Studebaker made almost 5,000 Avantis between Summer of 1962 and the end of 1963, but only nine of those were R3s. They carry 1963 and 1964 model years and were capable of getting from 0-60 in 6.4 ...

but come 1963, Studebaker offered the Avanti as a supercharged model too, with a Paxton blower taking the output up to 280 horsepower. According to Hemmings, Only 1,552 Avanti R2 versions were ...