Fresh Audi TT RS Coupe here soon

Audi Australia has announced local pricing and specifications for the upgraded Audi TT RS performance coupe, which will top the facelifted two-door sports car family in July.

Priced from $134,900 before on-road costs, the 2020 Audi TT RS joins the entry-level TT Coupe 45 TFSI (priced from $79,900) and the TT S Coupe ($99,900).

As well as benefitting from the same upgraded gear and new look as its lesser siblings, the latest Audi TT RS boasts more performance and handling, befitting of its RS badge.

Power comes from a much more potent 2.5-litre turbo-petrol five-cylinder – an engine in which Audi says is a nod to its giant-killing rally car days of the 1980s.

The 2020 Audi TT RS delivers 294kW of power and 480Nm of torque via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission to all four corners via Audi’s quattro all-wheel drive system.

Audi says that powertrain is able to launch the junior sports car from zero to 100km/h in just 3.7 seconds.

Meanwhile, baffles in the rear exhaust muffler can be activated inside the cabin, to amplify pops and crackles during spirited driving.

As for handling and stability prowess, the German maker says the RS-tuned calibration automatically sends more drive to the rear wheels during dynamic driving to ensure ideal cornering balance.

RS sports suspension is standard, bringing the new TT RS 10mm closer to the ground compared to its non-RS TT siblings.

Standard features include a wider ‘singleframe’ grille, larger air intakes, Matrix LED headlights, a fixed rear spoiler and ‘wafer-thin’ 3D lighting elements inside the tail-lights, as well as 20-inch alloy wheels over the top of huge eight-piston brake callipers up front.

Other standard equipment for the 2020 Audi TT RS includes a larger tachometer, coloured shift lights and G-force and lap timing gauges, along with a 12-speaker Bang & Olufsen audio system.

Inside, the same 12.3-inch Audi ‘virtual cockpit’ digital instrument cluster is carried over, along with driver assist features including active lane assist, reversing camera, parking sensors and tyre pressure monitoring.

The 2020 Audi TT RS will come with the choice of two service plan packages – three years for $2330 or five years for $3420 – and Audi Australia says the first cars are due for delivery in July.