RE: Audi TT RS Plus announced
Friday 10th February 2012
The new 360hp Audi TT RS Plus takes the already grunty and purposeful TT RS and, well, adds a bit more. While you might have thought a bit more soul would have been more welcome than a 20hp boost Audi clearly hasn't quite lost the obsession with playing horsepower Top Trumps and the TT RS Plus is all about the numbers.
Audi TT RS Plus announced
RS TT gets a bit hotter with 360hp 'Plus' upgrade package
So it's a couple of tenths faster to 62mph, this now taking 4.3 seconds for the manual against 4.5 seconds in the standard RS. Add seven-speed S Tronic and this falls further to 4.1 seconds, again two tenths faster than the equivalent RS. Roadsters are a tenth slower. Plus also equals more Autobahn bragging rights, the RS's 155mph limiter now raised to 174mph.
The Plus format has been used before on Audi RS models of course, most notably on the previous generation RS6 Plus, which boosted the Cosworth-built twin turbo V8 from 450hp to a mighty 480hp. And made a tremendous noise doing it.
The TT Plus meanwhile gets the questionable red-rimmed 19-inch 'Rotor' wheels also seen on some RS3s, carbon mirror housings, black exhaust tips and a revised grille.
UK availability has yet to be confirmed but German prices have and in its home market the TT RS Plus will cost 60,650 Euros for a manual coupe, compared with 56,750 Euros for the equivalent regular RS. In the UK the same car would cost £45,180, meaning you're unlikely to see much change from £50K if the Plus makes it over here. Arguably the kind of 'Plus' the RS really didn't need.
Discussion
Here we go again; bashing things that you haven't even driven yet.
I had a TTRS and it wasn't as bad as all that. It was very fast, very stable and a few fast miles on a good road were pretty satisfying.Not as tactile as some others, but good in its way. Several long-termers in magazines ending up getting favourable reviews too - the car grows on you and has feel-good in spades.
Truth is, the car is a little heavy on the road but its trump card is its performance so surely upping that performance makes a lot of sense...
Spoiler and wheels aren't for me though...
I had a TTRS and it wasn't as bad as all that. It was very fast, very stable and a few fast miles on a good road were pretty satisfying.Not as tactile as some others, but good in its way. Several long-termers in magazines ending up getting favourable reviews too - the car grows on you and has feel-good in spades.
Truth is, the car is a little heavy on the road but its trump card is its performance so surely upping that performance makes a lot of sense...
Spoiler and wheels aren't for me though...
VeeDub Geezer said:
£5k for a remap and a wheel refurb? Really?
What would a generic remap add to the "standard" TT RS?
Up to 420bhp for a Revo re-map apparently. These engines respond very well to tuning. Theres a lad on seatcupra.net who's aiming for 750bhp out of his white one, looks cracking in white! Currently sitting at 430bhp, hits 60 in 3.4 seconds, hits 100 in 8.4.What would a generic remap add to the "standard" TT RS?
Dr S said:
Who in his right mind would buy this over a Cayman S/R?
Someone that doesn't want a Cayman and wants a fast car. These things are genuinely rapid, I didn't think they were anything special until I saw a number of cars doing 180+mph at VMax (granted not totally standard).Being honest a Cayman wouldn't see which way a remapped one of these went, traction, acceleration and top speed will all be significantly faster.
I am not saying that makes it better but it's very different.
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