I am in love with this car...sorry it's 2010 Audi TT RS



2010 Audi TT RS - Car News

Audi gives its sporty little TT a high five (cylinder).
BY JENS MEINERS, ILLUSTRATION BY YOSHI G.
November 2008


Five-cylinder engines have long been an Audi trademark. First used in 1977 in the Audi 100/5000, five-cylinders took Audi upmarket and clearly differentiated the brand from the competition. The Audi 200 Turbo, with its 170-hp inline-five, became the world's fastest four-door in 1984; the 315-hp, Audi 80–based RS2 Avant of the mid-‘90s was the most extreme station wagon of its time; and Audi won several rally championships with the five-banger Quattro—the S1 Pikes Peak had almost 600 hp.
In the mid-‘90s, Audi dropped the five-cylinder engine and its characteristic, subdued growl in favor of more conventional four-cylinder and V-6 engines. Brand aficionados howled in futile protest, and engineering guru Ferdinand Piëch, who had developed the five-cylinder engine but later moved on to become head of VW, said he never quite understood why the engine had been dropped.
It’s Back!
As of March 2009, a five-cylinder will be back in Audi's range in the form of a 2.5-liter unit with direct injection; it is based on Audi's modular engine architecture. The transversely mounted engine is force-fed by a single turbocharger and will make 330–340 hp. Torque is rumored to be around 330 lb-ft. That's enough to significantly set the TT RS apart from the lesser TTS with its 265-hp, 2.0-liter TFSI four-cylinder engine.
The TTS coupe is claimed to run from 0 to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds, and the fixed-roof TT RS—which will be built as either a 2+2 coupe or roadster—should jet to 60 at least a half a second quicker. If customers request it, top speed will be raised to 174 mph; the TTS is governed to 155. Curb weight will be around 3000 lb and Quattro all-wheel drive will be standard. Power will be transmitted through a six-speed manual transmission; it is unlikely that the dual-clutch transmission will be adapted to the TT RS.
Expect minor but significant changes to set the TT RS apart from the TTS. It needs even more air, so the front intakes will be larger, and it will sport the two large oval exhaust tips which identify Audi's RS models. Courtesy of Car and Driver ..... =)

 

It's nice but Audi needs to be more realistic about their prices. There's a lot of others cars I would buy before spending $60k on the TT.

 

I'll have to at least test drive one of these.

 

not enough power for the money... they need to make a stupid TT, with over 400hp.

 

not worth 60, but neither is a m3....people will pay it and its better looking

 

When I was in school for Volvo, the Audi garage was next door, we were in between BMW (Bring More Wallet) and Audi (@$$holes Usually Drive It). I never looked at Audis before, but when my roommate let me drive the S5 in the parking lot, I fell in love with that car. Very sexy lines and power to boot. But a hefty price tag unfortunately....

 

The Audi TT may be high priced, but then again no way would I have spent $50k on an SRT-6 in 2005.

 

Damn good point sir!

 

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe we can pick up a 2010 Audi TT in 2012 for $18K.

 

I love Audi's - had a 97 cabriolet that will go down as my favorite car ever. My wife has driven A6 wagons now for 15 years - she hasn't found a car yet that she likes as much - she is on her 3rd - but the dealer is now over an hour away; they have the worst CSI scores on the east coast (they are HORRIBLE) so between the horrible dealer and the time this will probley be the last - but if I were still in Chicago - sign me up

 

One of the ladies at work has a late model Audi TT and it seems to spend a lotta time in the shop for what she paid for this thing !!!

I'll stick with my XFire !

That's just my Dos Centavos

 

Funny how more and more cars are coming out with Superchargers... I guess they are more reliable than turbos...It must be not have lag that helps....

 

For $60K I'd rather buy this 2006 Aston Martin Vantage, maybe in 6 years the DB9 will be in the 60's.

 

Went to local Audi dealership and looked at an Audi TT S in person and must say I am in love with this thing.....but not 45K worth.