Skip advert
Advertisement
In-depth reviews

Audi TT RS review – design

The 2019 facelift brought a touch more aggression to the TT RS, while retaining the pert form of the original

Evo rating
Price
from £62,165
  • Devastatingly quick, sounds great
  • Adjustability is not the TT RS’s thing

Design

The TT RS’s 2019 facelift brought in a subtle aesthetic refresh focused around the front and rear bumpers. Firstly, the TT RS picked up some extra chamfers on its large front intakes, giving the nose a more faceted and slightly softer look than before. The rear bumper combines the (fake) vents below the tail lights seen elsewhere in the TT range, which sit atop a redesigned lower bumper with new oblong graphics that surround the typical oval exhaust pipes.

Advertisement - Article continues below

While the RS design treatment often adds a subtle menace to Audi models, the TT’s more Bauhaus-like aesthetic has always struggled to carry the typical RS elements with quite such finesse. As a result, the TT RS is very specification specific, and can come across a little boy racer-like. Keep the specification subtle, uncheck that questionable static rear wing option and you’ll be left with a TT RS closest to its mantra, if not its target audience.

Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement

Most Popular

The new Mercedes-AMG G63 has arrived, and it still has a V8
Mercedes-AMG G63
News

The new Mercedes-AMG G63 has arrived, and it still has a V8

Some of Affalterbach’s range-toppers are swapping eight cylinders for four, but the AMG G-class retains its V8 for 2024
26 Mar 2024
Land Rover Defender OCTA: twin-turbo V8 and McLaren-style suspension tech for hot off-roader
Land Rover Defender OCTA – front
News

Land Rover Defender OCTA: twin-turbo V8 and McLaren-style suspension tech for hot off-roader

The OCTA promises to be the fastest, toughest and most capable Defender yet when it launches later this year
26 Mar 2024
The new Toyota GR Yaris costs £44,250 – too much for a hot supermini?
Toyota GR Yaris Gen 2 – front
News

The new Toyota GR Yaris costs £44,250 – too much for a hot supermini?

Our early impressions of the Gen 2 GR Yaris suggest that it’s an improvement in every area that counts, but can it be worth £18k more than an i20 N?
27 Mar 2024