In a road test conducted in 1995, British car magazine Autocar timed the RS2 from 0 to 30 mph (48 km/h) at just 1.5 seconds, which they confirmed was faster than both the McLaren F1 road car, and also Jacques Villeneuve's Formula One car of that time.
V cestnom teste vykonanom v roku 1995, britský automobilový magazín Autocar nameral zrýchlenie z 0 na 48 km/h za 1,5 sekundy, čo potvrdilo, že bol rýchlejší ako McLaren F1 a tiež monopost Formuly 1 Jacquesa Villeneuva v tej dobe.