Just one year after TTS (272 hp), Audi hands covered with the final version of the RS. A true hunter Cayman, the smaller the ring comes off with a look of rogue chassis even more sharp, but marks the return of the above five-cylinder Audi. With 340 hp under the hood and performance of GT, TT RS might well qualify as the reference category. Test in full Black Forest.

Eleven years! Audi has waited eleven years to give the TT RS version so that fans demanded the body and cries and the economic environment was more favorable so far to cut 340 hp sold nearly 60 000. But do not spoil our fun, now it’s there and what a presence! With its large front bumper widely aired and ready to swallow the road, with its fixed wing (free option) and two guns oval manner R8 V10 as an exhaust, signed TT Quattro GmbH, Audi’s sports department, is feel that he is not joking. An impression that not blur once inside the small sports steering wheel, superb bucket seats and aluminum pedals fragrant competition. Elements that contrast with the treatment luxurious interior, all leather-clad, comfortable (for two people!) And the always impeccable finish, but is it useful to remind both Audi master the subject?

After this quick tour of the place, it is time to lift the hood to admire the song of choice this TT RS: a five-cylinder 2.5L TFSI of 340 hp. Missing since the break RS2 (2.2 liters 315 hp), the five-cylinder has the reputation of the brand particularly in rallying in the 80s. Today he is back and very noticeable. As some might think, this new block is not a half-V10 R8 but a full engine developed for the occasion and do not skimp on technical refinements: pistons and aluminum cylinder head, forged rods, exhaust valves, sodium-cooled, direct injection … Note that the block uses the vermicular graphite cast iron, a material used on diesel engines for its strength / weight ratio excellent.
With this, the heart of the athlete catapult TT RS with incredible force, though assisted in his task by blowing a turbo 1.2 bar and have a small effect “kick the ass” at 3 000 rpm . Acceleration is Dante and are punctuated by a raucous sound that makes you want to press a little harder on the right pedal, especially since the maximum power is delivered between 5 300 and 6 500 rpm. Note that the sound can be further amplified through the Sport button that releases the valves in the exhaust left while offering a faster response to the accelerator.

But what surprises most with this engine is its elastic character, its 450 Nm of torque being available over a wide range, from 1600 to 5300 rpm. The raises are so intense that on any report. The reports correctly, six in number, amount and descend via a manual three trees, a technical choice which is due to the unavailability of a box S-tronic dual-clutch capable of digesting such a torque a mechanical crossbar. Purists will appreciate all that his command is a feast of precision and speed.
Conclude with performances that confirm all the good we think of this engine: 250 km / h top speed, the flange may be raised to 280 km / h with a few euros, and the 0-100km / h is dispatched in 4”6, we recall a Porsche Cayman S Application 6 tenth on the same period.