In the early 1990s, Volkswagen Group set a corporate objective to design and produce a passenger car that met ambitious fuel-efficiency targets through the application of lightweight construction and advanced aerodynamics.
What: Audi RS2 Limousine PrototypeEra: Audi postwar era (early RS development)Model Family: 80 / RS2Market / Zone(s): Internal development (Germany)Year Produced: June 1994Registration...
Within this haze, an unusual model quietly surfaced in the early 1990s—the Audi 100 RS4. Despite sharing its badge with the later and far better-known B5-generation RS 4 Avant, this prototype was entirely different.
The Audi Avus quattro arrived just weeks after the unveiling of the quattro Spyder, forming part of a deliberate one-two statement by Audi leadership under Ferdinand Piëch.
During this period, the car appeared in a distinctly different configuration—finished in a dark green metallic tone and photographed extensively, most notably in desert environments.
The quattro Spyder emerged at a pivotal moment for Audi as it explored lightweight construction and brand repositioning beyond sedans and touring cars.
Built at the insistence of Ferdinand Piëch as a fully functional, road-approved family car for his wife Ursula Piëch, it remains one of the most unusual and storied vehicles ever produced by the brand.