Audi RS 2 Avant
| Audi RS2 Avant (8C) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Audi AG |
| Production | March 1994–July 1995 |
| Assembly | Zuffenhausen,Germany (Porsche) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Entry-level luxury car |
| Body style | 5-door estate/wagon |
| Layout |
longitudinal front engine, quattro permanent four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group B4 platform |
| Related | Audi 80 (B4) Avant |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.2 L 5-cylinder 20v turbo |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,611 mm (102.8 in) |
| Length | 4,580 mm (180.3 in) |
| Width | 1,694 mm (66.7 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Audi RS4 |
The Audi RS2 Avant, usually known as Audi 80 RS2, was a limited edition, high-performance Audi five-door, five-seat estate car (station wagon), manufactured from March 1994 to July 1995. Collaboratively designed as a joint venture between Audi AG and Porsche and built on Audi's 80 Avant, designated internally as P1 (instead of B4/8C that it was based on). It was Audi's first "RS" vehicle, and the first of their high-performance Avants (Audi's name for an estate car or station wagon); it used the most powerful and most thoroughly developed version of Audi's inline-five cylinder turbocharged internal combustion engine.
Although it was not widely exported outside of Europe, except for a few to Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil and New Zealand, the RS2 has amassed an impressive cult following worldwide, and it is often regarded as being the vehicle that finally firmly established Audi as a producer of practical high-performance vehicles: its estate body, seating for five persons, and Audi's 'trademark' quattro permanent four-wheel-drive system as standard made it usable as a comfortable daily driver, even in poor weather conditions.
The "RS" initials stand for RennSport (from German, literally translated as "racing sport"), and is Audi's highest performance 'top-tier' trim level, positioned distinctly above the "S" ("Sport") specification level of Audi's regular model range. RS cars are usually produced in limited numbers over a limited time scale, and pioneer some of Audi's latest and most advanced technology and engineering prowess; therefore, "RS" cars could be described as halo cars. Whilst RS cars generally command a much higher purchase price, compared with their 'lesser' brethren, they also retain very high residual values too.
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