Audi RS2 (1995)

The Audi RS2 was a limited run, high-performance estate car produced for just over a year between March ’94 and July ’95 at the tail end of the Audi 80 production run. Following on from the S2, the RS2 leaned heavily on Porsche’s knowledge and parts bin to create a very special car and the start point for what would become a core part of Audi’s business.

The lesser S2 had served well with the inline 5 cylinder providing a healthy 230bhp and 258lb ft of torque. The RS2 introduced a 30% larger KKK turbocharger, hotter camshafts, a revised inlet manifold and larger exhaust, bumping the power up quite considerably to 315bhp from just 2226cc. A 964 Turbo of the same time produced only 5bhp more from a 3.3 litre engine.

All over the car the Porsche influence is obvious, most noticeably the 17” Carrera Cup wheels, the Porsche-branded callipers behind them. The teardrop wingmirrors are lifted straight from the Porsche model range along with a wealth of other parts, sidelights straight from a 911 Carrera 4.