1996 when they came out. http://archive.hpiracing.com/?page=k...ritage/n-m.htm

hard to get parts but u can still find them on ebay and a few from tower. I bought about $100 on spare belts, for my rs4-2. If you are going to run it on the street,.... get spare belts, buy as many as u can.

I regret selling my 1st gen rs4, 4/5 years ago, it was in perfect condition [:@]