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“A race car has a soul.”
So says Hand-Joachim Stuck, winner of the 1990 DTM Championship behind the wheel of the iconic Audi 90 Quattro. Not surprisingly, Audi would love you to draw a connection between the soul of the turbocharged five-cylinder-powered Quattro of old with the soul-stirring new TT-RS. Successful racing heritage is, after all, a major selling point of this class of cars.
But does the old 90 Quattro really have anything to do with the new TT-RS? Well, that’s debatable. If nothing else, both cars feature a turbocharged five underhood along with all-wheel drive. Quattro GmbH engineer Michael Ganz says that the TT’s engine is a direct descendent of the 90’s race-winning powerplant… of course, the old IMSA GTO-spec engine boasted some 700 horsepower, which is quite a bit more than the 360 horses spun out by the 2.5-liter in the TT-RS.
Regardless of your opinions as to the comparison, the video after the break is worth a watch, if for no reason other than the vintage footage of the old 90 Quattro doing its dance against an assortment of period-spec peers. See for yourself in the video below.Continue reading Audi ties new TT-RS to IMSA GTO-conquering 90 Quattro
Audi ties new TT-RS to IMSA GTO-conquering 90 Quattro originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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