(from Abt Sportsline Press Release)
With its Abt-Audi TT-R, Abt Sportsline has won the title in the DTM
(Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), which was the biggest success in the
history of the company. And according to the corporate motto “From the
race track to the street”, the world’s leading tuning company for makes
of the Volkswagen-concern has created a new highlight off the track as
well: the Abt TT-limited II. “We want to give people the pure motorsport
feeling for road use”, says managing director and DTM-driver Christian
Abt. The result incorporates pure passion with 195 kW (265 hp), quattro
drive and a fascinating sport package.
The Abt TT-limited already turned out to be a bestseller in the
portfolio of the company from the Allgäu-region. For the current special
edition from Kempten, Abt Sportsline not only chose a striking red, but
also an optical package with an absolute eye-catcher: the TT-limited II
has been equipped with the Abt SP1 sports wheel including DTM Champion
wheel rim covers. The black covers with inscription commemorate Laurent
Aiello’s title-winning campaign in the 2002 DTM-season. Underneath the
bonnet, there is a real sportsman’s heart at work: the 1.8 litre turbo
engine not only has 30 kW (40 hp) more performance than the 165 kW (225
hp) strong production engine, but with 360 Nm instead of 280 Nm
significantly more torque as well.
The DTM-connection can’t remain unnoticed. With the front section and
the famous Abt logo on the radiator, the sporty provenance of the TT-limited
II becomes clear at first sight. The connection becomes even more
apparent at the back: the Abt rear wing, derived from the DTM-winning
Abt-Audi TT-R, provides the best possible downforce. Below that, the
rear cover including carbon diffuser and four-pipe exhaust silencer
refers to pure motorsport power. “Our experience from the race track
provided the ideal basis for our TT-limited II”, says Christian Abt.
Quattro drive and a height-adjustable Abt sport suspension, set up by
Christian Abt himself, ensure the best possible transfer of the 195 kW
(265 hp). The sport braking system with red-coloured brake callipers
bites within fractions of a second, when it is necessary. The complete
wheels with widened track, fitted with the new Abt SP1 sports wheel in
the dimension 8.5 x 19 inch ensure the best possible contact with the
asphalt. This representative of the new Abt SP wheel range is making its
own mark, significantly standing out from other types with its flat
wheel rim, declining to the inside. The super sports car comes with the
appropriate Continental 235/35-19 tyres.
The thoroughbred line continues in the interior of the TT-limited II. As
soon as you slide across the red doorsteps with the TT-limited II-logo
into the red-painted buckets of the leather sport seats, you will soon
discover the attention to detail of the designers from Kempten. A
gearshift lever knob and ring of aluminium, floor mats with embroidered
Abt logo, the sporty one-arm windscreen wiper and the red leather
steering wheel are rounding off the perfect appearance of the super
sports car.
Fitting for the performance, Abt Sportsline has chosen the appropriate
wheels for the most powerful vehicle in its line-up. The Abt sports
wheel SP2, cast in one piece in the dimension 9 x 20 inch and fitted
with 255/30 R20 ContiSportContact2 tyres ensures the best possible
contact between the quattro-drive and the asphalt. The new Champion
wheel rim covers are the pinnacle of wheel design from Kempten. The
silver-coloured covers with black inscription commemorate Laurent
Aiello’s title-winning campaign in the 2002 DTM-season.
With so much power, the performance of the brakes is especially
important. Therefore, Abt Sportsline has mounted its sport braking
system to the front and the rear axle of the RS6. Apart from the looks,
the double-ventilated brake disks with the dimension 380 x 32
millimetres (front) and 322 x 32 millimetres (rear) ensure more safety
and lighter handling of the super sports car. Larger pistons result into
more braking power, the disks provide more stability and increased
durability.
