Although the third-generation Audi TT was unveiled in early 2014, it didn’t cross the pond to the U.S. until 2015, for the 2016 model year. Whether the high-performance TT-RS will have the same fate is still a mystery, but the good news is that Audi has just unveiled the beefed-up coupe at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. It remains to be seen whether North America will get it sooner than 2017, but when that happens, U.S. Audi gearheads will get the lightest and most powerful TT ever produced.
The TT-RS saga began in 2009, 11 years after the Audi TT’s launch and three years after the TT Mk2’s introduction. Available as both a coupe and roadster, it climbed above the TTS in the TT range. The company’s first compact RS was powered by the legendary, 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine that produced 335 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of twist, and featured revised styling and a sportier interior. The TT-RS came to the U.S. in 2012, when the Plus model was launched. Fitted with an uprated version of the 2.5-liter turbo-five, the TT-RS Plus had a cool 360 ponies and 342 pound-feet on tap.
Already more powerful than a Porsche Cayman, the Plus will be replaced by an even wilder version of the TT equipped with a brand-new iteration of the 2.5-liter, five-cylinder engine. Find out how powerful and quick it is and how it stacks up against Porsche’s new 718 Cayman in our review below.
Updated 04/25/2016: Audi dropped the official details on the new TT RS at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2017 Audi TT-RS.
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