Audi TT to be reborn as four-door performance coupe: reports

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International reports claim the four-door coupe could be on the road within two years
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
9 Nov 2018
2 min read

Audi's iconic TT will be reborn as a four-door performance coupe, with the all-new model to debut within two years, according to international reports.

UK outlet Auto Express is reporting that the project has been approved at the highest levels at Audi, and is expected to arrive before 2021.

It's not the first time Audi has flirted with stretching the two-door TT into a more practical coupe, with the German brand unveiling a TT Sportback concept at the Paris Auto Show in 2014. And while it will have taken some six years, that vision is about to become a reality.

The change is thought to be inspired by the brand sensing a bigger sales opportunity with a bigger car, with the market for the two-door TT and TT Roadster too small to justify an all-new model.

The change would mark the debut of the fourth generation of the TT, which was originally launched back in 1998. It is understood the four-door model would serve as a replacement for the two-door car, rather than sit alongside it in the line-up.

"If you set falling demand against rising costs, it’s obvious Audi cannot sustain its present course in the medium term. Instead, there has been intensive consideration of the coupe and the convertible in the compact segment,” a high-ranking Audi executive told the UK publication.

Would a four-door TT grab you more than the two-door version? Tell us in the comments below.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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