Not way back, Doug DeMuro picked up the keys to an superior Audi RS2 and he has now had the chance to check it to the limited-edition RS6 RS Tribute Version.

Audi took off the covers to the RS Tribute Version in September and can produce simply 25 models for the U.S. market. It’s painted in the very same shade of Nogaro Blue featured by the RS2 and is an actual eye-catcher.

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As you’ll think about, there’s quite a bit separating the unique quick Audi wagon from the newest RS6. Most notable is the scale. Whereas the RS4 Avant is the one which must be thought-about a direct successor to the RS2 and never the RS6, it’s exhausting to not be shocked by the scale of the brand new automobile in comparison with the outdated one. The RS6 a full 17 inches longer than the RS2, and its 16.5-inch entrance brake discs are nearly as giant because the 17-inch wheels of the RS2.

The interiors of the 2 vehicles are additionally vastly totally different. Not solely is the cabin of the RS6 a lot bigger, however it’s also loaded with way more applied sciences and in addition has extra premium supplies.

Efficiency is one other key level of distinction between the 2. Powering the RS2 is a 2.2-liter inline-five with an enormous turbocharger that’s rated at 311 hp and 302 lb-ft (420 Nm) of torque. On the time of its launch, the RS2 was Audi’s quickest manufacturing mannequin, able to hitting 60 mph (96 km/h) in 4.8 seconds. By comparability, the RS6 has a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with 591 hp and 590 lb-ft and might hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.