Freeman Thomas’ napkin doodle helped transform the fortunes of a struggling automaker. As the TT zooms off into the sunset after 25 years, we take a look back at Audi’s first sports car.

Freeman Thomas, formerly of Chrysler and Audi, is now Ford's director of North American design strategy. Thomas worked with J Mays on the New Beetle concept and also created the design for the TT ...

It seems Ford wants to get away from retro for a bit, and designer Freeman Thomas (formerly of Chrysler) has certainly created an original design that doesn’t rely on past influences.