We have brought you pictures of the Audi TT-RS before, supposedly with anywhere from 340 to 450 horsepower. What wasn't on our radar are these photos of what appears to be an Audi TT-RS Roadster.
The Roadster is a logical step for the automaker which is constantly fighting to rise above BMW and Porsche. A TT-RS rag top would surely compete against those manufacturers' Z4 M and Boxster S, respectively.
Our spy caught a glimpse of this car gassing up in Scandinavia. Riding on what appears to be 18" Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3D tires, The photographer was notably taken aback by both the gigantic cross-drilled brake disks, and the surprisingly large exhaust pipes. Fog lights have been installed in a portion of the surprisingly big air intakes spotted on the TT-RS back in October.
Many things having to do with the Audi TT-RS Roadster looks to be enlarged, and we can't wait to get our hands on one.
First Spy Photos: Audi TT-RS Roadster
Lehmann Photo-Syndication / SPIED: Audi TT-RS Roadster
By Zack Newmark
January 24, 2008 6:03 PM
Filed Under: Audi, German, Spy Photos
Comments
dbehmoaras
January 24, 2008 9:25 PM
a long time coming and finally it will arrive, thank you audi, but please, why not the 4.2 in the rs4
Bristol411S3
January 24, 2008 11:40 PM
Because this is on the Golf platform, with a width mounted engine. The V8 is designed for length mounting.
ck314
January 25, 2008 3:02 AM
Besides a heavy V8 would totally ruin the crisp agile handling characteristic of the DI 4 cyl turbo, and eventhough it shares some elements with the Golf, its paltform has been heavily modified with aluminium key components. In my opinion the TT-S is more than enough for everyday driving (and fun), especially under the increasing police state repression affecting most western countries nowadays. In other words, you'll hardly be able to exploit the extra power found on the RS version unless you drive daily on german autobahns, and will be wasting extra money on insurance, taxes, gas, etc.
smokeonit1
January 25, 2008 12:39 AM
those extra lights in the front are not fog lights! they're driving lights! the give more light when high/low beam (depends on electrical wiring) are switched on. on public roads in europe low beam with driving lights are illegal....!
and this is in/near arjeplog, sweden... scandinavia is norway, sweden an finnland...;-)
Roger
January 25, 2008 3:29 PM
The TT no longer shares the platform with the Golf! It was the mk 1 that shared the platform and that has since been discarded with the mk 2.
The RS would not have a 4.2 RS4 engine as weight would be a massive factor! The 2.0 and the 3.2 engines lead to very different characteristics in the TT.
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