Audi TT-RS spied at ‘Ring
October 11, 2008 by George Skentzos
Audi is developing an even hotter version of its TT coupe which is set to take on the performance flagship RS designation.
Spotted here at the Nurburgring, the Audi TT-RS promises to be a real alternative to the Porsche Cayman.
The TT-RS will use the 2.5-litre inline five-cylinder petrol unit from the VW Group – its first five-pot engine in ten years.
Early speculation suggests performance will be in excess of 260kW from the addition of twin sequential turbochargers.
Naturally all this power will be transferred to the asphalt using Audi’s permanent quattro all-wheel drive system through a 6-speed manual transmission or option DSG.
This model will go on sale in the UK by the end of 2008, with local sales likely to begin by early 2009.
At the same time, Audi also plans to replace its current 3.6-litre V6 engine with the more refined 3.2-litre unit from the Volkswagen Passat.
Tags: Audi TT, Audi TT RS
yikes
where do i sign
i love it, and love audi’s, but i agree with everyone on every other forum i on to say that every angle of this car is awesome except for the rear!
the front threatens n screms ‘gonna get ya’ to anyone who sees it in their side mirrors or rear view, but as soon as this thing fly’s past them, theyre gonna look at the rear and be like “oh, that was just a normal TT”…
if they make the rear more agressive and different to the TT & TT-S then it’d have more sporting aesthetics (i think thats the word?)
either way – i like it!
I still think Audi should call it the “TT-SN-RS”. That way they’re more likely to get more male customers interested in buying whats beleived to be a [well paid] hairdressers car
i think you have the engines around the wrong way at the bottom of the article
“Audi also plans to replace its current 3.6-litre V6 engine with the more refined 3.2-litre unit from the Volkswagen Passat.”
The rear is a little out of place, perhaps they could do some rear diffusers like on the ferrari f430, that’d look great.
Audi starting get all good. They have been doing a great job developing the TT.
Shift the cabin back a bit making it a 2 seat coupe, and put a straight 6 under the bonnet, possibly twin turbos, or go down a different road and put a supercharger on it.