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Written by Tom Harrison
The littlest Audi is bigger than ever. And it"s angry. Very angry. We"re told those three slits above the colossal grille are a homage to the "84 Sport Quattro a car with which the A1 shares literally nothing save for the four-rings on its nose. Maybe that"s what it"s angry aboutcynical marketing. Anyway, the reason for this bigness is the new platform the same MQB A0" item that underpins the Seat Ibiza, Arona and Volkswagen Polo. The new A1 is about as tall as the car it replaces, but almost six centimetres longer and three wider. The wheelbase is a whopping nine centimetres longer, giving many litres of boot (335) and some millimetres of rear-legroom. We"ve sat in the back, and can confirm that unless you"re abnormally long-legged, you will fit. Naturally engines are shared too. From launch there are three all petrol, and none paired with Quattro AWD. For now, anyway. The least powerful is of three-cylinders and 1.0-litres, and will be available with either 94 or 114bhp (the latter will probably be the most popular engine in the UK). In line with Audi"s bewildering naming strategy basically, the bigger the number, the more you want it these will be badged 25 and 30 TFSI.
Date written: 18 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12253
The littlest Audi is bigger than ever. And it"s angry. Very angry. We"re told those three slits above the colossal grille are a homage to the "84 Sport Quattro a car with which the A1 shares literally nothing save for the four-rings on its nose. Maybe that"s what it"s angry aboutcynical marketing. Anyway, the reason for this bigness is the new platform the same MQB A0" item that underpins the Seat Ibiza, Arona and Volkswagen Polo. The new A1 is about as tall as the car it replaces, but almost six centimetres longer and three wider. The wheelbase is a whopping nine centimetres longer, giving many litres of boot (335) and some millimetres of rear-legroom. We"ve sat in the back, and can confirm that unless you"re abnormally long-legged, you will fit. Naturally engines are shared too. From launch there are three all petrol, and none paired with Quattro AWD. For now, anyway. The least powerful is of three-cylinders and 1.0-litres, and will be available with either 94 or 114bhp (the latter will probably be the most popular engine in the UK). In line with Audi"s bewildering naming strategy basically, the bigger the number, the more you want it these will be badged 25 and 30 TFSI.
Date written: 18 Jun 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12253