Bright yellow and modest
The Audi S2 was given the task of succeeding the original Audi Quattro, but its understated appearance was not a good starting point for that. In terms of appearance, the car did not match the original Quattro, which was quite characteristic with its rectilinear extension. This original Dutch S2 tries to make up for that with its bright yellow paint.
The Audi S2 is a rarity. Today, but always has been. For most of its life it was only built as a coupé, although Audi later opted to also subject the Audi 80 sedan and station to the S treatment. In the end, the brand built over 7,000 coupés, just over 1,800 station wagons and just 306 sedans – according to the estimate of an Austrian enthusiast site. The coupé was built from 1991 to 1995 and here we are dealing with a copy from the last year of construction. That means it is equipped with 230 instead of 220 hp and a six-speed manual gearbox. In the early years, the S2 was supplied with a five-speed gearbox that sent power to all four wheels. Of course, nothing changed with the arrival of the six-speed gearbox. Those powers came – of course – from a five-cylinder with turbo, with which the car could certainly stand in the shadow of the Quattro in terms of drive technology.
The S2 in the photos is sleek in its (possibly non-original) bright yellow paint, although it has had bad luck in its life. There is a dent all over the right flank and his too modern wheels look out of place – thinks the undersigned. The current owner of the car will think otherwise, because there is a good chance that he chose the wheels himself. The S2 has been with its current and third owner since 2005.
The first Audi with an S
The model was the first Audi to carry the S-name that is still applied. Before the first RS debuted (the RS2), the Audi Coupé was the first S: the S2. Audi did not use the new naming strategy as a reason for exuberance, so only a connoisseur could distinguish a regular Coupé from an S2. The S2 was fitted with the nose of the facelift Audi 80 (B4) before that model itself received its facelift, wore two badges, the same number of exhausts, and had somewhat larger brakes. The spoiler was also on significantly less fast versions, so it did not reveal anything. The slightly deeper front spoiler does, albeit in a minimal way. In that respect, times with cars like the current Audi RS6 have changed quite a bit.
The car may not be very distinctive from the less sporty variants; for AutoWeek forum user JFR the difference is obvious enough. He spotted the yellow copy and uploaded the photos in the ‘What did you see today’ forum topic for us to enjoy too. JFR, thanks!
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