Audi on Wednesday unveiled the 2022 TT RS Heritage Version.
It marks the top of the present TT RS sports activities automobile’s run within the U.S. (gross sales elsewhere proceed for a while), and the automobile can be prone to be the final TT RS we see right here powered by an internal-combustion engine. Audi is dedicated to launching solely electrical automobiles from 2026, that means any future TT RS, if there’s one, will seemingly be powered by batteries.
The inline-5-powered TT RS Heritage Version will probably be restricted to 50 models. Pricing begins at $82,495, together with vacation spot, or $8,250 greater than the usual TT RS.
For that premium, you get numerous extras as customary. The spotlight is the selection of one in every of 5 colours impressed by authentic colours supplied on the Audi Quattro sports activities automobile, one of many earliest Audis to function an inline-5 engine. The outside colours are matched with particular colours for the leather-based trim and distinction stitching used inside. The mixtures, that are restricted to 10 automobiles every, are as follows:
Alpine White with Ocean Blue leather-based and Diamond Silver sew
Helios Blue metallic Diamond Silver leather-based and Ocean Blue sew
Stone Grey metallic with Crimson Purple leather-based and Jet Grey sew
Tizian Purple metallic with Havanna Brown leather-based and Jet Grey sew
Malachite Inexperienced metallic with Cognac Brown leather-based and Black sew
Additionally included as customary are 20-inch wheels with a two-tone end, exhaust suggestions with a black end, Alcantara trim for the steering wheel and equipment lever, ground mats with the RS emblem, and a velocity limiter raised to 174 mph (as an alternative of 155 mph). The mounted rear wing can be deleted.
2022 Audi TT RS Heritage Version
2022 Audi TT RS Heritage Version
2022 Audi TT RS Heritage Version
Lastly, there’s an etch within the rear-quarter glass on both sides of the automobile with the script “HERITAGE EDITION” adopted by the engine’s cylinder firing order of “1-2-4-5-3.”
The TT RS is powered by a 2.5-liter turbocharged inline-5. It generates 400 hp and powers all 4 wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
Despite the fact that the TT RS is on its method out right here after the 2022 mannequin yr (the TT and TTS will proceed to be accessible), the automobile’s distinctive inline-5 engine is right here to remain. Will probably be accessible within the redesigned 2022 RS 3 compact sedan on sale subsequent summer season.
