Skip to main content

Rowdy Audi: TT Looks Meaner for 2019

img767244341 1531932723958 jpg Audi TT | Manufacturer images

Come the next model year, the Audi TT could wear a few updates that make ordinary versions look more like the high-powered TT RS. The German luxury brand announced what it calls “a comprehensive update” on the car overseas, with meaner-looking bumper openings that give even the base TT a hunkered-down look that recalls the higher-powered TTS and TT RS. Specifics are still pending, but Audi’s U.S. arm confirmed that we’ll get a TT with similar updates for the 2019 model year.

Related: 2017 Audi RS 3 Vs. 2018 Audi TT RS: Performance at a Price

On the European car (pictured), Audi says the revised bumper emphasizes more width even in base models. Currently, those cars in the U.S. have a U-shaped opening that snakes a smiling expression around the grille. Should Audi ditch that for the separated outer inlets it currently reserves for the TTS and TT RS, as overseas photos of the 2019 TT suggest, we wouldn’t be opposed. With an S Line Package, the outer openings on the updated TT get separate vertical inlets reminiscent of today’s 400-horsepower TT RS. Likewise, the rear of S Line model adds vertical strakes like on the current TTS and TT RS.

Inside, the TT still employs Audi’s Virtual Cockpit, a 12.3-inch configurable gauge display that incorporates multimedia and navigation information. A new display mode can show how much engine power you’re currently using, as well as torque and G-force. There should be some more go to match the show, as Audi promises “higher-powered engines” and more standard features for the overseas car. Exact outputs weren’t revealed, however.

Nor were any specifics for the stateside model. Asked if shoppers across the pond will see similar updates for the TT, U.S. Audi spokeswoman Amelia Fine-Morrison told Cars.com that “we haven’t released full details for the U.S. model just yet, but the simple answer is yes, we will see a similar model for 2019.”

The updated TT goes on sale in Europe in the fall. Stay tuned for more details on its U.S. counterpart.

img 546784168 1531932723125 jpg img1237677842 1531932723429 jpg img 687855469 1531932723682 jpg img767244341 1531932723958 jpg img1205253844 1531932724147 jpg img2125479190 1531932724422 jpg img 1581547988 1531932724583 jpg img 1167419972 1531932724794 jpg img1339044645 1531932725043 jpg img155697348 1531932725201 jpg img1958571386 1531932725380 jpg img 1888954418 1531932725560 jpg img1541174780 1531932725745 jpg img1332476477 1531932725927 jpg img1123778174 1531932726139 jpg img915079871 1531932726275 jpg img 740867817 1531932726434 jpg img380640408 1531932726646 jpg img 673702525 1531932722516 jpg img 1180844549 1531932722785 jpg img 1073267721 1531932722969 jpg img 1722481098 1531932726790 jpg img 1185188621 1531932726991 jpg img128365232 1531932727120 jpg img513795568 1531932727236 jpg img 838342168 1531932727376 jpg img 776101286 1531932727496 jpg img1475949887 1531932727627 jpg img 817713355 1531932727859 jpg img528696780 1531932727999 jpg img1661887373 1531932728210 jpg img1663312927 1531932728458 jpg img 829642541 1531932728659 jpg img1884666420 1531932728800 jpg img 902029099 1531932728968 jpg img 546784168 1531932723125 jpg img1237677842 1531932723429 jpg img 687855469 1531932723682 jpg img767244341 1531932723958 jpg img1205253844 1531932724147 jpg img2125479190 1531932724422 jpg img 1581547988 1531932724583 jpg img 1167419972 1531932724794 jpg img1339044645 1531932725043 jpg img155697348 1531932725201 jpg img1958571386 1531932725380 jpg img 1888954418 1531932725560 jpg img1541174780 1531932725745 jpg img1332476477 1531932725927 jpg img1123778174 1531932726139 jpg img915079871 1531932726275 jpg img 740867817 1531932726434 jpg img380640408 1531932726646 jpg img 673702525 1531932722516 jpg img 1180844549 1531932722785 jpg img 1073267721 1531932722969 jpg img 1722481098 1531932726790 jpg img 1185188621 1531932726991 jpg img128365232 1531932727120 jpg img513795568 1531932727236 jpg img 838342168 1531932727376 jpg img 776101286 1531932727496 jpg img1475949887 1531932727627 jpg img 817713355 1531932727859 jpg img528696780 1531932727999 jpg img1661887373 1531932728210 jpg img1663312927 1531932728458 jpg img 829642541 1531932728659 jpg img1884666420 1531932728800 jpg img 902029099 1531932728968 jpg

Cars.com’s Editorial department is your source for automotive news and reviews. In line with Cars.com’s long-standing ethics policy, editors and reviewers don’t accept gifts or free trips from automakers. The Editorial department is independent of Cars.com’s advertising, sales and sponsored content departments.

Assistant Managing Editor-News
Kelsey Mays

Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Kelsey Mays likes quality, reliability, safety and practicality. But he also likes a fair price.

Featured stories

volkswagen id buzz pro s plus 2025 08 interior cargo jpg
toyota toyota corolla gr 2025 01 exterior front angle silver scaled jpg
nissan leaf 2026 01 exterior front angle jpg