Audi TTS is ready to roar

Audi will launch its new S 5 version of its TT later this year, promising more punch from the sleek German coupe.

The S 5 will be joined by a revamped TT base model in a two-pronged attack on the market.

It will be sold as both a coupe and a convertible. “It is coming in the second half of the year. But likely the third quarter,” the spokesperson for Audi Australia, Anna Burgdorf, says.

“It is a range topper for us, like all our S models. It is quattro with S packaging.

“It will have everything, as you would expect,” Ms Burgdorf said.

The TT S is a performance flagship, thanks to a 0-100km/h sprint time of just 5.2 seconds and 350Nm of torque on top from 2500 to 5000 revs, but Audi also claims fuel economy of 8.0 litres/100km for the six-speed manual.

Things are even better for the S-Tronic double-clutch gearbox version, which sprints in 5.0 seconds and sips only 7.8 litres/100km.

The magnetic ride system in the TT S is already an option in the TT and has proven a hit with HSV, Ferrari and Chevrolet, which uses it in the Corvette.

The TT has been on the market for a decade. The first concept was shown at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show and a roadster concept a few weeks later at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Full-scale production began in 1998, with the second-generation car following in 2006.

But no-one is talking about pricing for the new TT. “It is still being discussed,” is all Burgdorf says.