Audi TT RS 8S
Five cylinders, 1-2-4-5-3, in the smallest shell Audi ever wrapped around them.
A lighter aluminium five, about 400 hp and no manual: the TT RS at its fastest and its last.
20 reviewers · 25 videos
Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on daily drivability and value.
across 20 reviewers
"it's also a really good daily driver because of all the space that it has to offer"
Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 18:17"it's not a car for someone who prioritizes comfort; it's for someone seeking sportiness."
AXEL ESPXNUR · ▶ 9:08"it's worth everying single penny"
azizdrives · ▶ 18:17"Doesn't feel like it's worth the extra 27,000, does it?"
carwow · ▶ 13:12Performance
5.0/520 of 20 reviewersstrong consensus“400 horsepower 480 newm of torque able to accelerate from 0 to 100 in 3.7 seconds”
positive · azizdrives · ▶ 1:40“It does deliver a substantial amount of power. That acceleration is really quick.”
positive · Edmunds Cars · ▶ 2:10“the acceleration and how fast the transmission shifts is just unbelievable”
positive · Raitis Rides · ▶ 19:46Handling
4.0/520 of 20 reviewersconsensus“the steering is so precise and OnPoint”
positive · Raitis Rides · ▶ 18:06“man this suspension handles incredibly well”
positive · Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 18:45“the steering is very, very, very direct”
positive · AXEL ESPXNUR · ▶ 7:15Fun to drive
4.5/520 of 20 reviewersconsensus“I really like the driving's experience very good car very very good car”
positive · azizdrives · ▶ 17:45“this sound it sounds like a bunch of killer bees wow this thing is deceptively very very quick”
positive · Raitis Rides · ▶ 17:49“When a car makes me laugh, that is a good sign.”
positive · Car Focused · ▶ 14:02Daily drivability
3.5/520 of 20 reviewerssplit“it's also a really good daily driver because of all the space that it has to offer”
positive · Bros FOURR Speed · ▶ 18:17“it's a wicked daily car which gives you all the thrills”
positive · Stef ABtv · ▶ 5:41“you have 305 L of boot capacity but you can actually put those seats down and you get 75 L”
positive · azizdrives · ▶ 3:58Value
3.0/520 of 20 reviewerssplit“it's worth everying single penny”
positive · azizdrives · ▶ 18:17“Doesn't feel like it's worth the extra 27,000, does it?”
critical · carwow · ▶ 13:12“this ttrs costs more than 87,000 pounds”
critical · What Car? · ▶ 9:10The 8S is the TT RS with the engine rebuilt around an aluminium block. DAZA kept the 2.5-litre displacement and the 1-2-4-5-3 firing order but shed roughly 26 kg from the nose, gained dual injection, and made about 400 hp. On the lighter MQB platform that turned the TT RS from a quick coupe into a car that could embarrass much more expensive machinery off the line.
Mechanically the recipe is unchanged: transverse five, seven-speed S tronic, Haldex clutch at the rear axle. The manual is gone. Eight-piston front calipers, an optional fixed-rate RS suspension in place of magnetic ride, and OLED tail lights were the headline hardware.
How it drives: enormous traction, enormous noise, and a front end that still does the steering and most of the driving. It is more agile than the 8J because there is less weight over the nose, but it remains a car you aim rather than balance. The engine is the event, and reviewers say so almost without exception.
Where it places in the lineage: the end of it. Audi stopped building the TT in 2023 with no successor, and the run-out editions closed the book on the five-cylinder coupe.
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- Heritage Edition2022, US only, 50 cars; five colour and trim combinations referencing the Ur-quattro. The US run-out model.
- Iconic Edition2022–2023, Europe, 100 cars; Nardo Grey with a fixed aero kit. The European run-out model.
S tronic only — no manual was offered in any market. Audi rated US cars at 400 hp for the 2018 model year and 394 hp from 2019, with no change to the engine. European cars gained a petrol particulate filter from 2019 (engine code DNWA), which mutes the exhaust slightly. The steel front brakes are the known weak point under repeated hard use; carbon-ceramic fronts were the factory answer. Still nose-heavy and still Haldex, so it understeers at the limit like the 8J. The rear seats are for luggage.