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According to Britain's Autocar, the Audi TT RS is waiting for a nod from Audi brass. Here's hoping the suits start making like bobbleheads and greenlight the über TT soon. The skinny, according to Autocar, goes like this. The TT RS will be powered by a turbocharged version of the 2.5L 5-cylinder currently found under the hood of the VW Jetta. The high-po 5-banger will dish out a stiff 350 horsepower, a full 100 more than the current TT 3.2 quattro range-topper.

The mag speculates that the RS will be a coupe-only offering whose styling borrows elements from the extreme-looking TT Clubsport show car the automaker trotted out at the Wörthersee meet earlier this summer (gallery below). Autocar also spoke to an insider who claims to have heard the 2.5 turbo, and word is that the sound recalls that of the fabled capital-Q Quattro. If that's accurate and it sounds anything like this, it'll be a four-wheeled piece of Heaven on Earth. Expect a 5-second 0-60 sprint and a governed top end of 155 mph. Autocar also tells us to expect a TT S powered by a hopped-up version of the 2.0 TFSI motor making 261 horsepower. Please hurry, Audi.

[Source: Autocar]

Autocar claims this twin-pipe Audi TT is not the V6 version, but the new RS performance edition, powered by a twin-turbo version of Audi's 2-liter TSFI stratified fuel injection engine. Speculation has the twin-turbo version putting out in the neighborhood of 300 hp, or roughly 50 hp more than the 3.2-liter V6.

Earlier speculation had the RS powered by a bored-out 3.6-liter version of the V6, with a power output in the range of 350 hp. Until the RS model debuts later this year, we'll just have to wait and see.

[Source: Autocar]

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]
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