Audi Magnetic Ride adaptive dampers standard; ride height lowered 10 mm.
Two-piece cross-drilled, radially vented 370 mm front discs with four-piston calipers; 310 mm rear.
The TT RS is the range-topper and the reason enthusiasts care about the 8J: Audi's 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-5 (engine code CEPA, firing order 1-2-4-5-3), rated 360 hp SAE in the US (340 PS in Europe), with standard quattro and the five-cylinder's distinctive off-beat warble. Audi finally brought it to the US for 2012-2013, and did so with the 6-speed manual only.
It is the heavier car in the range, not a lightweight special. The iron-block five-cylinder sits over the front axle and, with the bigger brakes, adds roughly 120 lb (~55 kg) over a TTS coupe. That nose weight is the trade for a big jump in output and the engine's character. In 2012 Europe also got a TT RS plus (engine code CEPB) uprated to 355 hp (360 PS), the tune first shown in the RS Q3 concept, good for 174 mph and 0-62 mph in the low fours; the plus was not sold in the US.
Yes. When Audi brought the TT RS to the US for 2012-2013, it came with the 6-speed manual only, even though Europe also offered a 7-speed S tronic dual-clutch. That manual-only US spec is a big part of the car's enthusiast appeal.
A 2012 higher-output version of the RS for Europe. It used an uprated 2.5 TFSI (engine code CEPB) making 355 hp (360 PS), the tune first shown in the RS Q3 concept, with quicker 0-62 mph times and a 174 mph top speed. It was not sold in the US.
It's heavier, by roughly 120 lb (~55 kg) comparing coupe to coupe, because the iron-block five-cylinder and bigger brakes add mass over the front axle. It's the trade for the extra output and the five-cylinder's sound, and the RS is still clearly the quicker car.
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