Audi TT S Competition package

Audi's second-generation TT has reached what we call 'a certain age' and a new one should be in the works.

But while internet forums are abuzz with chat of a lighter, stronger third-generation TT - which retains the ragtop hood, the local HQ says there's nothing official on a replacement for the popular little sportscar.

"There is no official communication on a new TT. Nothing's been announced by Audi AG," Audi Australia spokesperson Anna Burgdorf says.

We're not likely to see the next generation here until 2015, and so in the meantime the brand will try to keep sparking interest from buyers in the TT's style-conscious segment.

Enter the S Line Competition package, which dresses up the TT 2.0 TFSI models with $8000 worth of kit for an extra $1800 over the models' standard prices.

That puts the 155kW/350Nm Audi TT 2.0 TFSI with six-speed S-tronic dual-clutch at $76,850 and the quattro version at $79,450, adding cosmetic and aerodynamic features for the extra ask.

The Competition package includes model-specific bumpers, air inlets and side sills, S line badges, a fixed rear wing -- similar to the TT RS -- exhaust add-ons and a tweaked rear diffuser insert. The nose also gets gloss-black trim bits (also covering the exterior mirrors) and xenon-plus headlights and the LED daytime running lights.

Available in orange and white metallic, or grey and red pearl effect paint colours, the Competition  special edition sits on black 19-in wheels with 255/35 profile rubber.

The cabin gets specific door sill trims, as well as extra "aluminium-look" trim bits, leather trim package, Nappa leather sports seats and the chunkier flat-bottomed wheel from the TT RS.

Audi has already given the TT RS - not a model that was low-profile to begin with - a special-edition TT RS Plus variant, with 15 more kiloWatts and 15 Newton metres and a sub-5-second sprint to 100km/h.

The German marque also added the 7-speed S tronic to the TT RS models, with Bose sound system, 19in alloys, adaptive headlights, LED interior lighting, full leather trim and a sports-exhaust system among the added features.