Audi's 2017 TT RS will arrive with around 400 HP, but without a manual ... - Digital Trends
The number of manual transmission-equipped sports cars is dwindling dramatically each year, and if the latest report from Car and Driver turns out to be accurate, we’ll lose another one next year when the next generation Audi TT RS debuts as a... Fans of the U. S. model that was first introduced in 2012 will recall that the TT RS was actually a manual-only vehicle, while European buyers had the option of a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission. The argument for dual-clutch or other automatic transmissions at this stage is that their ease of use and efficiency working through gears is far superior to manual transmissions, though enthusiasts, myself included, still bemoan the loss of... The 2017 TT RS will adopt Volkswagen’s DQ500 seven-speed dual clutch transmission that is currently available on the European-only RS3 Sportback which should ship to the U. S. next year as a sedan. The 2012 model made 360 horsepower and 343 pound-feet of torque from a turbocharged 2. 5-liter, five-cylinder motor (one of the few vehicles to still use a five-cylinder) and it appears the engine will receive several tweaks to bump power to... Source: www.digitaltrends.com
