Audi
RS2 Avant

Why it matters

The RS2 Avant was the first Audi to carry the RS name, built with Porsche to give Audi an answer to the BMW M3. It was billed as the world's fastest estate and the first Audi to pass 250 km/h.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Audi RS2 Avant (Wikimedia Commons: Audi RS2 Avant)
  Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Audi RS2 Avant (Wikimedia Commons: Audi RS2 Avant)
  Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Audi RS2 Avant (Wikimedia Commons: Audi RS2 Avant)
  Photo: Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, Germany · CC BY 2.0
• Audi RS2 Avant (Wikimedia Commons: Audi RS2 Avant)
  Photo: Clemens Vasters from Viersen, Germany, Germany · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Audi wanted a car to boost its image and approached Porsche, which was seeking external development work. The base was the facelifted B4 Audi 80 Avant, with painted body parts supplied by Audi and the rest handled at Porsche's Rossle building in Zuffenhausen, on the line that had built the Mercedes-Benz 500 E.

Porsche fitted a larger KKK turbocharger to the 2.2-litre five, with new cams, exhaust, control unit, injectors and intercooler, plus a six-speed manual gearbox. Production ran about 17 months from March 1994 to July 1995. It was never sold in the US.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Porsche-sourced parts include 17-inch Cup-style alloy wheels, new mirror housings, red high-performance brakes, Porsche lettering in the RS logo, unique bumpers, dials and door openers. The grille badge combines a blue 'R', chrome 'S2' and a Porsche underline bar, and the plenum cover is marked 'Powered by PORSCHE'.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   A day with the record-breaking Audi Avant Level A Porsche Newsroom · 2021-12-07

   • relatively low production number of 2,891 units
   • 2.2-litre straight five-cylinder engine
   • 315 PS
   • maximum torque of 410 Nm
   • all-wheel drive
   • the vehicle top speed is 262 km/h
   • sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h in 5.4 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Porsche Newsroom – A day with the record-breaking Audi Avant Level A

   • 2891 Total RS2 Avant production ("2,891 units")

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   Audi RS2 PH Used Buying Guide Level B PistonHeads · 2022-04-03

   • boosted-up KKK24 turbocharger
   • six-speed manual gearbox

   Accessed 2026-11-12