Audi R8 V10 Plus vs Audi TT RS – Drag Race
In this video you will watch a dragrace between an Audi R8 V10 Plus vs Audi TT RS!
Audi R8 V10 Plus
With everything turned right down, the R8 V10+ is a docile, supple and relatively quiet machine. As long as you don’t need rear seats there’s no reason the R8 couldn’t be a daily driver. Turn it all up, though, and it really does transform into a bona fide supercar.
The drivetrain is stunning – the engine is ferociously responsive and it revs with real intensity in the upper reaches, while the gearbox is instantaneous. It ranks among the very best for immediacy and is one of the major areas of improvement over the old car. It’s a pity more of the serrated, hard-edged exhaust bark doesn’t find its way into the cabin, but here is an engine with the character and excitement we expect of a supercar.
The Dynamic Steering feels pretty good a notch or two back from the limit and it’s unwaveringly precise. The weighting is pretty natural, too, so the front axle responds with a predictable immediacy. It all feels nicely cohesive.
Specifications
Base price: $192,450
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 40-valve V-10, aluminum block and heads, port and direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT: 318 cu in, 5204 cc
POWER: 610 hp @ 8250 rpm
TORQUE: 413 lb-ft @ 6500 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode
Top speed (mfr’s claim): 205 mph
FUEL ECONOMY:EPA city/highway driving: 14/22 mpg
Audi TT RS
The new RS builds on the 2012–2013 TT RS with one significant difference: The previous model was imported to the United States only with a six-speed manual gearbox, but the factory in Györ, Hungary, doesn’t build them with three pedals anymore. A seven-speed dual-clutch automatic is the only transmission. With boost turned up from 18.1 psi in the first-gen car to 19.6 psi, the inline five-cylinder now makes another 40 horses. At the same time, weight is down, largely due to the aluminum block that replaces the old iron lump. On our scales, the 2018 TT RS weighed in at 3270 pounds, 42 less than the outgoing car. Taken together, these three attributes—more power, less weight, and an automatic gearbox—make the new TT RS significantly quicker than its 4.0-second-to-60-mph predecessor.
With the stability control in its Sport setting and both pedals depressed, the TT RS primes its five-cylinder to 3500 rpm. Release the brake, and the all-wheel-drive system and Pirelli P Zero tires route the peak torque of 354 lb-ft to the pavement with ruthless efficiency. The five-cylinder issues a fierce, territorial bark, and the dual-clutch gearbox shifts at 6800 rpm with both bolt-action speed and balletic grace.
Specifications
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2-door coupe
PRICE AS TESTED: $80,200 (base price: $65,875)
ENGINE TYPE: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 20-valve inline-5, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection
DISPLACEMENT: 151 cu in, 2480 cc
POWER: 400 hp @ 7000 rpm
TORQUE: 354 lb-ft @ 1700 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic with manual shifting mode
Top speed (governor limited, mfr’s claim): 174 mph
EPA FUEL ECONOMY:Combined/city/highway: 22/19/29 mpg
VIDEO
Video by : PRonTheRoad via youtube
Car information by : CarAndDriver.com