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AudiRS 2 Avant
Production1994–1995
Recorded originGermany
ClassSports car
Power315 hp
Built2,891 units
Production
2,891
confirmed units built
Background
The Audi RS 2 Avant is a high-performance version of the Audi 80 Avant estate car, manufactured from March 1994 to July 1995. Collaboratively designed as a joint venture between Audi and Porsche and based on Audi's B4/8C platform, it received the internal designation of P1. It featured the most powerful version of Audi's inline-five cylinder turbocharged engine. It represents Audi's first "RS" model, and the first of their high-performance Avants.
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Research notes
Audi's first-ever 'RS' (RennSport) model, based on the Audi 80 Avant (B4). Co-developed with Porsche, which reworked the engine and final-assembled the cars at Zuffenhausen. Widely credited with creating the 'super estate' segment.