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These are the latest spy shots of the ultimate high-performance Audi TT, the TTRS, spotted here running hot laps of the Nürburgring.

Due to launch in early 2010 priced around £45,000, the TT-RS will be powered by VW Group’s new 2.5-litre TSI five-cylinder, which is both turbo and supercharged and offers a heady 343bhp.

Our spies say the new engine sounds every bit the modern successor to the original Audi Sport Quattro five-cylinder.

It should give the TTRS enough go to dis...Read the full article

Purile I realise but.....

The TT is also know as a Titty.  Does this mean the new car will be the Titty Arse?

Have read elsewhere new 5cyl engine will be twin-turbo and not turbo- and surpercharger.

 Agree with you, the rumour is that its a 2 stage turbo setup.

Its also been said by the VW engineers that the twin-charger setup (supercharger + turbo) loses all it efficiency benefits on anything over 1.8ltrs.

...but, we'll have to wait and see.

Ignore the rumour about this car gaining the new S4 derived 3.0 V6 that has been touted on other websites (I'd like to see Audi try and cram that wide angle V6 in the transverse engine bay of the TT - that would be an engineering feat!!)

 

Will be interesting to see if this engine makes it into an S3 RS.  I suspect Audi (as well as BMW) won't like being beaten in the power stakes by the new Focus RS, especially when it undercuts them on price.

stopitjon:

Will be interesting to see if this engine makes it into an S3 RS. 

 

I don't think an RS3 is on the cards.  Audi have always stated that they will only produce one RS model at a time, so I'm not sure how that will fit in with future plans.

We currently have the RS6 and the RS5 is on the way, so unless Audi have a change of heart, this is one model we probably won't see.