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MTM TT Bimoto: 393 km/h – 244mph Bi-Engine Audi TT Sets New Speed Record

Achieving a top speed of 393km/h – 244mph, MTM’s TT Bimoto set a new official record last week for the top speed on the test track in Papenburg. Equipped with two 1.8-litre turbocharged engines each producing 370Hp and a maximum torque of 475Nm, the €600.000 -$830.000 Audi TT based prototype was driven by the current champion of the Seat Supercopa 2006 Florian Gruber who is also currently driving in the Porsche Carrera Cup.

According to MTM, the Bimoto record ride was achieved in the second run of two trails, under windy conditions, partial rain and temperatures of around 20 degree Celsius – 60 Fahrenheit. MTM says that the trials are intended as pre-tests for runs in Nardo, Italy were the Bimoto TT is set to break the magic mark of 400 km/h (249mph) by the end of the month.

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Perm-destroyer: the 1000bhp TT

Anyone who thought the previous generation Audi TT was a bit, well, effeminate will need to swallow their male pride as one has just hit 245mph.
OK, so this particular TT has benefited from a couple of teeny-tiny revision by Audi tune-meisters MTM, including a second engine where the rear seats normally fit, six-point race harnesses and a whacking great air intake on the roof.
You might remember Jeremy test-driving it yonks ago on TGTV, but MTM have been working on the engines since then and getting closer to their eventual aim - a speed of 250mph.
The pair of tuned 1.8-litre turbo engines each gives 370bhp, helping the bimoto TT see off 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds. However, the MTM engineers reckon each of the engines could be uprated to 501bhp - giving a combined power output of, yes, 1002bhp.
Scary, especially given MTM's admission that the TT has a slight tendency to oversteer. Eep.
But forget handling: top speed is the TT's real goal and the team behind the car, which includes driver Florian Gruber who normally races in the Porsche Carrera Cup series, is still aiming for 400kph, or 250mph.
The twin-engined TT will try to set the 250mph marker at the Nardo track in Italy, which has a massive banked circuit ideal for this sort of high speed highjinks.
If the Bimoto TT takes your fancy, MTM says it's planning to build a limited run of 10 cars. No prices as yet, but given the TT's 600,000 Euro development costs we fear it won't be cheap.
At least you'll never be accused of driving a hairdresser's car.
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