The first-gen Type 8N Audi TT sports car came to market in 1998 with either a 1.8-liter 20-valve turbocharged inline-four or a 3.2-liter 24-valve VR6 engine. The RS variant entered the fray in 2009 for the second-gen TT, and it came with Audi?s legendary 2.5-liter inline-five turbo engine with 355 horsepower and 332 lb-ft. of torque.

Setting The Stage

Americans got their first taste of the Audi TT RS in 2011, two years after launching in Europe. It wasn?t until Audi of America started an online petition on Facebook that the brass decided to bring the TT RS stateside. The social media plea earned an astonishing 12,000 signatures in under a month, and the rest is history.

But in a somewhat gloomy turn of events, the TT RS is saying goodbye after 2022, and this year is your last shot at getting your paws on Audi?s venerable sports car. Making it extra sweet is a limited collection of TT RS Heritage Edition models that pay homage to the original Audi Ur-quattro two-door liftback coupe, the progenitor of Audi?s legendary ?quattro? all-wheel drivetrain and perhaps the most popular Audi in the company?s history.
Audi TT RS Heritage Edition: High Five

The Audi TT RS Heritage Edition has a standard 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine generating 394 horsepower and 354 lb-ft. of torque. Audi?s quattro AWD transfers all that twist to the ground via a slick seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, a potent combination that propels the TT RS from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 second...