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  • Market Find: 2018 Audi TT RS in Suzuka Grey

    Market Find: 2018 Audi TT RS in Suzuka Grey

    What: 2018 Audi TT RS
    Color: Audi exclusive Suzuka Grey Pearl Effect (SuzukaGrau; pearl effect; LY7F / M1 ; Audi)
    Chassis: WUACSAFVXJ1901312
    Mileage: 28,200 mi
    Price: $52,900
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Santa Barbara, CA
    Sales listing: Link

    As a color, Suzuka Grey began in the B7 RS 4 era. It’s a light bluish grey that often gets mistaken for white. In person though, the color has an interesting depth that pops amongst white cars and takes on different colors as you can see in the varying lighting conditions even in this listing’s basic photo set.

    Though standard in some Audi RS cars during other eras, Suzuka Grey was not an option in the Mk3 TT RS. In as much, it would have been an Audi exclusive special.

    This one has a few modifications, most obviously those large black wheels seen in photos. Whether those wheels improve the overall look of the car is up for debate and in the eye of the beholder, but what we can all agree on is that the final TT RS generation makes for a substantive performance car. Now out of production, those seeking them should be seeking a unique and/or well kept specimen and we think this one applies.

  • Market Find: Nogaro Blue Audi TT RS

    Market Find: Nogaro Blue Audi TT RS

    What: 2018 Audi TT RS Coupé
    Color: Audi exclusive Nogaro Blue (nogaroblau; pearl effect UNI; Z5M; Audi)
    VIN:  Undisclosed
    Mileage: 28,500
    Price: $75,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Pottsville, PA
    Listing: Facebook

    If you’re looking for a car that’s never been modified, this car probably isn’t for you. That said, the folks who are into Audi’s turbocharged 5-cylinder models like the TT RS are probably aware and attracted to a built car. While photos are limited, we can clearly see tuning going on under the hood and negative camber on the wheels. The listing doesn’t give details, but it states 0 miles on a freshly rebuilt engine.

    This car is one of Audi’s most desirable models (TT RS) in one of Audi’s most desirable colors (Nogaro Blue). If the owner’s info is correct, it’s also one of just two Nogaro Blue TT RS delivered either to America or at least to America in 2018.

  • Market Find: “Nimbus Green” Audi TT RS Final Edition

    Market Find: “Nimbus Green” Audi TT RS Final Edition

    What: 2013 Audi TT RS Final Edition
    Color: Nimbus Grey Green (unknown)
    VIN: TRUB3AFK3D1901450
    Mileage: 76,348 Miles
    Price: $37,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Private Collection Motors, Costa Mesa, CA
    Listing: Link

    There’s a funny thing about the 2013 TT RS Final Edition. It was supposed to be Nimbus Grey, the same color that adorned the original Audi TTS concept and was a staple in the early years of the TT. As the folks at Audi prepared to sunset the Mk2 Audi TT RS, they planned a limited run of 30 cars in the same specification.

    Said specification was intended as something that would speak to TT enthusiasts. In addition to Nimbus Grey paint, it got black leather with red leather accents, sport exhaust, titanium-finished 19-inch “rotor” design wheels, heated seats and Technology Package that included adaptive xenon headlights and 12-speaker BOSE audio. That was all well and good, but when the TT RS Final Editions started showing up, you couldn’t miss the obvious. They weren’t grey at all. In fact, they were green. In person, they look like Nimbus Grey if you tinted it with a green more on the cyan side of the green spectrum.

    It’s funny, when you see these cars listed they are often listed consistently with their window stickers, like this example on Bring a Trailer listed as Nimbus Grey. Park it next to a real Nimbus Grey car though and the difference is immediately obvious.

    Whether that makes these cars more or less desirable is of course in the eye of the beholder. Regardless, this one appears to be a well preserved example with decently low miles.