Thursday, March 5, 2009

Audi TT RS Coupe & Roadster Pics, Details

Audi pulled the covers off the most potent version of the TT, the RS which will be available to customers this summer in 2 variations: coupe and roadster. With TT RS Audi returns to the powerful 5-cylinder engine, which glorified the company in 80-ties of the twentieth century.

Audi TT RS Coupe

Audi TT RS Roadster

New car comes with 2.5 liters 340hp (250 kW) engine with 450 Nm of torque, it is also worth noting it's turbo charged and has direct fuel injection system FSI. Complete with a quattro all wheel drive and new suspension it turns TT RS in true supercar.

Dynamic performance: maximum speed, electronically limited - 250 km / h (optionally available increases to 280 km / h), acceleration up to 100km/h is 4.6 seconds for the coupe and roadster in 4.7 seconds.

By the way, TT RS is pretty fuel efficient - on average TT RS consumes 9.2 liters per 100 kilometers, roadster - 9.5 liters.

Another feature: a special valve, which is located in the left-hand bend in exhaust system. When the Sport button pressed, which is standard equipment, engine becomes more responsive to the gas pedal and the driver hears quite a different engine sound - a powerful, indomitable.

TT RS is equipped with a modified 6-speed manual gearboxes.

Famous quattro drive undergone alterations - it got an equal angular velocity joint and the rear differential. A multidisk hydraulic clutch with electronic control can transfer a significant portion of the torque to the rear wheels, if there is such a need. Thanks to these innovations, Audi TT RS sports strong traction, excellent stability and an enviable dynamics.

Steering wheel is equipped with electromechanical amplifiers which vary the degree support in accordance with the speed of traffic.
Compared with normal TT RS version has sports chassis with 10 mm smaller ground clearance. Adaptive adjustment of shock absorbers Audi magnetic ride system is optionally available, which allows to change stiffness (by pressing the Sport button).

New car comes with 18-inch wheels with 245/45 tires and ventilated brake disc diameter of 370 mm310 mm (rear) with perforated front brakes.

Audi TT RS has very expressive, and dynamic appearance. Length - 4200 mm. Powerful air intakes. High-gloss black single grille with a frame in matte aluminum look and the fixed rear wing. Xenon plus headlights with LED. Big wheels, designed in 5 double spokes style. Standard static rear spoiler or automatically extending - as an option.

Among the 8 color options, 4 exclusive: gray pearl «Daytona», gray metallic «Suzuki», blue pearl «Mugello» and blue pearl «Sepang».

Sales will begin in May this year. It is assumed that the starting price in Europe at 75 000 dollars.