'RS Blue'
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wanted to share something special… This one’s a real cult-car. In 1993 this estate was blasting better figures than McLaren F1 supercar and Formula
One's in 0-50km/h (1,5s), quite obvious when comparing RWD and 4WD, but
this crazy wagon was also fully compatible with similar age Porsche 996 and Chevrolet Corvette in 0-100km/h acceleration as well and this all
was happening in 1994! BOW!
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| Harmless family wagon with a room for the whole family and safe in all weather conditions. Source: stanceworks.com |
Why? What happened inside the Wolfsburg’s super rational towers? Well,
Audi wasn’t that fancy and desired brand back in the days and marketing department was
considering different options to boost the undermined image; quality was great,
technics up to date, but design couldn’t keep up and cars were boring.
Audi decided to take the shortcut to the hearts of the car fanatics and started
to develop a wolf car. Audi had a great engine from its B-class rally monster UrQuattro and luckily there was a capacity for small-scale production in
neighborhood as Mercedes was just about to finish producing E500/E60 AMG series with Porsche. Again, with merging two skilled
German engineering faculties something ultimate was created.
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| Something borrowed and something RS blue: Porsche turn signals, fog lights, mirrors and rims. Source: 4starclassics.com |
Audi already had a S2 model on their fleet that shared the same 20 valve, in-line 5,
Turbo unit, but Porsche took over to
spice things up: larger turbocharger was added with bigger intercooler, newly
designed cams, high-flow fuel injectors and exhaust. I guess the reason of
using estate platform game from the marketing, but this hybrid was so ahead of
its time that it totally leaves all todays’ odd marriages of supercars and practicality
(e.g. Panamera and X6) standing. When engine was redesigned
Porsche didn’t stop, but the maestros also tweaked chassis and exterior by adding pieces straight from their
own cars! This all resulted a new genre of RennSport
(race sport) models on the top of the already cool S models.
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| Yes, the engine is located in the really front of the car. Source: vask.org |
RS2 is capable of very respectable 4,8s in
0-100km/h and accelerates until the top speed of 265km/h, which was more than
the agreement of limiting the top speed in to 250km/h between German manufactures.
Of course Porsche didn’t agree on top speed limiting policies and RS2 was
considered almost as a Porsche… 315hp and 410Nm will keep the all four wheels
spinning in lower gears, but when on the grip car certainly has enough pace to
keep most modern cars (e.g. WRX STI and EVO) at bay. One has to admit that nature
is more like an Autobahn shuttle than track day weapon, but still unbeatable in
many cases in straight line. Its not only the massive performance that makes RS2
so special, it has some contemporary touches like carbon fiber dash trim, air
condition, ABS and power steering and of course those special Porsche features
that celebrate the roots of the car. Yes, it is a very, very cool car!
In details:
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| Source: evo.co.uk |
In-line 5, 2226cc, 20-valve, Bosch fuel injection (ADU)
compression ratio 9.00:1
KKK “K24” turbo
Heavy-duty
intercooler
Porsche
fuel injectors, fuel pump and pressure regulator
Porsche
designed camshafts
Free flow intake and
exhaust
‘Powered by Porsche’
written in engine cover
Numbers
315hp/6500rpm
410Nm/3000rpm
315hp/6500rpm
410Nm/3000rpm
141hp/liter
Top speed: 265km/h
Top speed: 265km/h
0-100km/h: 4,8s
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| Source: tots-parts.com |
0-400m: 13,6s
1595kg
1595kg
Power to weight 0,2
hp/kg
197,49hp/tonne
197,49hp/tonne
Transmission
6 speed manual, 4WD
6 speed manual, 4WD
Torsen differential
with electro-mechanical diff lock
Chassis
Chassis
Multilink, lower
wishbones, coil-springs, anti-roll bar (f)
Double wishbones,
anti-roll bar (r)
Suspension closely
related to Porsche 911 Turbo!
Porsche ‘968
Club Sport’ Ventilated disks (304/299mm)
with 4 pot calibers in red with Porsche text (Brembo)
Porsche
‘Cup’ alloys 7x17” with Dunlop 245/40ZR17
tires
Exterior
Special front, rear bumpers and side skirts
Exterior
Special front, rear bumpers and side skirts
Porsche ‘993’ turn
signals and fog lights
Porsche ‘964 Turbo’
mirrors
Porsche style
horizontal bar connecting taillights
RS2 emblems in rear tailgate and front grille with a magical word
‘Porsche’
Interior
Three spoke leather
steering wheel
Recaro
sport bucket seats
Full leather or
leather/suede interior trim (black-blue, black-yellow, black-grey and black-red)
Carbon or wood trims
White dials (up to >
300km/h and 7000rpm)
Three white extra
gauges
Other
Only 2891 RS2’s were built
Other
Only 2891 RS2’s were built
180 with right hand
drive
Audi built a handful
of RS2 sedans, but only the Avant was officially offered for sale
Optional 304mm
ventilated disk also in rear and holder for 4 C-casettes!
Color options: Amethyst
Grey - Pearl Effect; Z4V (B2), Blue Pearl Effect Paint; Z5T (Y3),
Brilliant Blue; Y5K (E), Brilliant Black; Y9B (A2), Indigo Pearl-Effect (Blue); Z5U (C2),
Laser Red; Y3H (H1), Pearl Effect White Metallic ; OA9 (C9), Polar Silver Metallic; M7Y (D1), Ragusa-Metallic (Dark Green); Y6P (Y7), RS Blue Pearl Effect; Z5M (M), Ruby Red Pearl Effect; Z3N (X6), Emerald Pearl-Effect; Z6U (M6) & Volcano Black - Pearl Effect; Z9U (W9)
Wheels painted in AUDI-SILVER
(Z7P)Brilliant Blue; Y5K (E), Brilliant Black; Y9B (A2), Indigo Pearl-Effect (Blue); Z5U (C2),
Laser Red; Y3H (H1), Pearl Effect White Metallic ; OA9 (C9), Polar Silver Metallic; M7Y (D1), Ragusa-Metallic (Dark Green); Y6P (Y7), RS Blue Pearl Effect; Z5M (M), Ruby Red Pearl Effect; Z3N (X6), Emerald Pearl-Effect; Z6U (M6) & Volcano Black - Pearl Effect; Z9U (W9)
