I'm genuinely interested in how you think it drives compared to the B7 RS4 - someone turned up at the B7 national meet in a TTRS, and IMO it looked very impressive.hody7869 wrote:In the past 18 months I've gone from B7 RS4 to B8 S4 and now TTRS.
I miss the space of the A4 but the TTRS is a pocket rocket. Down the lanes the 5 cylinder burble and turbo whine transport me to a rally stage (in my head anyway, obviously)
The power delivery is very "on/off" but that adds to the fun I suppose. Have managed 30mpg on a varied driving style run which makes me smile.
On reflection, I'd have to say the TTRS is 90% there vs. B7 RS4.sevy wrote:I'm genuinely interested in how you think it drives compared to the B7 RS4 - someone turned up at the B7 national meet in a TTRS, and IMO it looked very impressive.hody7869 wrote:In the past 18 months I've gone from B7 RS4 to B8 S4 and now TTRS.
I miss the space of the A4 but the TTRS is a pocket rocket. Down the lanes the 5 cylinder burble and turbo whine transport me to a rally stage (in my head anyway, obviously)
The power delivery is very "on/off" but that adds to the fun I suppose. Have managed 30mpg on a varied driving style run which makes me smile.
I appreciate that the B7 is naturally aspirated whilst the TT has a turbo & therefore probably feels a bit more "in your face", but ignoring practicality etc how does acceleration & handling compare between the two?
And as per the previous post, some more pics of yours would be good...
and we'll see if the brakes last longer than 13k miles before warping.
Rick_RS4 wrote:none lol, we like real 4x4 here
sorry couldnt resist
and we'll see if the brakes last longer than 13k miles before warping 
Thanks for the comparison – I wasn’t expecting it to be quite up there with the B7 but it sounds like it’s not far off. And with the potential for much bigger gains with a remap it could be interesting!hodgy7869 wrote:On reflection, I'd have to say the TTRS is 90% there vs. B7 RS4.
It's more explosive off the line than the RS4 as the turbo spins up quickly, more drama as quick gear changes are required....no bogging down like the RS4 (with ASR/ESP on) more likely to spin the wheels.
I have the sports exhaus t and magnetic ride. It's very responsive handling at speed as it goes exactly where you want it to (a la RS4). It's way more settled under hard braking than the RS4 but I put that down to weight. The exhaus t sounds great when on full attack.........a bit V8 in my opinion.
No DRC issues to date
sevy wrote:Thanks for the comparison – I wasn’t expecting it to be quite up there with the B7 but it sounds like it’s not far off. And with the potential for much bigger gains with a remap it could be interesting!hodgy7869 wrote:On reflection, I'd have to say the TTRS is 90% there vs. B7 RS4.
It's more explosive off the line than the RS4 as the turbo spins up quickly, more drama as quick gear changes are required....no bogging down like the RS4 (with ASR/ESP on) more likely to spin the wheels.
I have the sports exhaus t and magnetic ride. It's very responsive handling at speed as it goes exactly where you want it to (a la RS4). It's way more settled under hard braking than the RS4 but I put that down to weight. The exhaus t sounds great when on full attack.........a bit V8 in my opinion.
No DRC issues to date
Great pics too – I think you’ve got the best colour combo – Daytona with the 19” titaniums looks fantastic!
have a word mate.
Have you been in a RS4???????,More of a performance car??????????????????.bluenosewrx wrote:Hi Mate,
I have an S-Tronic TT RS, and have owned an RS4 B7, and i have to say, the TT would leave the RS4 standing, it is far more of a performance car, than the RS4 imho, regards, SIMON.
have a word mate.[/quote]Yes, i bought a new RS4 in 07. I had 3 long test drives of the car, and was still unsure of it, when i signed on the bottom line. I remember feeling like i was always waiting for the performance to come, and it never truly arrived, i know it kicked a bit more at around 5.5krpm, but for me, it just didnt happen. I sold the car after around 2 months. The RS4 was to die for, in the looks department, and when you pressed the start button, it made me smile every time. But, even that pales into insignificence, when you remove the secondary cats on the TT RS S-Tronic, and run through the gears on WOT. The accompnaying noise, well its an explosion really, will have your trousers on fire. The TT RS is one of the most underated cars out there, Like i said, one of the chaps over on VAGOC, has had the standard, yes standard TT RS S-Tronic to 100 mph in 8.5 seconds, measured with VBOX. After a stage 1 map, its doing it in 7.7, that is quicker than a standard 09 GT-R, and gen 1 997 turbo. Im not out to discredit the RS4 by any means, but from my own experiences, the TT RS is a better performance car. You may disagree, and i await your findings patiently, but if you are picking one up shortly, you are in for a treat. My car is standard as, ive been waiting for REVO to sort out the remap, but the lads with remapped cars tell me, even this is tame, compared to a mapped car, regards, SIMON.aka_dk wrote:Question still stands, have you driven an RS 4
They are really special
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