2018 Audi TT-RS in Nardo Grey Spotted
There are plenty of details available on the new 2018 Audi TT-RS. We know how much horsepower it’s packing (400). We know it’s using a turbocharged, inline-5 cylinder engine (2.5 TFSI). What we don’t know, and what we really care about is when it’s hitting U.S. shores. An anonymous tipster has told us “March/April,” but that’s non-verifiable at the moment.
That makes the following a very interesting find. Reddit user KX321 posted these pictures in the “r/Audi” sub-forum early this morning.
Very interesting indeed.
The new TT-RS is keeping with Audi RS design philosophy in using aggressively angular shapes, especially in it’s front end. That face may as well be straight off the RS7. It’s sitting on 20″ wheels with painted on 255/30 Pirelli P-Zero ultra-low profile tires. Sitting behind those rollers are carbon-ceramic discs (of the non-wavy variety) paired with, what looks like, 8-piston Brembo monobloc calipers, taken from the R8/RS4/RS6. That’s some serious hardware in a car the size of the TT-RS. Finishing things off is the rear-end treatment, with a fixed spoiler, a carbon fiber diffuser element and RS5-style oval exhaust finishers.
What is Happening Here?
Where did these pictures come from? This does not look like any ordinary showroom floor, that is for sure. KX321 offered no insights at all with their post, only showing these images. Our best guess is that we are seeing the TT-RS at a dealer conference. Audi has gathered it’s dealer network together to discuss new releases, including the TT-RS. If Audi has already shown the new TT-RS to the dealers, perhaps our informants “March/April” release date is more accurate than we initially thought.