TT RS: Headed For a Geneva Debut.

[RXBG]

We do.

then i guess i'll cough up the extra money for the V10 .......

[Leadfoot]

then i guess i'll cough up the extra money for the V10 .......

Congrats, that in a credit crunch that you have the money to cough up for a V10.

P.S.

I still prefer the more modest looks of the TT and giving it a little more pace, handling and aggressive look will be plenty enough for me, thankyou very much.

P.S.

We also have a 'R8 look' TT in my part of the world. I saw it today and I am not completely convinced it suits the TT, to me the TT/S looks better but each to their own I suppose. Will try and take a photo the next time I see it.

[RXBG]

[QUOTE=Leadfoot;146854]Congrats, that in a credit crunch that you have the money to cough up for a V10.
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we'll see

[Leadfoot]

[quote=RXBG;146867]

Congrats, that in a credit crunch that you have the money to cough up for a V10.
QUOTE]

we'll see

I take it you aren't a banker then.

[Rage]

Any idea of torque figures for the TTRS?

[Leadfoot]

Any idea of torque figures for the TTRS?

I'm sure I read or heard the figure of 400-420Nm somewhere.

[The Pretender]

Any idea of torque figures for the TTRS?

450 Nm.

Jarod.

[Leadfoot]

450 Nm.

Jarod.

All the better, I hope your info is correct because it will make a great car even more special.

Has Audi shot themselves in the foot or made their smartest move yet, giving all those potential RS5 and R8 customer who because of the credit crunch can't or don't want to throw all that expense into a car but are still looking something a bit special. Porsche didn't with the Cayman S and the same think seems to be present here too.

[youry]

you know if you make the maths:

ENGINE SIZE 2 L:

Power: 272hp
Torque: 350 Nm

This is on paper as these cars on dynos get in reality 280-285hp and 370-380Nm (we ve measured this on at least 3 different S3-TTS cars with low mileage on them less than 10000 kms...)

ENGINE SIZE 2.5 L (25% more)

Power +25% = 340HP
Torque + 25% = 437.5 Nm

so I am guessing thes engine will get out on dynos somethign like 350-360hp and 450-460 Nm...

so the fact that we heard 340hp-450Nml sounds totally possible and nothing astonishing based on current 2.0 L engine specs out of the TTS.

[SigmaS6]

Concerning that calculation I still hope the I5 and the I4 won't have that much in common. Sure, the numbers might be related like that, but it would be a nice move if the I5 was something recently designed or at least strongly inspired by some sporty engine (e.g. a V10 half) instead of just the plain old EA113 with one cylinder copied and pasted

[The Pretender]

Concerning that calculation I still hope the I5 and the I4 won't have that much in common. Sure, the numbers might be related like that, but it would be a nice move if the I5 was something recently designed or at least strongly inspired by some sporty engine (e.g. a V10 half) instead of just the plain old EA113 with one cylinder copied and pasted

It's "EA888" based not EA113.

Jarod.

[youry]

The prentender can you explain what is better with that ?

[The Pretender]

The prentender can you explain what is better with that ?

The new EA888 engine have distribution collar/chain on the flywheel side and the EA113 engine have a distribution belt on the oudside of the engine.
A lot of new Audi engines are chain driven.

Jarod.

[Leadfoot]

The new EA888 engine have distribution collar/chain on the flywheel side and the EA113 engine have a distribution belt on the oudside of the engine.
A lot of new Audi engines are chain driven.

Jarod.

The old debate of whether chain or belt is better. Brings my back to the good old days of the Cosworth BDA and the Lotus TwinCam.

[SigmaS6]

The EA888 is also optimized for less noise emissions. It's a compact car oriented engine imo, which is why I'd be more delighted to see an R5 that was based on an engine optimized for performance, not mainly everyday issues

[chewym]

The A4 2.0T with Valvelift is the best engine to base the TT-RS on.

[Ruergard]

The A4 2.0T with Valvelift is the best engine to base the TT-RS on.

Interesting, why?

Bring on the five-cylinder magic!

[Leadfoot]

The EA888 is also optimized for less noise emissions. It's a compact car oriented engine imo, which is why I'd be more delighted to see an R5 that was based on an engine optimized for performance, not mainly everyday issues

Please explain how the EA888 is solely optimized for noise emissions, is there something different in it's block design that makes this the case.

The reason I ask is that rev limit usually is the determining factor on output and I know the old (ohv 1600cc) Escort engines revved to 6000rpm in stock form but with flow work done to the head, a change of crank, cod rods and pistons, new cams and webers they would rev to 8700rpm. That's a heck of an increase from what was a moderate rev limit before hand, btw I know they could rev to this because I use to own one with this rev limit myself.

P.S.
I wouldn't have wanted to use this on a daily basis because under 2500rpm it was a dog.