Audi TT a 'show car', Audi has not ruled out the possibility of small-scale production. With its world debut at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, and developed by Audi's high-performance subsidiary quattro GmbH at Neckarsulm, Germany, Audi released the first ever compact sports car Audi "RS" variant – the , which was available from 2009 in Coupé and Roadster variants. The TT RS featured an all-new 2.5-litre Inline-5 turbocharged petrol engine. This new engine produces a DIN-rated power output of from 5,400 to 6,700 rpm, and torque of at 1,600–5,300 rpm. Ever since the original Audi "RS" model – the Audi RS2
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