal trim. What hasn't made the generational leap, sadly, are the grab handle/knee braces. There appears to be a bit more legroom in front, though the rear 2 seating is still best reserved for agreeable toddlers and soft bags. The trunk, however, is larger, and will now accommodate two sets of clubs.