2018 Audi TT RS Does 7:48 Nurburgring Lap with Oversteer Surprise

The answer is a bit more complex than circuit number, but we'll start with the Green Hell time anyway. The 400 hp go-fast tool managed to get round the infamous German circuit in 7:48.

First of all, the said Ring time was achieved during a Sport Auto test and while the German magazine is an authority in terms of such stopwatch numbers, the result obviously sits behind what could be achieved by a works driver.

Secondly, there's the behavior of the sportscar. As you could expect, the TT RS does show signs of understeer. Nevertheless, there's also an unexpected side of the machine's handling, with the Audi experiencing hefty oversteer under braking (this could signal a certain brake bias issue with the particular example used in the test, though).

Of course, one can't talk about such a Ring lap time without dropping a few comparisons. And, to be as accurate as possible, we'll start by mentioning other Sport Auto results. For one thing, the TT RS won't infuriate Porsche lovers, since the Audi sits behind the 718 Cayman S, which delivered a lap time of 7:46.7.

As for the BMW M2, which is admittedly on its way to receiving a facelift, the Bavarian athlete needed 8:02 to lap the Nordschleife last year.

We can't help but also mention lap times that don't come from the said publication. For instance, we're talking about the 7:48 lap time the 997.1 Porsche 911 GT3 RS set back in the day.

We'll also mention that, when manhandled by a factory driver, the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S covered the Green Hell task in 7:47.19. Shots fired? Not really, since the FWD hot hatch was manhandled by a factory driver when delivering the said chronograph performance.