The original Audi RS remains a game-changing legend. Which would explain why it's so sought after...
Obviously Porsche tweaked the Audi 80's suspension for the RS2. The ride height was dropped by 40mm, and the damping was firmed up. In period it felt hard, but hard suspension is something we've all grown accustomed to over the years and the 2's firmness is nothing compared to the small-change-rattling rigidity of the B5 RS4. If you're a child of the modern age and you're driving an RS2 for the first time you might well be pleasantly surprised.
Some care was needed on tyre selection as replacing the original 245/40 ZR17 Dunlops with newer ones bearing the same fitment numbers would often result in rubbing on turns because, a bit like clothing sizes, tyre sizes have altered over the years. Tyres that said they were 245/40s turned out to be not the same size as those Dunlop 245/40s. The best/only solution was to stretch 235 or even 225 tyres over the wheels.
To nobody's particular surprise window regulators fail. The bespoke door mirrors have become very hard to find but a couple of years ago an owner was offering 3D-printed substitutes on the rs246.com site. Try not to let anyone drive into the back of your RS2 as replacement bumpers are very stupid money.
The air-con worked well. Many of the black plastic interior trim pieces were RS2-specific and, along with the gear knob, became hard to source.Back in the mid-1990s the RS2 was a low-profile exotic with a suitably exotic price. At nearly £46k it was 25-35 per cent more expensive than the nearest equivalents from BMW or Mercedes . Today, you could walk straight past an RS2 in a Bradford back street without even noticing it.
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