Audi A1
Dual-charged Audi A1 1.4 TFSI gives UK range another boost
Turbocharging and supercharging share top billing in the new Audi A1 1.4 TFSI S line 185PS, which is available to order in the UK from this week priced from £20,705 OTR.
Audi A1 is named What Car? Car of the Year 2011
The new Audi A1 scooped the top honour at the prestigious What Car? Awards last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane.
Audi A1 quattro prototype makes a chilling debut
An Audi A1 quattro prototype that brings all-wheel-drive to the premium subcompact hatchback segment for the first time is currently undergoing a baptism of fire grappling with freezing conditions on Canada’s densely snow-packed roads.
Audi A1 awarded 5 stars in Euro NCAP crash test
The Euro NCAP consortium tested the passive crash safety of the new Audi A1 and awarded it the top score of five stars. The results for adult protection in a frontal, rear or side collision, as well as for child safety and pedestrian protection, place the new Audi A1 among the safest vehicles in its category.
Eibach Audi A1 chassis upgrades
Audi’s superb new compact, the A1, now has the poise to match its pose thanks to suspension gurus Eibach. The German manufacturer has released a spring and spacer package to endow the diminutive Deustchlander with class-leading levels of handling.
Celebrities take Audi A1 to London landmarks
Some of the world’s biggest names in film and television have took part (Saturday 13 November 2010) in the Audi A1 Drive Away - a spectacular journey across London to mark the very first UK miles for this the smallest of all Audi models.
Up-tempo Audi A1 ready for Paris show debut
Audi will quicken the tempo of its A1 premium compact hatchback at the Paris Motor Show with the help of a new ‘dual charged’ petrol engine channelling 185PS through a standard seven-speed S tronic twin-clutch transmission.
Road-going Audi A1 e-tron creates a buzz in Munich
Munich’s electricity supply is about to spark 20 road-ready Audi A1 e-trons into life on the German city’s streets as part of an exciting pilot project undertaken by Audi AG in partnership with E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Audi A1 begins to make its mark
The long wait is over: starting tomorrow, the Audi A1 will be available to test drive at Audi Centres in Germany. Deliveries will simultaneously begin in Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, followed by most other mainland European markets from mid-September. The UK will receive its first cars in November.
Audi A1 by Hirst fetches £350,000
The star of Sir Elton John’s White Tie & Tiara Ball last night (24 June 2010) was the Audi A1 car – specially spin painted by Britain’s foremost contemporary artist, Damien Hirst – which fetched a staggering £350,000 during the auction.
Damien Hirst donates Audi A1 ‘Art Car’ for Sir Elton’s charity
This year’s White Tie and Tiara Ball, which takes place on Thursday 24 June and will be held – as always - at the home of Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish, will feature an extraordinarily special auction item.
Audi puts A1 customers in the picture
Followers of the eagerly anticipated Audi A1 compact hatchback are now free to explore miniaturised 3D ‘virtual’ versions of the car in near ‘photo real’ quality in Audi Centres across the country, and even at home, long before the first full size cars hit showrooms.
New Audi A1 available to order
The Audi A1 has become available to order with a UK specification that further emphasises the fact that its more diminutive dimensions are its only half measure.
Audi A1 e-tron - Zero-emissions in the city
The new e-tron model series from Audi will gain another new member at the Geneva Motor Show: The Audi A1 e-tron is a Mega City Vehicle (MCV) with an innovative drive technology. It comes equipped with a powerful electric motor for zero-emission driving in the city.
What Car? Award for Audi A1 even before launch
The centre of attention for car enthusiasts this year will be the Audi A1 according to the readers of What Car? Magazine, an overwhelming majority of whom voted to crown the forthcoming Audi compact the ‘most exciting car of 2010’, and in the process secured its first major magazine award.