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Say Hello to the APR TT RS

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#1 · (Edited)
I still can't get over how beautiful the TT RS is in real life. Everything about it screams amazing. The engine is no slouch either. Stock, it throws you back in your seat. With only our ECU upgrade, it brutally rips you back into your seat. Still, the pursuit for more power never ends and the 2.5 TFSI is the perfect platform for more. This vehicle has quickly moved to the top of my favorites list and when we're finished, everyone will want this engine.

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Stephen@APR said:
We took possession of the car on Saturday the 10th. The car was ordered in Suzuka Grey with all available options.

We began product work on the 2.5T last year and released software for the Rest of World (ROW) markets in October. We have already began to verify the software for US launch and expect this to happen soon.

This car is going to be part of a very special project that we are calling "Project Reunion". I cannot go into much detail yet but it will be a project that ties the 5cyl Turbo cars of yesteryear with todays modern 2.5 T 5 Cyl. We have been working on this project already for 8 months and cannot wait until the unveiling of both cars. I expect this to be sometime first of the year.

Needless to say it's a fantastic platform mated to a very proper engine. We already have fallen in love with it.

APR will be developing a full engine packages including our famous Stg 3 system. This includes intake, exhaust, software and Stg 3!

Stay tuned and as always... Go APR!

Stay tuned for the exciting updates along the way.
 
#4 ·
I still can't get over how beautiful the TT RS is in real life. Everything about it screams amazing. The engine is no slouch either. Stock, it throws you back in your seat. With only our ECU upgrade, it brutally rips you back into your seat. Still, the pursuit for more power never ends and the 2.5 TFSI is the perfect platform for more. This vehicle has quickly moved to the top of my favorites list and when we're finished, everyone will want this engine.
Nice! Thanks for the update. Can you confirm if there are actually any engine differences in the US-spec CEPB engines that result in more power potential over the original European CEPA models, and what those physical differences are?
 
#11 ·
Aside from the encryption, I wonder if the RS ECU has the same memory limitation as the TTS.
 
#14 ·
/thread jack+

Honestly, I would much rather say "Hello!" to the APR TT stage 1 tune for 2011 and newer TT 2.0TFSI's.

Come on APR. What fraction of TT buyers are TT RS buyers again? I know you're working on it, and I suspect you did the TTRS for the publicity bump, but get the lead out. Bring that stage 1 on the 2.0TFSI already!

/thread jack-
 
#15 ·
Thank you for the input. Next time I'll ask Audi to not deliver our new vehicle till software is ready for all other vehicles. If that's not possible, I'll make sure not to share any photos, even if the vehicle happens to be older (in the ROW) than the new encrypted ECU's in the US.
 
#21 ·
I, too, know that you're working on it.
Is the issue the new ECU, and the encription that it has to prevent tuning? At least tell us how far along you are, as in "The new ECU encription has been successfully cracked and now we're working on the actual tuning itself". That's what I want to hear, thruth be told. After all, isn't this the same ECU as is used on the 2011 GTI?

I'm very enthusiastic about what you folks do, but I'm also a very impatient person when it comes to things I'm enthusiastic about. At least you know you have me as a customer when it does become available, right?

GO APR! :thumbup::):thumbup:
 
#23 ·
Stage III 600+ hp with flat torque line would be nice to see.

* new bigger Manifold turbo housing.
* bigger K24 instead of K16.
* 4" downpipe into 2x2.5" follow-up.
* Dual 100 cell race cat's.
 
#35 · (Edited)
Big thanks to Arin and the crew at APR. I was down for my 8th year in a row at H2Oi and this time I had the new beast out down there.

Arin met me on Friday and offered to let me park the beast at the APR tent which = Awesome. Lots of looks and compliments plus 1st place in my class (the one and only in my class lol)

Let me say after a few chats with the crew the things they have planned are going to be phenomenal no doubt about it. I know it will be well worth the wait to see some of the outstanding products coming from these guys in the near future.


Stage 1 ECU with my name on it!!!! I can not wait..

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#38 ·
I should've entered my car...would've given you a run for your money :p

Congrats on the win! I saw you driving by our condo a few times and tried yelling to you, but most of the time you were going too fast :)
 
#39 · (Edited)
Yep, I brought my car down as well. It was a lot of fun just cruising Intercoastal Hwy. Received a lot of neck snaps, stares, and thumbs up. I saw a couple of folks taking pictures of my car, but I didn't see any get posted on the vortex site. I didn't enter my car in the show, so on Sunday, I parked out in BFE in the far corner of the school parking lot. No way I was parking in the "mud pit". Lots of horror stories about that. All in all, I had a blast hanging out with existing friends and new friends who all have a passion for cars.

Edit: Looking through some of the posted pictures, looks like someone brought down a Suzuka Gray w/Titanium Package. Couldn't quite make it out, but looked like MA tags. And now looking at above post, looks like it was bsmack!


Had I known APR was divulging state secrets, I would've spent more time at their tent!

I'm also anxiously awaiting the ECU upgrade and will be in line right in line behind you. Heck, I'm anxiously awaiting the full Stage 3 kit. It might be worth a road trip to Road Atlanta to "hear" what's in store. :D
 
#41 ·
Can you post the pics you've found of my car? I've been digging through the forum and have only found a couple.
 
#49 ·
I saw it both Friday and Saturday... Unfortunately they didn't have the key around Friday when I stopped by and Saturday they were swamped. The guy i talked to on Friday said it had an exhaust and the ECU tuned. He told me the power figures, but I am not too sure I believe his quoted awhp and tq numbers. If he wasn't kidding me then the RS owners are in for a serious treat.


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#51 ·
I saw it both Friday and Saturday... Unfortunately they didn't have the key around Friday when I stopped by and Saturday they were swamped. The guy i talked to on Friday said it had an exhaust and the ECU tuned. He told me the power figures, but I am not too sure I believe his quoted awhp and tq numbers. If he wasn't kidding me then the RS owners are in for a serious treat.

So what were the figures quoted then?

If anyone wants an idea, check out the Aussie site.
Goapr.com.au, then look for the ttrs ecu tuning.
 
#53 ·
So you're basically saying that flywheel torque is around 500ftlbs? Seriously?

And what about the encryption/security built into this ECU? Cracked?