Photos: Audi goes manic with the A3 and TT Clubsport Quattro

By Derek Fung on 24 May 2008

Audi is showing off two high performance concept cars, a TT speedster and an A3, at the 2008 Wörthersee Tour — a gathering for VW and Audi fanboys and fangirls that's currently under way in Austria.

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Take one TT convertible and make it unconvertible
Audi has taken the well-regarded TT convertible and turned it into a speedster. Dubbed the TT Clubsport Quattro, Audi has taken away the convertible's windscreen and windows, replacing them with a low-slung wrap-around screen. Because of this the designers have thrown away the standard car's roof and replaced it with two aerodynamic humps aft of the TT's seats.

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Great cars,but waiting for the RS3 with 4 doors in 2011.

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