First Audi TT RS sold in U.S. marks return of heralded high-performance RS line
Editor's Note: We are very excited that one of our own members was the very first person in the United States to receive delivery of their TT RS. Read the press release from Audi below and see Don's post in our TT forum here: http://forums.quattroworld.com/tt2/msgs/11655.phtml Pictures coming soon!
The return of the heralded Audi RS line to the American performance car scene officially launched when Forth Worth Audi in Texas delivered the first 2012 Audi TT RS in the U.S. to veteran race car driver Don Istook.
Last year, Istook was one of more than 11,500 fans to sign the Audi TT RS Facebook petition drive, which helped convince Audi to introduce the 360-hp coupe in the U.S. But Istook’s connection to Audi and to the TT performance car line runs far deeper. The Fort Worth native was one of the first drivers to race an Audi Quattro in the U.S. in 1985 and he drove Audi S4 models in the Motorola Cup, which became the Grand-Am Cup. More recently he has raced Audi TT quattro coupes.
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- Audi race experience offers race action alongside Le Mans winner Marco Werner
- Manfred Jantke is new team manager for on-track events
- Australians Warren Luff and Greg Lowndes contest fourth round of VLN endurance championship
The Audi race experience enters its second season. Enthusiastic amateur race drivers with relevant experience have the possibility once again to contest a VLN endurance championship race at the Nürburgring with a professional Audi team. On each occasion one or two drivers share an Audi R8 LMS cockpit with a professional driver such as three-time Le Mans winner Marco Werner or pros like Frank Schmickler and Florian Gruber.
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- High-performance sports coupe scheduled to arrive in U.S. dealerships by the third quarter of 2011
- ‘Bring it to the U.S.’ Facebook petition gathered 11,500+ signatures in just one month, including many likely buyers
- The Audi TT RS will achieve 360 hp, 0-62 mph time of 4.6 seconds
HERNDON, Va., Sep 14, 2010 - The hopes of American sports car enthusiasts will be realized. Audi announced today that it is bringing the 360-horsepower Audi TT RS coupe to the U.S. market by the third quarter of 2011.
The introduction of the Audi TT RS to the U.S. market has been under consideration for several months. To gauge consumer passion for the high-performance car, Audi launched an innovative survey on its Facebook tab. After more than 11,500 fans expressed their enthusiasm for the Audi TT RS in just one month, and the American automotive media praised its dynamics, Audi executives concluded the car’s time had come.
“With performance and agility rooted in Audi motorsports success, the TT RS is truly an emotional sports car,” explained Johan de Nysschen, President, Audi of America. “That emotion became abundantly clear as we explored interest across the country.”
Audi has not yet determined pricing for the Audi TT RS and will continue to define features and options available to U.S. consumers. Only the coupe version of the TT RS will be available in the U.S.
The Audi TT RS headed for America will share key performance attributes of the models sold in Europe and elsewhere. The car will come with the same, award-winning 2.5-liter TFSI, five-cylinder engine that generates 360 horsepower. The turbocharged engine also produces an impressive 332 lb-ft of torque. It was developed exclusively for the Audi TT RS and won International Engine of the Year honors this summer in judging for its category by 71 automotive journalists. The 2.5T engine will be paired with a six-speed manual transmission and quattro® all-wheel drive to achieve a 0-60 mph time of 4.6 seconds. The lightweight body featuring Audi Space Frame ASF® aluminum construction produces a low drag coefficient of 0.32.
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Project partners Audi, E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) today sounded the starting gun for a fleet trial with electric cars in the Munich model region. By the middle of next year, 20 Audi A1 e-tron models will successively take to the region's roads and around 200 new charging stations will be installed. The "eflott" project is part of the "Model Region Electromobility Munich" sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport. It will address a number of issues from the data transfer between the driver, vehicle and electric filling station to the power grid. It will also include a test of smartphones as the central interface for the driver.
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- Inaugural event of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC)
- Two Audi R15 TDI cars to contest the 1000-km race at Silverstone
- Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish to spearhead the squad
Ingolstadt, September 3, 2010 – The 1000-kilometer race at Silverstone (Great Britain) on September 12 marks the beginning of a new era for Audi and the sports car scene: for the first time since 1992, there will be a worldwide racing series for Le Mans prototypes again. Audi Sport Team Joest will contest the series with two R15 TDI cars.
Silverstone, Road Atlanta, Zhuhai – three races in three different continents at the end of the 2010 sports car season will give sports car fans a foretaste of the year 2011. Next year, a total of seven endurance races are planned for the so called "Intercontinental Le Mans Cup” (ILMC).
47 vehicles have been entered in the ILMC inaugural race at Silverstone, as many as twelve of them in the top class, LMP1, whose "king” has traditionally been the Le Mans winner. This year it was the Audi R15 TDI which is powered by a V10 TDI engine delivering about 440 kW and – as is typical for Audi – features numerous innovative technical details.
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The only two sport-utility vehicles Audi offers – the Audi Q5 and the Audi Q7 – earned top rankings in their luxury Crossover / SUV categories in the newly released J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.
- Mattias Ekström clinches second place for Audi
- Five Audi A4 DTM cars in the points
- Best Norisring result since 2005
Ingolstadt/Nürnberg, July 4, 2010 – Audi showed a strong performance at its "home round” in the DTM: in front of 132,000 spectators (throughout the weekend) at the Norisring Mattias Ekström pushed forward from grid position five to second place and in the end missed victory by merely 0.591 seconds. With five Audi A4 DTM cars in the points Audi achieved its best Norisring showing of all since 2005.
Mattias Ekström’s race was particularly impressive. The Swede initially pushed past the leader of the standings, Bruno Spengler, with consistently fast lap times. Ekström then managed to make up almost five seconds which he had lost in the early phase behind Spengler. Shortly before the end of the race the Audi driver closed the gap to race leader Jamie Green. The Swede, however, had no chance any more to overtake the Mercedes of the Briton on the final laps. "Jamie simply didn’t make the slightest mistake,” commented Ekström. "My car was perfect today. Of course it’s a shame that I wasn’t able to bring home the victory which the Audi fans and the team had been hoping for because we were competitive enough today. But there will be tracks at which we’ll strike back.”
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- Demo laps of the Le Mans winning car
- Audi RS 5 to be used as DTM safety car for the first time
- Celebrities galore at Audi’s “home race”
Ingolstadt, July 1, 2010 - High-ranking guests, two vehicle debuts and Audi’s Le Mans winners are just some of the attractions of the brand at its DTM home round at the Norisring.
The spectators in Nuremberg will experience Audi’s Le Mans winner: the victorious
Audi R15 TDI designated as car number 9, which set a new distance record at the famous Le Mans 24 Hours, will be showcased across from the Audi VIP Lounge on the "Zeppelinwiese" field his weekend. On Sunday at 1:05 p.m. the winning car will do a demo lap around the Norisring.
Timo Bernhard and
Romain Dumas will be guests in Nuremberg as well. The two sports car drivers who won the Le Mans 24 Hours together with
Mike Rockenfeller will cheer "Rocky" on during his next DTM race and meet the audience’s wishes for autographs at the exhibition booth of the R15 TDI on Sunday.
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AUDI AG WORLDWIDE RELEASE: Luxury in grand style: The new Audi A8 L
INGOLSTADT, Germany, Apr 15, 2010 - The new A8 is a concentrated high-tech package that confirms Audi claim to technical leadership – “Vorsprung durch Technik”. And now the brand is introducing the top version of its flagship model. The A8 L W12 quattro, with a long wheelbase and a twelve-cylinder engine, sets new standards of luxury, dynamism and efficiency in the top automobile manufacturing league. The Audi A8 L is being launched with a twelve-cylinder engine, but by the end of the year will be available with all the engines currently offered for the A8.
What’s fascinating about the A8 L is its supremely powerful presence; its design is clearly derived from the brand’s genes and yet has undergone further refinement. The long wheelbase does not disturb its taut outlines, which remain as athletic as they are elegant.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany, Apr 7, 2010 -
Note: This release contains European information, some information may not apply for the US
Dynamic design, enthralling performance and exemplary efficiency – the Audi TT Coupe and the TT Roadster are now more attractive than ever. The design of the lightweight bodies made primarily of aluminum and the interior have been revised with great attention to detail, while new technologies lower the fuel consumption of the compact sports car. New to the lineup is a powerful and highly efficient four cylinder: The 2.0 TFSI develops 155 kW (211 hp), but is content with an average fuel consumption of just 6.6 liters per 100 kilometers (35.64 US mpg).
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