The Audi Wagon That Could Keep Pace With a Ferrari

Audi’s high-performance wagons trace a lineage from the earliest RS models that blended practicality with supercar pace. The 1994 RS2 was hand-built by Porsche and used a 315-hp 2.2-liter five-cylinder turbo, capable of 60 mph in about 5.4 seconds and famously outrunning a McLaren F1 to 30 mph. The subsequent RS4 wagon delivered a 375-hp twin-turbo 2.7-liter V6 built by Cosworth Technology, extending the performance wagon formula. Today, the RS6 Avant uses a twin-turbo V8, but production is ending this year as electrified successors loom. Audi Sport GmbH’s fast, practical wagons remain in high demand.