Fast wagons are nothing new in Europe. In fact, the new Audi RS6 has already raced every rival under the sun, from the BMW M5 to the Lamborghini Urus. We know it's relatively fast, but putting it up against the RS2 reveals just how far quattro tech has come.
For some strange reason, the Petersen Automotive Museum is doing drag races now. About a week ago, they did one between the 2005 Ford GT and a 1967 Ford GT40 Mk III, with a guest driver involved. Doug DeMuro is back, this time bringing along his prized RS2 Avant.
It's quite surprising to see this old wagon in the hands of an American collector/YouTuber. Not only were they not offered, but Audi only made about 2,900 of these RS2 models, so they're not as famous as the RS6. Regardless, this is now a 27-year-old car, which means DeMuro is free to own one.
Even if you know nothing of old Audis, it's pretty obvious that a performance car from that era can't win such a drag race. Under the hood is a 2.2-liter five-cylinder, which Porsche helped turbocharge to produce 311 hp (315 PS) and 302 lb-ft (410 Nm) of torque. So it's basically like a Civic Type R with a bit of quattro.
Meanwhile, the RS6 is a monster. It's got a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with 591 hp (600 PS) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. Not only that, but launch control makes it deadly in a fight. The black paint is a little boring, but Audi did make a special edition featuring the same Nogaro Blue as seen on the RS2.
So what exactly happens? Well, being an old car with a manual gearbox, the RS2 doesn't launch well. With nearly twice the power, the new model creates a Grand Canyon-sized gap.
Since the 1994 model was off by almost two seconds over a quarter-mile, we weren't completely happy with the outcome of the race. So we dug up a few other relevant RS2 videos. Everybody loves the E30 M3, right? Or how about a race against all the R8 and RS3?
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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