Inspired by the original "bathtub" Porsche and the famed Auto Union Grand Prix cars of the 1930s, the Audi TTCoupe made its first appearance as a concept at the 1995 German Motor Show in Frankfurt. The international automotive press whipped up quite a frenzy then, and American autojournos went wild when it arrived in the U.S. as a 2000 production model. It was an extremely daring design, achieved through purity and simplicity of form. It seems like such a long time ago, but also like only yesterday.Click here to read more