Audi TT RS will be beauty and beast
The first gen Audi TT was known as a beauty, but hardly a beast. In many a comparo it was passed over for the top spot because its relatively heavy curb weight kept it from keeping up with the pack. Enter the Audi TT RS scheduled to arrive by the end of the year in Europe and likely never in the U.S. Auto Express reports that Audi is boring out the TT's 3.2L V6 to 3.6L, which should produce a stout 350-hp. Quattro all-wheel drive will, of course, be standard along with better brakes and a stiffer suspension. In an effort to shed some of those pounds that used to slow the TT down, Audi will be replacing the car's steel doors and hatch with aluminum ones. The RS will also look evil fast with bigger flared fenders, a front splitter and mesh air intakes, as well as what we're guessing will be rather large rolling stock. 0-60? Less than five seconds. Damn. Starting price? Around $75,000. Damn.
Note: the above pic is a fanboy's photoshop rendering from MonsterMonster.
[Source: Auto Express]
[Image Source: MonsterMonster]
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Rmi 10:23AM (5/23/2006)
As we say in Québec: Trop c'est comme pas assez o_0
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Brian Bastyr 10:23AM (5/23/2006)
And my 06 STI was only $ 33,000
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Juan 10:25AM (5/23/2006)
Ick, that rendering is ugly beyond all reason. Hope the car doesn't actually look like that.
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jamie 10:37AM (5/23/2006)
Does it come in pink?
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SOhp101 10:40AM (5/23/2006)
That is the ugliest, stupidest, most retarded car rendering I have ever seen. Two sets of foglights?! That already says more than enough.
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Source1 10:48AM (5/23/2006)
New design tends to challenge our taste boundaries, but change = growth. BMW's Bangle designs have done just this and just when everyone was decrying the downfall of such designs, countless automakers have jumped on the Bangle-Bandwagon and implemented these cues into their renderings.
Audi won't be calling any of us soon for consultation with their designers on their upcoming offerings so I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens in terms of public acceptance.
In terms of BMW and their Bangle designed cars, they are enjoying record sales and profits.
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Judd 10:56AM (5/23/2006)
Too much "DUB"bing going on there.
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BobMac 11:12AM (5/23/2006)
Keep the engine and lose the extra body panels.
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pd 11:30AM (5/23/2006)
WHAT A MESS! All it needs is another air dam extension and a row of fog lights.
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Chris 11:33AM (5/23/2006)
Simply AWFUL.
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That One Person 11:39AM (5/23/2006)
Looks like some POS from Need For Speed: Underground.
And no TT is worth $75k...
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Silly Cybin 11:41AM (5/23/2006)
Am I drunk? 'Cause I'm seeing double here.
No, I'm not, but I think the rendered was. How awful!
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Lee Gibson 12:48PM (5/23/2006)
I think there's room for another splitter up there.
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m 3:58PM (5/23/2006)
this needs to have a rear biased torque split to really compete in the level they're talking about
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Chris 4:43PM (5/23/2006)
"Note: the above pic is a fanboy's photoshop rendering from MonsterMonster."
please stop using the word fanboy. this is not a videogame blog.
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m 5:05PM (5/23/2006)
Chris, let them use whatever words they want, go read a magazine and stay off of blogs if you don't like terms like fanboy.
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chewy 7:44PM (5/23/2006)
You can't convert the prices like that. European countires include 16% tax. The RS4 costs 49,000 pounds in the UK. The article mentioned that the TTRS will cost 40,000 pounds. In the US, the RS4 costs 66,000 dollars. If you follow that example, the price of the TTRS works out to be around 50,000 dollars, give or take couple of thousands. Excited about the 350 hp 3.6 liter engine, but the lowest bumper is obviously part of a bad photoshop. It will look much better.
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surya 6:39AM (5/24/2006)
cant u fools see that its just a photoshop rendering. and moreover audi's designers are in no way connected to this shit.....audi's designer walter da silva is a better man than this...he wont break everyones hearts with these!!!!!!
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Road Tester 10:49AM (5/24/2006)
I'm surpirsed they don't plan to use the RS4's V8. Obviously, it works well in the RS4, and is coupled to awd there, too. I'm sure the TT RS, unlike this rendering, is gonna look quite nice.
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