Today I'm behind the wheel of a real monster, probably it's one of the most powerful Audi TT available on the market because
I'm not driving a standard Audi TT-RS, I'm driving the TT RS-R modified by ABT and available from my friends at Car&Car.
By its look you can immediately understand that this is a little beast.
The colour Nardo Grey is absolutely amazing, not to mention all the carbon fibre details and the small wing that make this car really menacing,
not to mention the engine sound!
Listen to the pops!
The guys at ABT have created a monster because if the standard TT RS comes out the factory with a whopping 400hp well,
ABT tuned the 5cyl 2.5L turbo engine to an incredible 500hp and 570nm of torque, we're in the territory and supercar performance!
In the cockpit you can already feel that the soul of this Audi is sporty,
there's no many distractions there's only this massive digital display in front of us
and for example if you want to change the setting there's no need to look for the buttons in the central console but you just have to
press the button we find on the steering wheel and here we can choose different settings,
obviously we're driving now in Dynamic which is the sportiest setting, let's switch also to manual gear change.
It pulls really hard up to 7000rpm and the double clutch of this car is fantastic!
And the nice thing about the TT RS-R is that you don't see them often because it's a liimted edition produced in just 50 units
and this one available at Car&Car costs about 100,000€.
I think that it's a car that is not just fun to drive but also the right car for young people, maybe a good altenative to other blazoned and common cars like the Porsche 911.
If you remember last summer I tested the new Audi R8 in California, in terms of sensations I feel like this TT RS-R is a bit more aggressive and menacing
especially in terms of power delivery.
Compared to an Audi R8, we may find lots of common components like the steering wheel which is the same,
more or less also the engine. The famous 5cyl 2.5L turbo engine is nothing more than half bank engine of that engine, in fact the is the same.. this one's louder though!
If I need to make a critic about this car, which is the same "defect" I found on the R8 is the digital display because as I told you
there's no other screens on the car and you control everything on this display which I find very annoying if - for example -
selecting the radio, see the speed while driving..
I'd rather have a dedicated display just for the invotainment and here being able to see only the engine revs and the speed I'm doing.
Start&Stop on a 500hp car..
ABT didn't modify only the engine but also the suspensions, in fact the car is not just lower but also stiffer but
I have to say that in Comfort mode the car rides very well, the car can absorbe the potholes pretty good, as you know italian roads are very bumpy.
The steering wheel is very soft and light, it becomes a car very pleasant to daily drive also in the city but once you find a empty straight - Dynamic mode
So guys we're back at Car&Car with the little monster and I wanna show you something very particular about this car.
Turn off the engine, open the door and listen
Basically by turning off the engine and opening the door you can hear the heart beat that we can consider Audi's trademark that get plaied at the end of their commercials, really particular!
Guys what to say, this little Audi TT RS-R is a real bomb, a genuine small supercar, I really had good fun behind the wheel and I don't hide you that
maybe I had more fun in this rather than with the new Audi R8!
Thanks also to my friends at Car&Car for letting me drive it!
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