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Audi A1 Sportback Details Including Picture Detailed in ETKA + Other New Intel

We're following a few stories from Spanish language automotive blog Paraisomotor.com this morning, all of which stem from intel they've dug up from the Volkswagen Group's parts database known as ETKA. This time around the intel is backed with a diagram that clearly depicts the subject... the Audi A1 Sportback.

Looking at the image, it's obvious Audi won't be taking any stylistic departures from the current 3-door A1 when it launches the Sportback. Unlike the A3 Sportback which deviated quite a bit from its 3-door counterpart or the A1 Sportback concept that shared little in design with other A1 concept cars, this one seems to be kept very close to the original.

As you can see below, ETKA exposes a wide range of drivetrains for the A1 Sportback ranging from 1.2 to 2.0 liters displacement with both manual and what looks like a new 7-speed automatic (S-tronic?) in the mix.

We've got further intel on the A1 Sportback, having confirmed Audi is expected to reveal the car before the end of November.

Audi A1 Sportback Details Including Picture Detailed in ETKA + Other New Intel - Blogs - Fourtitude.com

 

[FC123]

Looks like the RS1 is going to get 2.0. A Geneva debut as well.

If I interpret the engine code correctly, CDLH seems as if it will feature a version of the good old EA113 from the cupra and S3. Go big turbo and you got 450 hp in the A1...

 

[Deckhook]

The A1 just got even more desirable.

 

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Audi to build 252bhp A1 quattro

Audi is poised to take the supermini class by storm with a limited-production, 252bhp, four-wheel-drive A1.
The A1 quattro not only aims to land a knockout blow on the likes of the Renault Clio Cup and Ford Fiesta ST, but it will also eclipse hot hatches such as the Renault Mégane 250 and Ford Focus ST. It will even have the straight-line performance to match Audi’s own S3.

Audi has no plans to produce any of the initial 333 A1 quattros in right-hand drive, but insiders have hinted that this decision is fluid and could change, given the A1’s popularity in the UK. Audi UK will decide next month whether to import left-hand-drive examples of the car.
The go-faster three-door hatch harks back to Audi’s rallying heyday of the 1980s. It gets aggressive styling, a powerful turbocharged engine and the latest in four-wheel drive technology. There’s also a heavily reworked interior to back up its impressive mechanical prowess.
Power comes from the same turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine used in the S3. Shoehorned transversely into the engine bay, it produces 252bhp at 6000rpm and 258lb ft from 2500-4500rpm.
The heady reserves are channelled through a six-speed manual gearbox and a Haldex-style four-wheel drive system that Audi has engineered for the A1’s PQ25 platform.
Audi has yet to divulge a weight figure but claims the A1 quattro matches the S3 in the 0-62mph sprint with a time of 5.7sec and can reach a top speed of 152mph, making it some 1.2sec and 11mph faster than the front-wheel-drive A1 1.4 TFSI. Combined economy is provisionally rated at 33.2mpg.
Underpinning the A1 quattro is reworked and lowered MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension, along with wider tracks. Audi describes it as being “significantly firmer” than the existing A1, and says the inclusion of the four-wheel drive hardware also improves the front/rear weight distribution.
Audi has reprogrammed the ESP stability control system to allow it to be switched off completely. Another addition is an electronically controlled differential lock that automatically applies brake pressure to spinning wheels to improve traction.
Styling changes over the standard A1 give the quattro a competition car-like appearance. Up front, there’s a deep new bumper housing enlarged air ducts and a large black-framed grille. Flared sills help give the car a wider stance, while 18-inch centre-lock white-painted wheels shod with 225/35 tyres sit at each corner.
But it is at the rear where the most significant changes have taken place. Among them is a prominent spoiler to provide added downforce at high speeds for greater stability and a deeper rear bumper with a prominent valance panel and twin chromed exhausts.
Inside, there is an upgraded interior with heavily bolstered sports seats, a flat-bottom steering wheel and new door trims, all decked out in black leather with red stitching. Also included are new instruments and aluminium pedals.
Audi has yet to confirm a price for the A1 quattro, which will reach select European markets in the second half of next year, but it will significantly eclipse the £20,710 S-tronic-equipped 1.4 TFSI.

Audi to build 252bhp A1 quattro - Autocar.co.uk

 

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Pics:

Audi A1 Quattro Photo Gallery - Autoblog

 

[Giannis]

So, they did it, in the end.

Cool!

 

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