Spotted TTRS
11-29-2010, 05:45 PM
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Spotted TTRS
Just saw a TTRS at the Ritz in the cayman islands...for a small engine it sounded amazing, the rims were cool but beside the grill hard to tell it apart from the TTS...got to love that Audi made wide body panels only on our cars (and rs6?). The nice thing was that it was stick...I thought it only came in boring auto like the rs5?
11-30-2010, 11:39 AM
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Just saw a TTRS at the Ritz in the cayman islands...for a small engine it sounded amazing, the rims were cool but beside the grill hard to tell it apart from the TTS...got to love that Audi made wide body panels only on our cars (and rs6?). The nice thing was that it was stick...I thought it only came in boring auto like the rs5?
11-30-2010, 01:12 PM
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Yes, for the TT-RS, but not for the RS5. This from Car & Driver:
"You can say bye-bye to the crisp six-speed manual transmission of the RS4, as the RS5’s power is shunted only through a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual. When we asked whether there would be a standard gearbox offered in the future, Fröhlich told us, sadly, that “the majority of customers in this segment are used to automatic transmissions.” In its favor, the dual-clutch unit—Audi calls it S tronic—allows the driver to include transmission setup as part of the configurability offered by the optional Audi Drive Select (ADS) adjustable chassis system. It also helps that the S tronic box is good. In the RS5, shifts occur without any hesitation, and the quickness produces some sweet burbles and overrun from those twin exhaust cannons out back."
"You can say bye-bye to the crisp six-speed manual transmission of the RS4, as the RS5’s power is shunted only through a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual. When we asked whether there would be a standard gearbox offered in the future, Fröhlich told us, sadly, that “the majority of customers in this segment are used to automatic transmissions.” In its favor, the dual-clutch unit—Audi calls it S tronic—allows the driver to include transmission setup as part of the configurability offered by the optional Audi Drive Select (ADS) adjustable chassis system. It also helps that the S tronic box is good. In the RS5, shifts occur without any hesitation, and the quickness produces some sweet burbles and overrun from those twin exhaust cannons out back."
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12-01-2010, 07:25 AM
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Alas, I have a feeling the days of the manual transmission with a clutch pedal are numbered. In fact, I wouldn't expect another new RS model to be offered with that. Other manufacturers are following the same route. Ever since Porsche introduced the PDK, sales of stick shift cars have plummeted. No one wants them. Heck, Ferrari doesn't even make one model offered with a manual option. Sad, very sad... 
