2017 Audi TT RS Track Review | Audi’s Wild Child Lets Its Hair Down
Audi has coined the term “compact supercar” to describe the 2017 TT RS, claiming that the high-powered sports car is the fastest-accelerating car available in Australia under $190,000 - yet the package itself is so unassuming.
The TT RS looks quite a bit like the rest of the TT range, though there’s a few dialed-up touches such as bigger wheels, larger air intakes, and a fixed rear spoiler, but certainly none of the extravagant flourishes you might find on a genuine supercar like a Lamborghini.
The big surprise lies under the surface as Audi’s iconic five-cylinder engine is brilliant not only for tremendous noise it makes, but flatten the throttle and it’ll deliver serious speed. Compact supercar indeed.
Vehicle Style: Sports coupe and roadster
Price: coupe $137,900, roadster $141,900 plus on-road costs
Engine/trans: 294kW/480Nm 2.5-litre 5cyl turbo petrol | 7sp automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 8.4 l/100km | Tested: 8.6 l/100km
OVERVIEW
As the flagship of the TT range, the TT RS coupe starts from $137,900 plus on-road costs with the roadster asking an extra $4000 on top of that.
At 294kW and 480Nm the 2.5-litre in-line five-cylinder engine blitzes the outputs of the next-step-down TT S by 84kW and 100Nm and allows the TT RS to bolt from 0-100 km/h in as little as 3.7 seconds for the coupe or 3.9 for the roadster - just a fraction of a second slower the $356,200 Audi R8 V10.