Audi RS 2 Avant (Unknown)

Limited edition

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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Specification

Engine: 2.2L turbocharged inline-5, 20-valve (Audi/Porsche co-developed)
Power: 315 hp
Weight: 1,595 kg
Dimensions: 4,510 × 1,695 × 1,386 mm

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.

Sources

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