To regular gearheads, a two-door coupe boasting 340 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and a 0 to 60 mph sprint of less than 5 seconds is quite impressive. Such isn’t the case if you’re an engineer at ABT-Sportsline.

Leave it to the craftspeople in Kempton, Germany to create a meaner, more potent Audi TT-RS that provides over 500-force fed German ponies (501 to be exact) via a new ABT Power S kit. Though what exact parts make up the kit are a mystery (same can be said of the revised torque figures), ABT engineers claim their beefed-up machine can hit 62 mph in 4.0 seconds flat before maxing out at 181 mph.

Too fast for you? Not to fret: ABT makes a more civilized packaged called ABT Power which ups power to 420 horsepower. Top speed, as a result, is a “mere” 175 mph, while the all-out sprint to 62 mph takes an estimated 4.3 seconds.

So far, ABT’s TT-RS coupe can be had with minimal aesthetic upgrades like the pictured 20-inch BR and CR wheels. There’s also a 19-inch CR Superlight setup that buyers can option, too.

Pricing hasn’t been announced, but we’re sure it’s not cheap. Now, if we could only get our mitts on a TT-RS this side of the Atlantic…

Source: ABT-Sportsline

Have a close look at the graphic above. Can you tell which Bentley Continental GT is powered by a massive engine with an output of over 550 horsepower, sprints to 60 in under 4.7 seconds, and has a top speed of 198 mph? Keep reading for the answer.

Answer: both. (Did we fool you?) The silver model on the right is the just-introduced 2011 Continental GT, while the nearly identical red Conti coupe is the outgoing model. In today’s First Look at the 2011 model, we learned that the revised model shares no body panels with its predecessor. Rather, in the vein of icons like the Porsche 911 and the Land Rover Defender, Bentley reshaped the Continental without restyling it heavily.

The evolutionary styling updates are most visible in the headlight and taillight designs, and the Continental remains an overall clean and luxurious package. Yes, we’ve seen a similar, yet bolder, headlight treatment in Bentley’s latest sedan, the 2011 Mulsanne, but is the Continental’s shape iconic enough to warrant such preservation? Bentley will take steps to differentiate what’s under the hood between generations of Continental GTs when a 4.0-liter V-8 debuts, possibly this coming spring, but we can likely expect that it won’t be down on power over the W-12.

Could Bentley have taken a new and different approach with its luxury coupe, which will likely spawn a revised convertible as well? Or is Bentley’s evolutionary approach the right method to restyle a proven crowd-pleaser?

Today’s Snap Judgment:

Is the restyled 2011 Continental GT too subtle?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below.