Comparison tests Sport Auto - Audi TT RS S-tronic vs Nissan 370Z Nismo vs Porsche Cayman S PDK

[DeDe]

Very hot conditions: 32 Degrees C air- and 51 Degrees C tracktemperature.

3rd place: Nissan 370Z Nismo (46/60 points, 76,7%)
Best power-to-price ratio, but the Z couldn't catch up with its competitors: slowest at straightline, slowest on the track. Massive bodyroll, understeer.

• Weight: 1563 kg
• 0-100 km/h: 5,8 s
• 0-200 km/h: 21,8 s
• Flexibility (80-120 km/h) in 5th gear: 7,5 s
• 18 m slalom: 68,0 km/h
• Hockenheimring Short: 1:17,6 min
• Braking (100-0 km/h), warm: 36,9 m (-1,07 g)

2nd place: Porsche Cayman S PDK (50/60 points, 83,3%)
Emotional sound, direct throttle-reactions, precise steering, tricky, but fun at the limit. Thanks to Torque Vectoring the traction is very good, PDK shifts up at redline and shifts back at kickdown automatically even in M-mode.

• Weight: 1412 kg
• 0-100 km/h: 4,9 s
• 0-200 km/h: 17,9 s
• Flexibility (80-120 km/h) in 5th gear: 6,8 s
• 18 m slalom: 71,5 km/h
• Hockenheimring Short: 1:13,6 min
• Braking (100-0 km/h), warm: 34,3 m (-1,15 g)

1st place: Audi TT RS S-tronic (54/60 points, 90,0%)
TT RS should thank its win also for Dunlop. With the enormous traction of its sport-tyres the Audi brakes best and does the slalom with the fastest average speed as well. With AWD and perfect Launch Control it's the fastest at acceleration and with its turbo-torque it pulls best in-gears.

• Weight: 1503 kg
• 0-100 km/h: 4,4 s
• 0-200 km/h: 16,5 s
• Flexibility (80-120 km/h) in 5th gear: 5,8 s
• 18 m slalom: 72,0 km/h
• Hockenheimring Short: 1:13,7 min
• Braking (100-0 km/h), warm: 33,3 m (-1,18 g)

Scans: here.

 

[Deckhook]

My lord, the soon to be retired TT beating the latest Cayman S. One can only imagine how brilliant the next TT will be.

 

[Zafiro]

Gayman S for me. Best design, most entertaining drive.