2001 Audi TT 8N Roadster Le Mans FR

To celebrate the first Le Mans 24H victory in 2000, Audi France presented an exclusive, limited edition of the Audi TT Roadster: the TT Le Mans. The Audi model that could best embody this victory. A sporty, uncompromising two-seater, with the DNA of quattro GmbH. But to bear the “Le Mans” name, something special had to happen. And it did.

Folder TT Le Mans

The TT Le Mans received some pure, race-inspired modifications. Recaro Pole Position bucket seats provide perfect lateral support, just like in the cockpit of an LMP900. The steering wheel is covered in alcantara - not only beautiful, but above all functional for optimal grip, just like in the Audi R8 race car. The body is painted in the exclusive Avus Silver Metallic, and finished with a matching removable hardtop - a remarkable detail, because even in a model that refers to the open cockpit of a Le Mans prototype, Audi opted for a functional hardtop as standard equipment. This makes the TT Le Mans more than a limited series. It is a tangible ode to Audi's racing glory, captured in design, engineering and exclusivity.

	Audi and the 24 Hours of Le Mans; after dominating the rally tracks in the 1980s with the legendary Ur quattro, Audi set its sights on the world stage of endurance racing in the early 2000s. And with success. In 2000, Audi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time, a feat that would transform the brand into a fixture in long-distance racing. Audi occupied the entire top three. In 2001, Audi was again favourite - and fully lived up to that status with a first and second place on the finishing line after 24 hours. Victory went to the Audi Sport Team Joest R8 with start number #1, driven by Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Tom Kristensen. The trio thus repeated their triumph from the previous year. For Biela and Pirro, it marked their second victory, while Kristensen credited his third win in a row - a start to what would later become an unrivalled run. In the end, Audi won the Le Mans 24 Hours no less than 13 times through 2014.
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Production of the French TT Le Mans was limited to just 20 numbered examples, exclusively for the French market. Why not 24? That question remains open - after all, 24 would have been a more logical tribute to the race. Each one was based on the 225bhp TT Roadster quattro and was offered in October 2001 for €49,900*, an additional price of €10,860 on top of the base price.