So the test driving begins - TT RS!

Sounds like everything I thought it would be to be honest. The engine sounds like a peach though :)

The extra grip offered by the wide tyres on the TT RS doesn't surpise me either, I have always felt that the Imprezas and Evos are massively undertyred width wise..
 
ScoobyDoo69 said:
Sounds like everything I thought it would be to be honest. The engine sounds like a peach though :)

The extra grip offered by the wide tyres on the TT RS doesn't surpise me either, I have always felt that the Imprezas and Evos are massively undertyred width wise..
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If anything mate if felt like a Mini-GTR, it was far better of the mark due to the extra torque low-down and no torque limiter in 1st. It had very weighty steering like a GTR and plenty of mechanical grip on offer. If anything I'd say in damp/wet conditions the TT RS is more sure footed than an EVO/Subaru. I'd say its in the dry where the EVO/Scoob would offer up more grip/cornering speed due to their better 4WD systems.

Still I found it very impressive if all prices were equal the TT RS is as good grip wise if not better than a Scoob or EVO with handling not far off at all, but the engine, solid quality feel and just make it a better all round package. But at 55k its just too much.
 
flibbage0 said:
Oh ok that explains why.

Does the GTR really cost that much to run?
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A decent GTR will cost circa 45k so right upper end of the budget, petrol consumption Id average around 11-13MPG so far worse than what I am used too. Servicing cost would be around triple what I pay at the moment a year, maybe more and then add tyre cost to that it all starts to get rather expensive. However they are not as expensive as some would lead you to believe, but they are not cheap either.
 
Gibbo said:
What else would you like to know, I've tried to cover as much as possible from performance, handling etc.

It goes very well, it sticks to the road like glue and is of a very high quality. It is a very impressive car without a doubt, but its priced high and the steering could be better.

Give me some tips on how I could write things better, yes its compared against an EVO X because thats what I am used to but I'd talked about its handling, grip, performance, how it felt, so am a little confused how I could write my test drive of this car differently?
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I was just commenting, I think it would be better to wait till you drive all 3 of your shortlist and then you can do all the comparisons. Certainly will be interesting to read.

As many have said though, the depreciation is going to be a killer versus a Porsche and and car can be modded to go fast. I would be vary wary of thinking it will do 40MPG on the motorway too, is that real life milage from current owners?
 
rypt said:
I will never understand why Audi are not always sending more power to the rears than to the fronts (like the R8 does) so that the car oversteers slightly rather than understeers when you add throttle.
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Easy sorted with a haldex controller plug in and adjust power split enjoy
 
Simon said:
I was just commenting, I think it would be better to wait till you drive all 3 of your shortlist and then you can do all the comparisons. Certainly will be interesting to read.

As many have said though, the depreciation is going to be a killer versus a Porsche and and car can be modded to go fast. I would be vary wary of thinking it will do 40MPG on the motorway too, is that real life milage from current owners?
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Yeah I agree with that, but I want to get it written down now so I don't forget anything as when your only in a car for 45 mins its easy to forget it.

40MPG is its extra urban, and owners have stated getting above 36MPG on the motorway is quite easy and thats without trying to hyper mile in one. So I think if you stook to 70mph and very light throttle inputs one could see 40MPG return. The engine is a true gem I won't deny that, sounds great, pulls strong from 2000rpm right upto 7000rpm and is very tunable, seems quite a gem. :)
 
fizzle-187 said:
have you looked at an rs6?
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Not for me, great a straight lines, but compared against cars I have owned and what I am looking at an RS6 is not an amazing handling car its just a good handling one. As its simply too heavy, I found the TT RS a lot better handling then the RS4's I drove a couple of years ago. :)
 
rypt said:
My point is that I fail to see why Audi do not do that from the factory, or for that matter why they insist on using Haldex period
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Cos Audi are rubbish, made for the hairdressing community :D
 
Gibbo said:
Handling and grip on this car is what impressed me the most. It was damp and 5c outside, the car had Summer tyres on and in these conditions the car was glued to the road just as much as my EVO on its winter tyres.
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Fancy that, shock as winter tyres are not second coming of jesus when all the snow has gone :D

Will be interesting to see how this compares with the other cars you've got lined up :)
 
oh as long as that! :) My Audi is as far from a hairdressers car as you could get, unless they drive A4 Avants around your way. By the way do you remember letting me take your Bentley for a spin?
 
CS||nuTs said:
oh as long as that! :) My Audi is as far from a hairdressers car as you could get, unless they drive A4 Avants around your way. By the way do you remember letting me take your Bentley for a spin?
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You never brought the ice, dirty let down! :)
 
Simon said:
Sounds like a TT vs Evo discussion more than a review of the TT. Hard to gauge without ever driving an Evo X
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Shocking that an Evo X owner looking to change his Evo X for something compares his car to the ones he is testing, I for one demand all the money back I paid for reading his review.
 
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