Audi RS 2

Audi RS 2: which version to buy

The Audi RS 2 was sold in one generation (1993–1995) and one catalogue version: 2.2 MT. There is no second engine, no restyle as a separate generation, and no extra body besides Estate 5-door. If you are choosing “which RS 2 to buy,” the decision is not between trims in this dataset: it is whether 2.2 MT matches what you want from the numbers below.

The Audi RS 2 was sold in one generation (1993–1995) and one catalogue version: 2.2 MT. There is no second engine, no restyle as a separate generation, and no extra body besides Estate 5-door. If you are choosing “which RS 2 to buy,” the decision is not between trims in this dataset: it is whether 2.2 MT matches what you want from the numbers below. Power per litre, kilograms per horsepower, tank range from the given consumption figures, and payload from the two masses are all calculated from those figures only.

Audi RS 2 generations: what changed (and what did not)

1 generation (1993-01-01 to 1995-12-31) is the whole model. Body: Estate 5-door. Modifications in the data: 1, named 2.2 MT, on sale for the same window as the generation. There is no later generation in this catalogue to compare against, so generation-to-generation change is not measured here. The practical buy is the same car throughout: 2.2 MT, AWD, Manual with 6 gears, Gasoline 2226 cm³ Turbo.

Searches for later calendar years or other RS nameplates are a different model line. This page is only RS 2 as given.

Audi RS 2 specs: the only version named in the data

Version names are used exactly as in the database so they stay usable as anchors.

Further engine labels for 2.2 MT from the same record: 232 kW, peak power at 6500 rpm, peak torque at 3000 rpm, 4 valves per cylinder, Front, longitudinal, Distributed injection (multi-point), compression 9, bore × stroke 81 × 86.4, fuel grade 92.

Audi RS 2 engine: power per litre and what the extra output “buys”

With one version, “extra money” is not a second row in the table. What you can still compare is how hard 2.2 MT works its 2226 cm³ and its 1410 kg kerb mass.

• Power per litre: 315 ÷ (2226 / 1000) = 141.5 hp per litre.
• Torque per litre: 410 ÷ 2.226 = 184.2 Nm per litre.
• Kilograms per horsepower (kerb): 1410 ÷ 315 = 4.48 kg/hp.
• Kilowatts vs horsepower as listed: 232 kW and 315 hp are both given; they describe the same 2.2 MT, not two tunes.

That specific output (about 141.5 hp/L) is the whole reason 2.2 MT exists in this catalogue: a 5-cylinder Inline Gasoline Turbo in a wagon, not a second displacement option. There is no naturally aspirated twin in the data, so you cannot “buy less boost.” Boost is Turbo on the only row.

Rpm spread on 2.2 MT: torque is quoted at 3000 rpm, power at 6500 rpm — 3500 rpm apart. The Manual 6-speed pairing is the only gearbox; you are not choosing an automatic because none is listed.

Performance and economy (mpg-style figures as given)

Figures for 2.2 MT only:

• 0–100: 5.4 s
• Top speed: 262
• Fuel use, city: 14.5
• Fuel use, highway: 8.2
• Fuel use, mixed: 10.8
• CO2: not measured
• Eco class: not measured

Highway vs city on the same tank logic: 14.5 is 6.3 higher than 8.2 (14.5 − 8.2). Mixed 10.8 sits 2.6 above highway and 3.7 below city. If you treat the tank as 64 (see dimensions) and use mixed 10.8, 64 ÷ 10.8 × 100 = 592.6 units of distance per tank on mixed; on city 14.5 that is 441.4; on highway 8.2 that is 780.5. Those three ranges are arithmetic on the given tank and the three consumption numbers, not a fourth measured test.

0–100 of 5.4 with 4.48 kg/hp is the performance side of the same 2.2 MT you would be buying; there is no slower catalogue sibling to “save” against.

Audi RS 2 dimensions and weight: clearance, tank, wheels

For 2.2 MT:

• Kerb weight: 1410
• Gross weight: 1960
• Payload (gross − kerb): 1960 − 1410 = 550
• Ground clearance: 95
• Tank: 64
• Wheel sizes: not measured

95 clearance is the listed figure; it is not compared with another RS 2 because no other RS 2 mass or height is in the data. 550 payload is the useful load window of this Estate 5-door. Wheels are not measured — missing, not “no wheels.”

Chassis labels for the same version: front suspension Independent, spring; rear suspension Independent, spring; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear brakes Disc ventilated. Drive is AWD on 2.2 MT only.

Which version to choose

Choose 2.2 MT — it is the only named modification. Buying an Audi RS 2 in this catalogue means accepting this package as a block:

1. Engine: 2226 cm³ Gasoline, 5 Inline, Turbo, 315 hp / 232 kW at 6500 rpm, 410 Nm at 3000 rpm. 2. Drivetrain: Manual, 6 gears, AWD. Body: Estate 5-door. 3. Performance: 5.4 to 100, 262 top speed. 4. Mass: 1410 kerb, 1960 gross, 4.48 kg/hp, 550 payload. 5. Use: tank 64, mixed 10.8, city 14.5, highway 8.2; CO2 not measured; eco class not measured; wheels not measured.

There is no second generation to pick for “more space” or “less weight,” and no second engine to pick for “less fuel.” If 95 clearance, AWD, and 141.5 hp/L from 2.2 MT are what you want from an RS 2, this is the row. If you need a figure this page marks not measured, it is not available in the source data — it is not a hidden trim.

Reliability is not measured in these numbers. Problems as a field are not in the data. Specs above are the full measured set for 2.2 MT.