For 'first design sketches of the new Audi TT' we can probably infer 'arty pics of the new TT on big wheels'. Audi are famed for making concepts/sketches into largely unchanged production models (the original TT for example, Le Mans quattro to R8, Pikes Peak to Q7) and this looks likely to be another.
Very clearly a TT from here!
We've already seen the interior of the
next TT
which and these latest images of the exterior suggest a similar design theme; there are familiar cues from contemporary Audis and the previous TT as well as some fresh innovation.
The back of the third-gen TT is strongly reminiscent of the original coupe, the lights and exhaust pipes almost imitations. Heck, even that glasshouse is familiar.
There are more significant changes at the front, with a more prominent grille and the obligatory LEDs. Audi keenly stress the 'tornado line' where the wheelarch meets bonnet join and continues along the car. A 'powerful, athletic look' with an 'impression of tension' is promised by Audi. From these sketches it looks updated rather than new, but will surely prove popular nonetheless.
Audi hasn't released any tech details yet, so expect the full lowdown at its unveiling on March 4.