farmerjones

After tracking both cars at Circuit of the Americans at the Audi Drive Experience I can say unequivocally....the TT RS is head and shoulders about the RS3 in anything but a straight line. That said, the RS3 still is going to be more popular than a small 2 door car...but more popular doesn't make it better. The handling of the TT RS is in an entirely different league.

USe-car

I went to my dealer and tried to order a TTRS and was told that the ordering for 2018 had stopped. In 2-3 months, the ordering for the 2019 TTRS will begin and I will get one of those. I'll just have to wait.

USe-car

I'm not sure about that. I read a few months ago that the new TTRS is being developed. The HP will increase slightly.

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Vegas-roadster

Anything is possible but drivetrain changes, if any, will likely be small. I'm not expecting as dramatic a change as the Mk 2 refresh which introduced the highly capable, and very underspeced, TFSI engine in the base TT. IMO Audi purposely underspeced the engine so that TTS sales would not be eroded. (The Mk 2 TTS is still a faster car but the 2011+ base TT closed the gap substantially.) If the refresh is done in the same MY time frame as the Mk 2, it will happen in the 2019MY and the very early close of 2018 orders would seem to confirm that.

Vegas-roadster

I've heard changes to front and rear lights. For the base TT, some present day options will become standard equipment.
What I'd like to see regarding the TT/TTS line is model consolidation. Drop the TTS badge and call it a TT with a price between the present TT and TTS. I seriously doubt that TTS sales volume in the US covers its US certification cost. The TT line would, hopefully, be reduced to 3 models TT coupe, TT roadster, and TTRS. However, I am also hearing rumors at the dealership that the TT roadster's days are numbered in the US. In fact, I've heard Audi is considering dropping all convertibles except one TBD.

MattRG

That makes sense in regards to the convertible situation. I can't imagine Audi sells many roadsters across their model range, it just doesn't fit their image much anymore. That R8 Spyder on the other hand...yeah, gotta keep that one!

J. Patterson

J. Patterson

Vegas-roadster

Remember when Cadillac was the last and only manufacturer selling a convertible? Then convertibles were revived in the 80s and came back with a vengeance. During the early years of the Mk 1 TT, about 25% of sales in the US were roadsters. I have not seen actual Audi stats like I did for the Mk 1, but my dealer says that US TT roadster sales are only about 10% now which is why the TTS roadster is not offered in the US any more and the TTRS roadster was never offered.

I guess it depends on you definition of "enthusiast". If you define "enthusiast" in terms of performance, most sports car lovers do not even consider a convertible because of added weight and poorer rigidity (the exception being the Porsches where the boxster is the same weight as the Cayman). If you define "enthusiast" as a lover of the brand, TT roadster owners seem to be more invested, more loyal, and more likely to participate in social events. Despite being a significant minority in sales, TT roadster owners are more likely to attend social events like Quattro. For years, the majority of TT West participants have been roadster owners. I guess roadster owners are more social and have more fun

-Yeti-

Any ideas on when we might expect the MY19 TT to drop? I just went and sat in an '18 TTS yesterday and my god is it nice. I think i like it better than the S3.