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Audi’s Quattro was unveiled at the 1980 Geneva Motor Show. It was this car that would become a rally icon and the foundation of its road-going performance cars. To celebrate this important anniversary, the TT RS will receive a special edition aptly called “40 Years of Quattro”. The coupe version of the retrolicious sports car is only available in Germany. It will be limited to 40 units. One for every year since Ur-Quattro’s debut.
The TT RS 40 Years of Quattro is finished in Alpine White and features decals that are inspired by the Audi Sport quattro RS1 that won the 1987 Pikes Peak. Walter Rohrl was behind the wheel. The decals on the roof, hood and rear fenders have glossy black accents. A hood scoop made of shiny carbon gives it an even more striking appearance.
The car is mounted on white 20-inch wheels, with contrasting red brake discs from the back. Additional aero bits include gloss black flics on both the front and rear aprons, as well as side extensions to the rear bumper. The subtle Four Rings logos are found on the quarter and rear wing endplates.
You can have the limited-run TT RS Coupe as a 2-seater by adding the carbon strut cross brace to replace the rear bench. It not only improves torsional rigidity but also reduces weight by approximately 16 kg (35.3 pounds) over the regular model with its cramped rear seats. The seven-speed S Tronic transmission’s gear lever is marked with a unique number badge. This is another indication that this is not a standard Tourist Trophy.
It’s the same turbocharged five-cylinder inline-five engine that produces 394 horsepower (294 Kilowatts) as well as 480 Newton-meters (354 pounds-feet of torque). The 2.5 TFSI, which is an award-winning engine, allows for a 0-60 mph (100 km/h), run time of 3.7 seconds. It also has a maximum speed of 174 mph (281 km/h) due to the electronic top speed limiter.
The Audi TT RS 40 Years of Quattro 40 Years of Quattro 40 Years of Quattro 40 Years of Quattro 40 Years of Quatro is a highly desirable car. But it’s also very expensive. The base TT RS Coupe costs around EUR66,500 in Germany, but this one is a staggering EUR114,040. You could still buy a Porsche 911 Carrera 4 for that amount of money and still have several thousand euros to spend on other options. The 911 Carrera S costs just EUR4,000 more. The RS6 Avant would be just EUR2,000 more expensive if we were to stick within Audi’s range.