{"id":127418,"date":"2019-04-18T18:15:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T22:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/\/?p=127418"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:56:03","slug":"2019-audi-tt-rs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automoblog.com\/2019-audi-tt-rs\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Audi TT RS: This Little Guy (Really) Packs A Punch!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Audi is showing off the latest hot rod version of the TT sport coupe, the TT RS. The RS goes a long way to dispel any notions of the TT being all show and no go thanks to a *check notes* – holy smokes!<\/em> How much power does this little guy have?! Jumpin’ August Horch on a pogo stick, are you kidding? The 2019 Audi TT RS really packs a punch!<\/p>\n The answer to that question is “no I am not kidding” (and certainly neither is Audi). More to the point: 394 horsepower and 354 lb-ft. of torque thanks to a reworked 2.5-liter TFSI engine. That is, to use the technical term, a lot <\/em>of power. Especially for a car this small.<\/p>\n Yes, the TT, like all Audis, are heavier than you’d expect. They’re chunky guys loaded with lots of machinery, this one weighing in at 3,300 lbs. Still, nearly 400 ponies is worth respecting. This 2.5-liter TFSI plant is that good, old school five-banger derived from the Ur-Quattro, cracking away in the “so ugly it sounds beautiful” 1-2-4-5-3 ignition sequence. Add this all up and the latest, hottest TT can jet to 60 mph in a very respectable 3.6 seconds.<\/p>\n The five-cylinder mill is hooked up to a seven-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission. Audi says the launch control program allows a “heightened level of acceleration,” which just cracks me up. Heightened? Yeah, like Genghis Khan had a “heightened” appetite for land acquisition. Speaking of land acquisition, thanks to the standard quattro permanent all-wheel drive setup; and the ability to send nearly 100 percent of the available torque to the rear wheels; and<\/em> a traction control system, this thing can grab the tarmac with all four paws and just m-o-v-e.<\/p>\n Rain? So what. Snow? Who cares. Mud and gravel? Not my problem. The 2019 Audi TT RS is all about optimal acceleration with minimal slip.<\/p>\nAction & Traction<\/h2>\n