Do We Really Want Audi To Think This Small In America? Perhaps... It is perhaps with all the speed of a mighty iceberg, but increasingly, more and more North American buyers appear willing to think smaller when pondering their next auto purchase. The other shoe, which still has largely yet to drop, is for automakers to convince consumers of the merits of a luxury subcompact, paying a price premium for a longer list of creature comforts, options and badge appeal. However small, this trend in the States is best represented by BMW and its Mini range, followed (with a few stumbles out of ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:: 1.4L I4
Power:: 138 HP / 184 LB-FT
Transmission:: 7-Speed S-tronic DCT
MSRP:: $21,500 (est.)

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Report: Audi Q2 concept headed for Paris, production model not until 2015 1339768800

The Audi Q2 may soon be the smallest member of Audi's Q family, and a report in Autocar indicates that the company is taking no risks with its feature set. Charged with taking on the Mini Countryman and Nisssan Juke, Audi is giving the Q2 the kinds of looks and options it believes will stand up to established and popular competition. Looks-wise that ...
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Tokyo: Audi hatches family-minded A1 Sportback 1322686800

Audi showed off a few examples of the company's new A1 Sportback Five-Door at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The German automaker has already said that the larger hatchback will be available with the same six engine options as its three-door sibling. That means buyers will be able to lay their hands on an A1 Sportback Five Door with a 1.4-liter turbocharged ...
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Official: Audi unveils 500hp A1 Clubsport Quattro show car at Wörthersee 1306846560

Audi and all-wheel drive go together like mothers and apple pie. The German automaker has cultivated its Quattro systems as emblematic of its raison d'etre, incorporating it into its rapidly expanding range... with one exception: the A1. But that's about to change. After launching the diminutive hatchback in front-wheel-drive only, Audi is working on ...
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Paris 2010: 2011 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI 1285844280

Despite the success of the Mini Cooper and America's newfound love of hatchbacks, Audi continues to deny us the all-new A1. There are a variety of reasons for excluding the pint-sized hatch from the U.S. market (marketing, brand image, average transaction price, etc.), but the introduction of the twin-charged A1 here at the Paris Motor Show has us ...
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Audi ready to play hot odds: A1 S-Line, S1, RS3 and RS7 on deck 1285443360

Audi's lineup is expanding so quickly you'd think its cars were spawning new models by mitosis. In a few days at the Paris Motor Show we'll be seeing the newest hot addition to the A1 range: the 185-horsepower 1.4 TSFI with thrust provided by a twin-charged four cylinder. That's not the S1, it just has the S-Line package thrown on for racy looks. Next ...
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2011 Audi A1 dual-charged 1.4-liter TFSI model hits nearly 40 mpg 1285192560

Audi will pull the wraps off a hopped-up version of its diminutive A1 hatch at the year's Paris Motor Show, but even in its high-output trim, the Audi A1 1.4 TFSI promises to be a green machine. The 1.4 TFSI model packs a 185-horsepower dual-charged four-cylinder engine with 185 pound-feet of twist. What's dual-charged? Well, if you take a turbocharger ...
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Don't Call It S1: Audi shows off 185-hp A1 ahead of Paris debut 1285001820

As if we needed another reason to salivate over the delicious little Audi A1. The Four Ring'd One has just announced that it will pull the sheets off of a new, hopped-up version of its tiniest hatch at this year's Paris Motor Show. Here's the important part: under the hood, there's a 185-horsepower dual-charged 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 185 ...
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Audi pushing the new A1 at Wörthersee Tour 2010 1273098480

The Audi R8 GT may be making its first official public appearance at the Wörthersee Tour 2010 this week, but the big push for Audi is unarguably the new A1. Of the 19 cars that Audi is showing, nine are the new A1 mini-car. Seven of those have been customized with special wraps and interior treatments running the gamut from an Austrian police car ...
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Geneva 2010: Audi A1 e-tron Wankels its way to the show floor 1267627380

No, Wankel is not really a verb. At least, not that we know of. But it is the last name of the man who designed the rotary engine, and we think our man Felix would be more than pleased with the latest application of his barrel-shaped internal combustion powerplant. In case you missed it before, that would be as the range-extender buried inside Audi's new ...
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Geneva 2010: Audi A1 e-tron Wankels its way to the show floor 1267566720

No, Wankel is not really a verb. At least, not that we know of. But it is the last name of the man who designed the rotary engine, and we think our man Felix would be more than pleased with the latest application of his barrel-shaped internal combustion powerplant. In case you missed it before, that would be as the range-extender buried inside Audi's new ...