{"id":252,"date":"2011-12-12T14:01:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T22:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatwizard.net\/?p=252"},"modified":"2011-12-12T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T02:05:35","slug":"2012-audi-tt-rs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatwizard.net\/?p=252","title":{"rendered":"2012 Audi TT RS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Audi TT is known as the west coast little old lady’s two seater ragtop.\u00a0 It has a history of under-performing and underwhelming it’s drivers, and in the looks department many claim it has aged rather poorly.<\/p>\n

\"\"Enter the 2012 Audi TT RS.\u00a0 A hardtop coupe (no convertible available) ostensibly designed from the ground(ish) up for a track day experience.\u00a0 With a sportier appearance and increased performance, the marketing of this TT is intended to bypass the weekend cruiser crowd and focus on actual performance and driving experience oriented enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Adding 95 hp above the next level TTS, the RS’s 2.5-liter turbocharged, inline five-cylinder engine produces 360 hp and 332 ft-lbs. of torque, and is mated to a 6 speed manual transmission.\u00a0 Claimed 0 to 60 time sits around 4.1 seconds.<\/p>\n

\"\"The TT RS sports a fixed spoiler as well as modified front and rear bumpers, and comes standard with 19″ rotor-styled rims.\u00a0 The rear diffuser is unique, as is the honeycombed front grill.\u00a0 If they haven’t been removed by the owner, the RS badge is another obvious identity feature.<\/p>\n

\"\"Just how track-ready can this car be.\u00a0 Standard climate control, silk Nappa leather seating and Sirius satellite radio?\u00a0 Your standard leather colors with brushed-aluminum trim round out the techy internal look.\u00a0 A tech package is also available with navigation, Bose stereo sound, rear parking sensors, and ambient LED lighting.\u00a0 It certainly is no Lotus Elise in the equipment depertment.<\/p>\n

All in all, its an interesting choice of a car.\u00a0 No convertible option, so a weekend fun-car it is not, but at nearly $60,000 this may be a bit pricy for lower-end track enthusiasts, and not up to the par of high end trackers like the Nissan GT-R or Porsche 911 GT2.\u00a0 The car works well as it is, but does not seem to fit in quite as well as it works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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