The next generation Audi TT is already straining in the starting blocks but the Ingolstadt auto maker has decided to make just one more special version of its predecessor, one with 360 horsepower capable of a top speed of 280 kilometres an hour, open or closed.
Wiki tells us that ‘hyperbole’ is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally. But the Audi R8 Hyper Black Edition by Anderson Germany must be taken, if not literally, at least seriously.
It cannot be said that the 4.2 litre V8 TDI sitting on the shelves at Audi or Volkswagen is an underpowered engine. But MTM have turned in into a motorization monster with titanic torque and they have also released the A8 from its ‘V-Max’ top speed limitation.
In Geneva Audi will be showing the long-awaited successor to its high-performance estate model, the RS4 Avant. Now with 450 V8 horsepower and a wealth of technical highlights, family outings promise to be rather exciting… and quite expensive.