Pictured above is a 2001 Audi TT Roadster. TTs were built 1999-2023, according to its Wikipedia entry. It notes that there were three Marks or generations of the model. Technological improvements aside, I prefer the initial 1999-2006 version for its design.
I prefer its design not because of its beauty -- the design is not beautiful, in my opinion. I find the design interesting.
It interests me because it harkens to Germany's philosophically functionalist Bauhaus arts school that operated during the Weimar Republic years following the Great War.
Note the round wheel openings and how the profile of the car echoes those curves front and rear while the ends are linked by a simple, nearly straight fenderline. Very functional, mechanical, in spirit. Not exciting, as is true of many "functional" designs. But attractive in its way. Too bad I never owned one.
The TTs design is credited to Freeman Thomas.
All images in this post are via BaT Auctions.
The front end is Bauhaus-like as well. Note how it is in three clearly-defined segments (yes, only two are visible from the camera angle).
Better view of those front-end segments. Note how the hood cutline flows over the wheel opening structure.
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