Audi has stunned Geneva with a genuine surprise – alongside the new TT coupe it brought along the TT quattro sport concept – a lightweight, stripped-out coupe that points towards a customer racing car, but also a homologation production car, which could carry the Clubsport name.
At the heart of the concept is a 414bhp 2.0 TFSI engine running 1.8 bar of improve and producing 450Nm of torque – if it makes production that will make it easily the highest-specific output of any engine on sale. Power is transferred to all four wheels through a twin-clutch S tronic gearbox, with a 0-62mph time of 3.7 seconds.
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The engine, which weighs only 150kg, was commissioned personally by Audi’s new head of development, Dr Ulrich Hackenberg when he started his role last summer. “When I pertained to Audi I asked for a lot more power from the 2.0 TFSI, after a while we reached 400hp, but I said it wasn’t enough, so eventually we reached 420hp and I’m satisfied,” he told us.
A three-dimensional metal grille, borrowed from the quattro concept, substantial air intakes in the front bumper and Matrix LED headlights mark out the concept’s front end, while ‘420’ graphics, 20-inch wheels and carbon-fibre bodywork extensions create a low and large stance. finishing off the race automobile aesthetic is a substantial rear wing at the back.