2000 Audi TT-R DTM

Offered by RM Sotheby’s | Munich, Germany | November 2024

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Audi launched the TT for the 1999 model year. What better way to get a new sports car on people’s radars than to take it racing? It just so happened that the reformed DTM was going to launch for the 2000 season. While Audi did not officially compete alongside Mercedes-Benz and Opel, their cars were on the grid with Abt Sportsline.

Abt entered four TT-Rs for the 2000 DTM season. The cars are not real TTs as they are silhouette tube-frame racing cars. This car is chassis #001 and is powered by a 450-horsepower V8. It was primarily raced by Laurent Aiello, though the TT-Rs did not have great success in 2000.

This car entered private ownership in 2001 and was restored between 2020 and 2021. It now has an estimate of $435,000-$650,000. More info can be found here.

1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 DTM

Offered by Bonhams | Paris, France | February 3, 2022

The 190E Evolution is one of the coolest homologation road-car specials of all time. And the because of the stellar job it did… homologating… we have this. The actual real-deal DTM version of the 190E 2.5-16.

This car is one of two campaigned by Team Snobeck during the 1991 DTM season. For 1992 and 1993 it competed with a privateer driver in the Belgian Procar series. The current livery is a replica of an entirely different team’s, because “the owner of the car likes it.” If you don’t like it, buy it and change it.

The car retains a race version of the road car’s 2.5-liter, 16-valve Cosworth-developed inline-four. In race spec, output is around 335 horsepower. This car is not only one of the most badass touring cars ever built, but it’s just stunning in presentation. The pre-sale estimate is $340,000-$460,000. Click here for more info and here for more from this sale.

Update: Sold $248,084.