MTM-Tweaked Audi TT RS Hits 194 mph in Italy
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10-06-2010 | 10:50 PM
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MTM-Tweaked Audi TT RS Hits 194 mph in Italy
Via Car and Driver Blog:
German tuning firm MTM has managed to extract more power from a range of Audi products, including the R8, RS6, and S5. Now they’ve tweaked the already hot Audi TT RS to produce 465 hp and reach 194 mph at the Nardo test track in Italy.
To refresh, the base Audi TT RS makes 340 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque from a turbocharged, 2.5-liter inline-five. MTM reprogrammed the engine computer, installed a larger turbocharger and full exhaust system, and added 20-inch wheels with massive 15-inch front brakes. With 465 ponies on tap, MTM says the TT RS will hit 62 mph from rest in just 3.9 seconds and manage, as mentioned before, 194 mph. Audi governs the stock car to a mere 174 mph.
The engine upgrades cost €14,500 (about $19,850 with straight conversion). The wheels and brakes cost an extra €9870 ($13,300). Audi is bringing the TT RS to the U.S. market by late 2011, so let’s hope MTM will offer this tuning suite stateside, too.
German tuning firm MTM has managed to extract more power from a range of Audi products, including the R8, RS6, and S5. Now they’ve tweaked the already hot Audi TT RS to produce 465 hp and reach 194 mph at the Nardo test track in Italy.
To refresh, the base Audi TT RS makes 340 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque from a turbocharged, 2.5-liter inline-five. MTM reprogrammed the engine computer, installed a larger turbocharger and full exhaust system, and added 20-inch wheels with massive 15-inch front brakes. With 465 ponies on tap, MTM says the TT RS will hit 62 mph from rest in just 3.9 seconds and manage, as mentioned before, 194 mph. Audi governs the stock car to a mere 174 mph.
The engine upgrades cost €14,500 (about $19,850 with straight conversion). The wheels and brakes cost an extra €9870 ($13,300). Audi is bringing the TT RS to the U.S. market by late 2011, so let’s hope MTM will offer this tuning suite stateside, too.
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10-07-2010 | 12:42 AM
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They are already a step further:
MTM TT RS: With 472 bhp faster than 310 km/h.
* Audi refiner MTM drives 312 km/h with the TTRS in Nardo
* Sophisticated technique to ensure best driving values
* Complete package including wheels and brakes
How much engine performance do you need to break 300 km/h?
The ones who think that this needs more than 500 bhp will learn that this is not correct.
The TTRS with 472 bhp by MTM from Wettstetten / Ingolstadt was GPS measured to be 312 km/h at test runs on the Nardo highspeed track in Italy at the beginning of September 2010.
For many other tuners a hard nut to crack despite of increased efficiency.
"It's not decisive what we measure on the dynamometer but how many bhp you get on the road" says Roland Mayer, owner and Head of the technical Department of MTM.
The right master plan has a bigger effect on driving dynamics, acceleration times and maximum speed than the search for a maximum in performance values.
In the case of the MTM TTRS this means: modification of the control unit, MTM turbo charger and a complete new MTM exhaust system from turbo.
The result: 472 bhp (347 kW) with 7.000 rpm/min, a 0-100 km/h time of just 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 312 km/h - driven in Nardo with Dunlop Sport Maxx tyres on 20-inch bimoto wheels.
The MTM TTRS with 472 bhp doesn't has to fear the competition of other tuners, who are still fighting with 300 km/h and can't reduce 0-100 km/h time under 4.0 seconds despite a plus of 30 bhp.
The costs for the upgrade from 340 to 472 bhp are about 14.500 € incl. tax and installation.
The price for 20-inch bimoto forged rims, 15-inch brakes with eight-piston calipers (front axle) is 9.973 € incl. tax and installation.
Right now MTM is working on an over 500 bhp version.
Source: MTM
MTM TT RS: With 472 bhp faster than 310 km/h.
* Audi refiner MTM drives 312 km/h with the TTRS in Nardo
* Sophisticated technique to ensure best driving values
* Complete package including wheels and brakes
How much engine performance do you need to break 300 km/h?
The ones who think that this needs more than 500 bhp will learn that this is not correct.
The TTRS with 472 bhp by MTM from Wettstetten / Ingolstadt was GPS measured to be 312 km/h at test runs on the Nardo highspeed track in Italy at the beginning of September 2010.
For many other tuners a hard nut to crack despite of increased efficiency.
"It's not decisive what we measure on the dynamometer but how many bhp you get on the road" says Roland Mayer, owner and Head of the technical Department of MTM.
The right master plan has a bigger effect on driving dynamics, acceleration times and maximum speed than the search for a maximum in performance values.
In the case of the MTM TTRS this means: modification of the control unit, MTM turbo charger and a complete new MTM exhaust system from turbo.
The result: 472 bhp (347 kW) with 7.000 rpm/min, a 0-100 km/h time of just 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 312 km/h - driven in Nardo with Dunlop Sport Maxx tyres on 20-inch bimoto wheels.
The MTM TTRS with 472 bhp doesn't has to fear the competition of other tuners, who are still fighting with 300 km/h and can't reduce 0-100 km/h time under 4.0 seconds despite a plus of 30 bhp.
The costs for the upgrade from 340 to 472 bhp are about 14.500 € incl. tax and installation.
The price for 20-inch bimoto forged rims, 15-inch brakes with eight-piston calipers (front axle) is 9.973 € incl. tax and installation.
Right now MTM is working on an over 500 bhp version.
Source: MTM
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