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Audi is known for its fantastic shades of paint, and they have stepped up their game significantly with the yellow A1 supermini and all the colors added to the A6. However, we haven't seen this shade of ocean blue before.
The fact that the TT RS facelift is wearing production colors tells us that the car is ready to be revealed. This is likely to be a small dot on the 2018 roadmap, which seems to focus on SUVs more than anything else. How small? Well, you probably forgot about the A4 facelift already.
In any case, the color looks a little like BMW's Yas Marina Blue or Riviera Blue which used to be popular with the RS crowd. It's been paired with carbon fiber side skirts and probably a carbon chin spoiler.
Speaking of which, there's a new design language going on at the front, mostly copying the way the intakes are shaped on the RS4 and RS5. While we don't spot anything at the back, this is entirely normal for a low-volume facelift.
We suspect changes are happening on the inside and will affect the whole TT series. It looks like there are cutouts with blue trim in the seats, suggesting a lightweight version of the TT RS is being prepared.
While there haven't been any reports of power increases, the 2.5-liter TFSI turbo engine has plenty of leftover grunt. However, the gap between the TT RS and more expensive models like the RS5 or the upcoming S7 is uncomfortably close.
Further down the food chain, we can expect more drastic changes. For example, the 1.8 TSI will be discontinued and probably replaced by a 200 horsepower 2-liter like you find in the new A1 Sportback. Also, the regular model might get a power bump, and TDI engines could be discontinued due to new emissions regulations.
In any case, the color looks a little like BMW's Yas Marina Blue or Riviera Blue which used to be popular with the RS crowd. It's been paired with carbon fiber side skirts and probably a carbon chin spoiler.
Speaking of which, there's a new design language going on at the front, mostly copying the way the intakes are shaped on the RS4 and RS5. While we don't spot anything at the back, this is entirely normal for a low-volume facelift.
We suspect changes are happening on the inside and will affect the whole TT series. It looks like there are cutouts with blue trim in the seats, suggesting a lightweight version of the TT RS is being prepared.
While there haven't been any reports of power increases, the 2.5-liter TFSI turbo engine has plenty of leftover grunt. However, the gap between the TT RS and more expensive models like the RS5 or the upcoming S7 is uncomfortably close.
Further down the food chain, we can expect more drastic changes. For example, the 1.8 TSI will be discontinued and probably replaced by a 200 horsepower 2-liter like you find in the new A1 Sportback. Also, the regular model might get a power bump, and TDI engines could be discontinued due to new emissions regulations.
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