Witness the world’s fastest AWD Audi S2

The stock Audi RS 3 set a record on the North Loop this summer, but it has since been beaten. Does it even matter? Compared to this insane S2, no all-wheel-drive Audi is faster on the drag strip.

Konstantin Dinev, from Bulgaria, managed to cover 402 meters in 7.47 seconds, accelerating to 303 km/h (188.3 mph) by the finish line. As jaw-dropping as the numbers may be, they shock more when you consider that they come from a 2.2-liter five-cylinder engine tuned to 1,350 metric horsepower at the wheel (1,331 hp / 993 kW).

Peek inside our gallery for another video filmed on the same day, featuring a 1,000-PS Volkswagen Lupo going up against a 1,200-PS BMW 3-Series. That race did not go well, though, because it started with a crash.