M3 vs. TTRS

[templarklimek]

Just read that Audi will bring over the TTRS to North America. Gents i'm tempted to jump ship. I've always liked the TTRS. An alternative to the P cars.

Quite modable to about 450-500 hp.

Any thoughts?

[Garduna]

Great mother of pearls!!!

[adhalla]

Originally Posted by tvrfan

you cant do anything wrong to jump in the TT RS. i drove one couple of weeks back. it was raining, and it was awesome i could push the pedal on every corner the car goes like on rails. the sound of the 5 cylinder is simply incredible, the engine pulls like no tomorrow and it has also a bit more space then my old TT which is a good one

its not only possible to mod it to 500hp

look at this

TTRS test run engine with 720 hp

holy mother of god.
thats not a TTRS test engine. im pretty sure thats the engine off a jet plane!!!

[templarklimek]

Thanks for the link, that thing sounded like a pissed off dragon. Any thought that audi will bring it over with the manual. Deal breaker of they don't. i was waiting on RS-5 but defected back to M3 because of no manual option.

How does M3 stack up against TTRS?

[wisesoul]

4.0L V8>>>>>Turbo 5 cylinder

[Boost Gomez]

Originally Posted by wisesoul

4.0L V8>>>>>Turbo 5 cylinder

Not really.

[jhv]

Originally Posted by wisesoul

4.0L V8>>>>>Turbo 5 cylinder

hurrrr hurrrrr durrr

[M3Fool]

Isnt there a prerequisite to have a Pink Polo with the collar up if you drive a TT??? Dont know.... just what I heard.

[Robert]

I am not sure if its an alternative to P-car but definitely competitive against 1M, z4M or the M coupe. It will take a lot more to put that power down. The headers were glowing blue and spitting fire. I can LOLBBQ marshmallow by the exhaust

TT-RS has one up on the m3 in terms of looks imo. Too bad the TT body can only seat 2 but it does have 2 trunk spaces

[graider]

m3 still look better to me. i personally don't like anything the size of the tt-rs such as z4, cayman, boxter, s2000, etc. these looks like compact cars to me.

exception is c6 z06 and gt3 as these are bigger and more aggressive looking.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by tvrfan

i dont like RWD cars. AWD is my go. i can put the power down where i want and i dont struggle everywhere

translation: poor throttle skills

[graider]

Originally Posted by tvrfan

but more expensive too. and such a little car can be often more fun. also not anyone has that bugdet for such a big performance car

anyone know how much is the ttrs based and m3 based?

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by tvrfan

not really, ive driven my friends e46 330ci and that car was aweful in rain. id like to go fast in the rain tough. and awd is a way better, whats about a rwd car like ZR1 ? its great in dry, but i dont want to drive that in the rain. ;D a little OT but my opinion. i want to feel the cars power on the corner exit and dont like it to go smooth on throttle. for me awd is more fun

pushing any car in the rain is simply pushing your luck. besides, who's trying to set lap records during a rainy day on public roads anyways.

[Red Bread]

I'd rather drive an uncompromised car in the dry and deal with the compromises in the rain than drive a compromised car in the dry and have some sort of thin advantage in the rain.

[footie]

This car won't appeal to everyone, either because of it's looks or because it uses awd instead or the traditional rwd chassis of most sportscars. But for the rest it is actually a bloody good car, hellish quick in a straight line and even quicker round the corners. So if you believe that being as quick as an M3 in the dry as being compromised then I must have misunderstood the use of that word for years.

Though they are only bring a total of 1000 units (750 to the US and 250 to Canada), plus it will only be offered in manual form.

[graider]

Originally Posted by footie

This car won't appeal to everyone, either because of it's looks or because it uses awd instead or the traditional rwd chassis of most sportscars. But for the rest it is actually a bloody good car, hellish quick in a straight line and even quicker round the corners. So if you believe that being as quick as an M3 in the dry as being compromised then I must have misunderstood the use of that word for years.

Though they are only bring a total of 1000 units (750 to the US and 250 to Canada), plus it will only be offered in manual form.

true. i saw the tts and it is a hot car, the only thing is the size. kinda small

[bdkevoIX]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

translation: poor throttle skills

At measly 300hp, that maybe true. But at high hp, awd does shine over rwd. Unless one uses slicks all the time.

[Garduna]

Originally Posted by footie

This car won't appeal to everyone, either because of it's looks or because it uses awd instead or the traditional rwd chassis of most sportscars. But for the rest it is actually a bloody good car, hellish quick in a straight line and even quicker round the corners. So if you believe that being as quick as an M3 in the dry as being compromised then I must have misunderstood the use of that word for years.

Though they are only bring a total of 1000 units (750 to the US and 250 to Canada), plus it will only be offered in manual form.

God that is such low volume in Canada. I bet there won't even be a tester car available in Ontario -_-;

[D_o_S]

It's a fast car, but a boring car... That's how I'd describe it... I mean, it's just so sterile... yes, the engine sounds good, but the steering does not really communicate... the brakes, even though quite large, are worse than those on a 335i. I'm not a fan of the way the mirrors are mounted on the doors.

If you can, try and get hold of a copy of this summers Auto Bild Sports cars. They compare the Focus RS, TT RS, Porsche Cayman S, and 335i Performance.

Results:
1) Focus RS
2) Porsche Cayman S
3) Audi TT RS
4) 335i Performance

The mag doesn't really appreciate BMWs though, since the Z4 got beat by a TT RS, even though the RS is boring, etc. The reviewers look from a mass point of view, i.e. more people prefer the safety of the quattro system to the sportiness of the RWD in a BMW.

The Audi does have a better (better made) interior than the BMW.

Quattro today, I am afraid, is no longer a sports thing, but a safety thing. If you want true AWD, go for Porsche, Mitsubishi or Subaru, who still do things right nowadays.

Just my 2 cents.

[Red Bread]

Sure, the F40, McLaren or any number of sub 3,000 pound cars with big power sure did struggle to put power down. The day BMW M builds an awd car (not the dumb trucks), I'll just forget about this website and move over to Rennlist.

[footie]

Originally Posted by Red Bread

Sure, the F40, McLaren or any number of sub 3,000 pound cars with big power sure did struggle to put power down. The day BMW M builds an awd car (not the dumb trucks), I'll just forget about this website and move over to Rennlist.

But the cars you are mentioning are all rear weight biased, which is the way it should be when weight is light and power is high.