The 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant would be the automaker’s latest and largest effectivity wagon, nevertheless now there’s a chance to non-public its ancestor. A 1994 Audi RS 2 Avant—the automaker’s first RS model—is up for grabs on Bring a Trailer.

By deciding on the Audi 80 Avant wagon as its place to start, Audi’s Quattro effectivity division (now Audi Sport) took an uneven technique in opposition to rivals BMW M and Mercedes-Benz AMG. Audi quoted 0-62 mph in 5.4 seconds, with a main tempo of 163 mph—unbelievable figures for any non-supercar in 1994, to not point out a wagon.

That tempo was enabled by a 315-hp turbocharged 2.2-liter inline-5, mated to a 6-speed handbook transmission and all-wheel drive.

Audi contracted with Porsche for development, and the RS 2 Avant was constructed at Porsche’s Zuffenhausen, Germany, manufacturing facility. The wagon even rolled on 17-inch Cup wheels, very similar to what to procure on a Porsche 964 Turbo or 968 Clubsport on the time, primarily based on the itemizing. Porsche did associated contract work for the Mercedes-Benz 500 E, which launched quite a few years sooner than the RS 2 Avant.

Roughly 2,891 RS 2 Avants had been constructed over a 16-month manufacturing run spanning 1994 and 1995. Accomplished in silver with black leather-based upholstery, this automotive was imported to the U.S. in 2019, and has modified arms as quickly as since then. It presently reveals 86,000 miles on the odometer, primarily based on the itemizing.

On the time of publication, the extreme bid for this wagon was $75,000, with six days to go throughout the public sale. At this degree, it’s significantly of a discount compared with a model new RS 6 Avant, which has a $110,045 base worth (along with trip spot). You presumably cannot get a handbook transmission throughout the RS 6 Avant, each.