The 600 HP APR Stage 3 Audi TTRS - /TUNED
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- Alabama is the last place you'd expect to find one of the world's largest tuner companies for German cars, but here, at this facility, APR provides hardware and software to thousands of Audi and VW customers every month. Matt helps them with some development testing by providing opinions on their new Stage 3 package for the Audi TTRS, producing 560 horsepower at the wheels in a car based on the VW Golf!
man who ever thinks the TTRS is a girly car isnt a man this car is beautiful and powerful
First generation TT has always been seen as a hairdressers car.
Themayseffect TT 8N driver confirmed.
Anders Kristensen
This obviously is not the first generation TT.............
1820AL You dont say?
I do say because you are the one who said that the first generation TT was a "hairdresser's car". Obviously, this is the first generation, so why bring it up..............
I love coming back to this video periodically, it really shows what APR is capable of. It’s also what inspired me to work there for 2.5yrs
Thanks for putting together a great video all those years back Matt 🤘🏼
Watching this video also inspired me to clean the apr toilets for several years
I watched this video a million times before I flew out to Virginia and bought a Misano Red APR Stage 3 TTRS. Best 9 hr drive back ever
I know this video is old, but even today I want the 2013 TT Rs. it is my dream car. I am saving my money for this car no matter how long it takes me.
PhysicsPixel good job my dad did the same he had a coupe a RS2 and a RS6 but he sold both the coupe and the RS2 still hate it
The 2017 is gorgeous. It is my dream car, of course with it including APR's Stage 3 tune on it once it is developed.
PhysicsPixel awful daily car!
Did you get one eventually?
Did you get one?
i always come back to rewatch this video here and there. =D
Me to mate i have an audi urs4 same silver one they showed in the shop
Wow! Me too.
The TTRS was my dream car in college, and still is.
I took delivery of my APR Stage 2 + RSC Audi TT RS just a few weeks back. Incredible!
With their racing program, APR are building data, reliability, and performance into a great package!
2.8 sec to 100 not bad.
you can do it even better.
I live about 2 minutes from this place. APR R8 that drives through town is crazy awesome.
We drove the RennTech CLS63 stage 2 and HOLY SHIT is it good. My list of priorities for a luxury car now include "Must be able to do rolling burnouts at 60 mph"
Love the stage 3 turbo kit on this car. im a huge fan of german cars and I have a turbo Audi TT RS. It is awesome.
I love it too Matt! The new TT looks great and 600HP is exactly what the doctor ordered!
As this is a prototype kit, pricing hasn't been announced yet, which is why we didn't say it. Based on recent information, it's going to be "give or take" $10,000 for the upgrade, which is a hell of a bargain if you ask me.
the new ones look so brute. I would actually buy one
Maybe...if my amg broke....if amg started producing shitty cars, or if the M3s stopped driving like they are on tracks
I have a MK1 Audi TT Quattro with the 6 speed with the stage 1 APR upgrade. Ive had if for a year and its been awesome. Drove halfway across Canada last summer and no problems! Pretty fun fast used car for a pretty good price nowadays. I watch this review once a week and dream of owning one of these newer TTs with that stage 3 APR upgrade! Thanks Matt and The Smoking Tire for these amazing inspiring videos! Drive On!
APR develops everything themselves. This is why I believe they offer good value. Sure, there are other parts that can be had for cheaper but the quality of the APR (and certainly Stasis as their's is warrantied) is what makes them well priced.
You can mod cheap or you can mod well, rarely can you do both.
This thing would be an absolute sleeper!
You can’t make an Audi badge a sleeper especially when the badge says “R.S.”
@@KING0SISQO Well if you make it "Lambo killer", you might call it kinda sleeper"ish
When I heard the TTRS didn't have Quattro but haldex I died a little inside.
still 4wd? iv got an s3 and its brill
Markanaldo
I don't doubt for a second that it's brilliant. But this(And the S3) deserves a constant 40/60 rear-bias Quattro system, I think all Audis do. No haldex, no FWD, just Quattro.
parptarf so the R8 doesn`t have a quattro either?! that one uses an totally "oldschool" visco clutch (you know...the awd system that was used in the VW Golf 2 Synchro and T3 Syncro e.g. back in the 80s and early 90s ;) ) ...with a torsen system it wouldn`t have been as RWD biased as it is btw.
"quattro" is just a brand...it doesn`t really say anything relevant about the tech underneath it. even during the 80s when they started that brand it was used for relatively different AWD systems over the years.
i think the haldex system works really well...i own an 3.2L TT (8J) and it drives absolutely great!
the only "disadvantage" (if really you want to call it that way) is that without software mods on the haldex system and fiddling with the overall balancing you can`t power-oversteer the car on dry roads.
though you can easly do that on snow, gravel and also to a certain degree on wet roads.
on the other hands...besides doing donuts, continuously drifting an torsen-quattro isn`t all that easy on _dry_ roads too...you need to tune the shit out of the car and even then it isn`t as fluid as in an RWD. ;)
PS the 40/60whatever bias of an torsen system is by no means _constant_! in fact it wouldn`t make sense if it`d be that way. :-P
But still, with all that writing you did. No haldex system, regardless how expensive the car is, isn't the same as the Quattro system that the old Audis had. That's sort of my point, I was hoping Audi put the old 40/60 RW bias into the car they put a straight five in.
Also another thing, I don't say the fwd bias haldex sucks, I've drivien it and it's great. But the 40/60 rear biased Quattro is just better.
I am an older person who occassionally watches fast cars tested & eval'd & never having driven anything fast, I sometimes get excited, imagining myself in one. But this little (I have seen them) car, with this power & sweet sound, may be better than the manly Mustang 302 sound, does have me excited. I like the guy from APR talking quality. I want 1.
Corvettes should always come in 'nutsack red'.
Here's the test: using only this video as evidence, prove the time, date, location, and exact speed I was going. If you can't do that, neither can the cops. We film in a certain way specifically to get around certain things. But at the end of the day I still have a ton of tickets and my insurance rates are insane.
In a memory of Group B...
The Audi TT RS is an amazing car. Test drove one recently, amazing drive and easy!!!
it will, for a while. APR recommends (and sells) a clutch upgrade if you plan on launching the car at all.
Practical R8?
but faster :)
Fred Bloggs It‘s not faster stock vs. stock and neither is it tuned vs. tuned. If anything it is a budget R8.
Wish I had 10k to put into my S4..
I love how everything looks so uniform under the hood
I have stage 1 APR on my volkswagen, it's literally upped it 60 hp and about 100 tq just from a ecu upgrade, absolutely amazing. better milage (as long as you don't punch it) and it's still as reliable as the day I bought the car. I recommend APR to any audi/volkswagen owner.
Man the video Editor of this video is PROFESSIONAL
lmaooo I died at "nutsack red"
That strip decal APR has added to the car looks nice. Very tastefully done.
Jetta plus APR =bullet proof performance
8:13 on says it all, owned VWs and Audi's my whole life. Love these things. Maintain and stick with APR, you will love life and not have to drive a Mustang with Chrome plated switches, 😆
i freaking wish i was rich after watching this. wow
You probably wish you were rich every day.
Or just move to America, that car is cheap there. In Europe on the other hand...
That's a $60,000 car in America plus whatever the stage 3 upgrade costs.
Joey Kissinger As I said, cars are cheap in America. Audi TTRS is about 120 000 dollars in EU and that's just the base model plus whatever the stage 3 upgrade costs...
pavettto
still not exactly cheap
I live in New Zealand and South Africa, and there are dealers in both of this countries. I don't work for APR, but most of the VW and Audi drivers would recommend APR mod because its very reliable and safe.
This car just is flying, like MACH 5 at 2.8 seconds, WOW! at 5 seconds you are enjoying the road, 4 seconds just unbelievable to be in the car without loosing CONTROL! 2.8 seconds NOT sliding, crashing well:) DONT forget UNITRONIC tunes for FORD, CHEVY, all others and local too in most big cities stage 3 is offered!
Thanks for this review. I know it's over 3 years old, but my TT is well over that, too ('08). Think I'll have to contact APR to see what good things might happen with the 3.2L engine. Hmmm...
Mark Johnson Unfortunately not much, its a real struggle to get anything substantial out of the naturally aspirated cars. The 3.2 does sound nice with an exhaust though.
+Mark Johnson ecu upgrade , intake an exhaust. however you can go to places that make custom turbo kits for any car dude same results
+Mark Johnson ECU,exhaust and filter will make a difference for you car but it would have made much bigger difference if it was turbocharged... But go for it :)
There is a company out of the UK named jdsautodesigns that make turbo kits for your model tt. The stage 4 is their top kit producing 650hp with 550 on the torque. Beware tho, it is extremely pricey! If I remember correctly, it's like 24k for the stage 4 and that's not including beefing up the clutch disc on the dsg or clutch assembly itself on the manual tranny. IMHO, you have to really love that particular car to spend that kind of money on it. In reality tho, it still beats spending 100k+ on a car with way less power/fun, minus the extreme luxuries and refinement.
+Mark Johnson Just buy a TTRS and be very happy with what that 5 cylinder is capable of.
You talk about the clutch, but what about the gear box? Can it really handle that much power?
And what would an Audi dealer say if you bring it in for a service?
What warranty?
+zemekiel if youve gone so far as putting upgraded turbos and changing all the cooling in the car you shouldnt be worried about warranty. Pay to play.
+zemekiel The manual can't really, the 2nd/3rd syncros are rather weak and will often smash if you drive it have at increased power - need to have them superfinished/ converted to titanium
Instead of sitting at home criticizing people who are working hard at their jobs, I actually go out and do something with my life. By doing that, I'm able to have one of the best jobs in the world, something that someone with your attitude will certainly never be able to achieve.
I'm still trying to get over the 0-60 time of this car. Am I the only one that is blown away
German cars al the way
Man I live in Alabama about an hour from APR & I still couldnt believe it.
BECAUSE HE'S A CAR GUY, and we can level with him. He's one of the best presenters online to me, because he is JUST a normal guy. We aren't going to be able to handle a car like Nedell, so we can't take his driving impressions completely seriously.
57.000usd is the price in the us??
Yup.
TheVman551 Cheap as butter.
Tommy G We don't use periods, we use commas. It's $40,000 I believe actually.
***** In your dreams its 40k$ new..
Tommy G I think that's for the base TT. Once the TTRS is available, it's actually more like $80K++. Great cars, but you have to REALLY want it.
the most famous audi tuner is ABT or MTM
What are you basing that on?
if6was929 the amount of guys having stickers on the back of their audis ^^ very scientific, i know
LOL! Anecdotal evidence is the source for most opinions (based on my observation, which is...you guessed it - anecdotal evidence!)! All joking aside, APR is US based and MTM is European so their popularity is regional.
true words..
im from EU so thats seems right for me
After reading previous reviews about this car,I'm speechless. That's why I like this guy.he.knows everything. Looks like I need to safe my pennies
I always dreamed of a shop that wud specialize on audi performance now i know it exists and thank you APR FOR HAVING SAME PASSION FOR AUDIS AS WE AUDI FANS DO
Haldex slows the car, with a proper quattro transfer case it would launch faster. I can`t tell how much I hate haldex, I drove sti`s, evos, I own an X, and a proper awd system can make a car handle better and be more forgiving for mistakes, but a haldex is just a load of horseshit compared to these.
Nagy Szilard I don't think the Haldex slows it down in a straight line. It just means it handles more like a fwd car.
Just think! It would have been even faster if he wasn't so fat. Amazing!
We won't be filming with Underground. When scheduling filming for this season, they did not make it a priority to return our calls, so we did not make it a priority to give free publicity to their company and their cars. We filmed a Heffner TT Gallardo instead, which makes sense, since he did a TT kit in the Gallardo 2 years before UGR did anyway.
Great video. I was a huge fan of Hans Stuck and Walter Rohrl in the IMSA GTO and Trans Am 5-cylinder quattros back in the day. My TT RS is set to arrive next month. Anyway, one correction -- on the Audi USA website, if you type haldex into the search box you get a link to a glossary entry that says "it is able to transmit as much as 100 percent of the forces to one of the two axles."
Too bad Audi put the engine in a fucking hairdressers car, it should be in A4/A6 chassis.
***** That is no more than a toy with almost zero cargospace, the A4/A6 are usable...
William Dieke You've obviously never been in a TT - enough 'cargospace' to fit a large mountain bike. And as I say to every other moron who calls its a hairdresser's car... You car is obviously a lot shitter and slower than a hairdressers car then.
Adam Collingburn i agree. I have a tt and i drive bulldozers for work. Ill see their crappy cars in my rearviews
No cargospace? I fitted a dismantled greenhouse in the back of my mk1 TT coupe. :-) you could probably sleep in it.
brian niven
LOL I've slept in mine, and I wasn't alone ;)
I couldn´t really grasp that fact either. I would have seen it at a mid to low 3. Under 3 is absolutely phenomenal!
And you just have to love that 5-cylinder engine!
I drove one of these today with the apr tune 420hp 430 Torque. Awesome car for the money! Very fun car to drive :)
235hp / 275lb-ft is what could have been! I felt the pain inside me when I read your post!
Why have i never seen an audi tt rs in person? the greatest looking, greatest sports car in production today. really 0 idea what people are buying now a day
I've been living in Opelika for the last 9 months and just realized APR is here
I mean, I went wide open quite a few times with traction control off, and never got any wheelspin at all. If you are building a full race car, you go flat out every time. If you drive like an asshole, you go flat out every time. In either of those circumstances you have to be prepared to break stuff. But this is a daily driver / fun weekend car. If you drive it as such, I don't see anything being too over stressed. Just don't drive the car like you hate it.
APR!!! I'm a stage 3+ owner... brings a smile to my face allllllllll the time
@jackweisenburger It's called taking care of the stock clutch I was asked to take care of
APR has recently expanded worldwide. They have locations in England, Asia, South America, and South Africa now, as well as the US.
03:04 - my curent favourite moment in any drive video so far, when this turbo spols up and peels the tarmac, lol. Love it!!!
it probably isn't. But the fact that the little Audi can run the kind of numbers normally reserved for a 911 Turbo with a bolt-on kit that costs around $10,000 is very impressive.
I might be picking up a used one of these. I really appreciate this video, thanks man
Okay guys, lets set this straight. From Wikipedia:
The Audi TT takes its name from the successful motor racing tradition of NSU in the British Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) motorcycle race. NSU began competing in the TT in 1911, and later merged into the company now known as Audi.
The Audi TT also follows the NSU 1000TT, 1200TT and TTS cars of the 1960s in taking their names from the race.
The TT name has also been attributed to the phrase "Technology & Tradition"
@sawyerbobby Several cars employ this system, but usually 6 or 8 cylinder cars. This car has a single turbo
I just got a new S4. I love this thing!!!! Not going to tune it for a while though.
OMG I've seen that blue Audi WAGEN 00:07 near me in Mobile, AL. Makes me happy to see fellow APR enthusiast around. I don't see it to often. I must meet this mystery WAGEN man.
If that's only Stage 3 turbo system... then the Stage 3+ system must be INSANE!!!! :)
I was one of the lucky people that actually got to daily drive the homogenization 1985 Audi Sport Quarto cars, Charcoal Gray. IT was an out of the world experience, faster and handled better then my 911 of that same year. I miss that car so bad, should have kept it, there worth a fortune now. Have been somewhat disappointed in Audi's over the years this is the first time I am considering my new car to be the TT RS. :-)
I can understand that, hell I even used to think like that. But you would be surprised how much more people listen and believe you when you can spell and punctuate. Again, knowing that english is not your first language, you have my respect. And you are right... 2.8 seconds 0-60 in just under 600hp is hard to believe, even though the car is AWD. I'd believe like a 3.2-3.3, seeing as the car isn't stripped out or anything like that.
I broke down in my '03 A4 turbo on I85, just miles from this place, not knowing it existed. I rode back to Atlanta in a tow truck, then immediately sold my very broken Audi. What could have been had I known to bring it there instead... Damn it all.
what am i doing wrong that i cannot afford these things? this guy reviews the best cars
Love how hes straight up and not cocky about his vette and hes honest that it will eat his big boy toy.. Awesome most guys will totally bull shit about that cause their heads too far up their ass.. Right on man APR #1 champ.
Wait until you see the next generation shortly! WOW and interior even BETTER in the USA!
That thing's exhaust note is soo nice.. Reminds me of the first time I test drove some mk4 R32 with an exhaust flap mod..
We can ALL relate to THAT!!
You guys should do a LASER JAMMER / RADAR DETECTOR episode!! Whaddaya think? Good Idea??? Good Idea??? I know Alex Roy has talked about detectors and his famous M5, but how about a whole episode?? Tips..pros/cons..etc?? DO IT!!! DO IT!!
Being an audi owner this makes me so happy haha, even though I don't have an APR tune I do have APR products! They are great, but for my car (b7 a4) the tune just wasn't aggressive enough :D
"This car will smoke my Covette"...I am sold...LOL...Talking about sleeper...indeed.
I doubt it would take more than a few days to install the parts, or they could ship them to a local tuner shop to do the install work if you didn't feel like going to Alabama.
Titan Supra will be in a few weeks, we filmed it last Wednesday.
Standard clutch actually holds that much power and torque? That's impressive!
Damn love that this TT-RS is all wheel drive
Like i said, it was on a stock clutch because they haven't installed the new, upgraded on yet, as this is a prototype vehicle. There's hard and then there's "sidestep it from redline" hard. I released the clutch from about 4,000 RPM, which is as abusive as I was willing to get with a borrowed car.
Those roads really fit the TTRS
APR Might be in USA most famous, but all over the world, MTM and ABT are taking the lead....
All you can hear when he's on it is the turbo sucking all of the oxygen out of the air. 5 cylinders can have one of the best / most unique sounds out there
A man of my own beliefs... Deeply appreciate it...
Coming back to this old video to see more 5 cylinder content. That silver urS4 is gorgeous! When are you guys going to have an urS on the channel?
Your point is, unfortunately, well-made. But, rest assured, we're not all like that. In 7 weeks I'll be driving my APR-tuned Mk4 GTI from CA to Austin, TX to attend the inaugural USGP at COTA. It will be the first motor sport event I've ever been to. BTW & for what it's worth, we Americans are starting to build some pretty cool cars, again.
"stock clutch" well, thats Audi for you. Hardware designed with 60% power increases in mind, issue free. My 1.8t B5 holds over 600whp on the gearbox, same with the IRON block, this is a car that came with 185whp... Now at 300 or so and its not sweating a drop. God bless you Audi.
- Hes a car enthusiast with a lot of knowledge
- He moderates very well
- The camera likes him
- His voice is quiet nice
- He is the right man for the target audience....
-youre a no-hoper.
their website is actually really well built
i love their tunes on my s4 avant and my allaroad... cant wait to do more
I never liked the earlier Audi TT's mainly because of the design, but I love the design of the TTRS!
Since it's a 5 cylinder, it souds a little bit like a viper v10, I love that!
Tuning a Mustang would be pointless. Good job, you have a powerful rental car.
mainstream stuff, isnt always the best, its the underdogs that dont blast themselves in the media
The 5 cylinder engine from Audi is one of the most reliable engines ever produced. There´s a guy here in Sweden, up in the "county" of Dalarna named Andreas Martinsson (just search for Genreral Lee audi" and you´ll find him. His audi 80, with the 3B engine from Audi, nearly delivers 800 hp to the wheels. He breaks more gearboxes than engines. So it´s all cool dawg.
this guy is incredibly entertaining