2.5l – magnificent piece of engineering

When I was offered the chance to test the 2018 Audi TT RS for 24 hours, I was excited at the prospect of driving the fastest car I have ever driven. I went to Google to search all the latest specs – 0-100 in 3.7 seconds; 294Kw at 480Nm; and Quattro with a limited speed of 250km/h. I knew that this was going to be epic.

From the moment I sat down in the RS-style bucket seat, grabbed hold of the F1 style steering wheel, pushed the stop-start button and saw the virtual cockpit come alive, followed by the roar of the 2.5 litre, 5-cylinder turbo-charged engine, I felt like I had become one with this magnificent piece of engineering.

The drive was so exhilarating that I would go as far as to say that this was the best 24 hours of my life, just don’t tell my wife I said so. The acceleration was so quick you couldn’t help but be thrust into your seat by the inertia.

The only problem I had was that after you reach 0-100 in 3.7 seconds, the car just keeps going and before you know it, 200km/h doesn’t seem that difficult to reach. The issue of the speed limit then becomes a reality because in South Africa we don’t have an Autobahn and this got me thinking, do you really need all this power unless you are a racecar driver?

When will one actually get the opportunity to feel the full potential of the TT RS unless it’s on a track? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this takes anything away from this masterpiece, this car can take on many supercars of today, but unless you have really deep pockets, this car is impractical to use on a daily basis, but then again, you wouldn’t be driving a supercar and complaining about the fuel consumption.