Modified 194mph Audi TT RS

by Vijay Pattni

It’s hair-straighteners at dawn – a tuner has modified an Audi TT to produce more power than the new drop-top Ferrari California.

Avus Performance has taken Audi’s hottest new firecracker – the 340bhp Audi TT RS – and tuned it to produce a whopping 460bhp and 472lb/ft of pulling power.

That’s 10bhp more than the sexy Ferrari California and just 20bhp off the Nissan GT-R’s power output.

Gallery: click below for the Avus Audi TT - and see if it fits in with the WAGs cars

Avus claims a 0-60mph time of 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 194mph, making this officially the world’s fastest 2.5-litre lip-gloss holder.

And it’s only 4mph slower than the V10-powered £100,000 Audi R8 supercar.

The transformation from TT RS into Ferrari-basher comes courtesy of an ECU upgrade, a modified turbo and a specially made exhaust system.

Probably conscious of the Audi TT’s somewhat ‘feminine’ market, Avus has helpfully kitted the 460bhp beast with a range of body styling parts to leave passers by in doubt as to the driver’s sexuality.

You get a matt black paint job – which, frankly, looks superb – adjustable coilover suspension which lowers the car, and 20-inch gloss black Sportec Mono wheels.

Prices for the paint job, wheels and suspension come to £9k, while the ECU upgrade price is on request.

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Video: an Audi TT quicker than this? A Ferrari California?