Geneva 2009: More Pics, Specifications on Audi TT-RS

That was fast! Some media outlets just can't hold their proverbial horses, and this time CarScoop let the cat out of the bag on the 2010 Audi TT-RS, which will be debuting next

18 May 2015

That was fast! Some media outlets just can't hold their proverbial horses, and this time CarScoop let the cat out of the bag on the 2010 Audi TT-RS, which will be debuting next month at the Geneva Auto Show. The TT-RS will be the fastest production TT since the curvaceous sports car's launch in 1999. The TT-RS will feature a totally new engine, exterior and interior upgrades, reworked suspension, and some massive brakes.

Under the hood is a 2.5L, direct-injected turbocharged 20v inline-five cylinder. It's safe to assume this motor is a derivative of the 2.5L port-injected motor used in the US market VW Jettas and Rabbits (which makes 170bhp), but Audi has turned the wick up just a notch. This turbo 5-banger, in the great Audi rally tradition, produces a healthy 340 bhp and 332 lb-ft of torque (450nM), which is 40bhp more than the ultimate road-going evolution of the original urQuattro, the 302bhp Quattro Sport from 1984. Power is sent to the ground exclusively through a 6-speed manual transmission and Haldex IV all-wheel drive.

No specific details about braking or suspension hardware have slipped through yet, but check out those huge multi-piston calipers and ventilated rotors: mmm!

As mentioned before, the TT-RS is also getting some subtle (or not-so-subtle, depending on your relative opinion of such things) bodywork, and a tasteful fixed rear spoiler - which has a hint of 911 GT3 in my eyes. Interestingly, as you can tell from the pictures, the TT-RS will be offered in both hardtop and convertible form.

All this aside, perhaps the greatest thing about the TT-RS is how it's going to sound: oh my gosh. Just lovely. Take a listen to this audio clip of the TT-RS on YouTube:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVUGJgm5L7M

The bad news is that Audi doesn't seem to have any plans to offer this hotrod TT to consumers in the US, which strikes me as a very serious mistake. Meanwhile, since I'm such a flaming Audi fanboy, we'll be covering the TT-RS like white on rice (what does that even mean?) when it debuts in Geneva. Keep your eyes open!

Edit: Three More Press Images available today!