2012 Audi TT RS Video Review - YouTube

 

Initially I wasnt sure about this car.. Now thats its here in the US I really like. May even want to pick one up in the new year. Anyone already own one here in the US? Thoughts?

 

^^ Should be picking mine up tomorrow

I wasn't going to post anything about it until I took delivery and had some more seat time to really write about it. But here's my initial thoughts from the test drive & why I bought it:
It's substantially faster than my Cayman S, a bit more comfortable and useable for daily commuting, has a nicer interior, and the handling is fantastic and truly confidence-inspiring (tons of grip!). Oh, and the i5 sound with the sports exhaust is awesome.

I remember seeing a TS'er from the UK that had a very nice one on here, but do any U.S. TS'ers have one? Or, do I actually get to be the first?

 

I like it, I've seen a few in showrooms but the mark up on them are pretty steep.

 

Not planing on buying anything until late winter or early spring. by then the markup should be gone I would imagine. Some really wild set ups you can do on the audiusa.com site with different wheel packages. pretty cool

 

I love the TT-RS. So happy they brought back the 5 cyl turbo. I just wish they did a facelift as well with the RS model. Just new headlights and updated interior since that MMI system is still from 06 or whatever.

 

The markups aren't all that bad. When I was searching for mine, I found that it varied GREATLY from dealer to dealer (some marking up close to $10k and not willing to budge, which is ridiculous). I probably got lucky since, it's going into winter and I was able to find a dealer that was willing to work with me a bit.

Also, there's rumors (just rumors) going around over on Fourtitude that Audi may not produce a 2013 model year for the TT-RS. Some peoples dealers have already said that they aren't getting any more and aren't allowed to order any more. Again, just rumors (but I hope they're true!).

Heading out to pick mine up in a couple hours..

Crappy dealer pic...

 

nice car.. anxious to hear your thoughts

 

really looks good in that color with the grey wheels! Is it Suzuka grey?