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Even though it's still based on the old PQ25 (A0) platform shared with the Favia and the Polo, Audi is pushing forward not with a new A1 model but with a facelift.
Stationed in Sweden, our spies managed to snap pictures of this car before what will likely be a Geneva Motor Show debut. New taillights, headlights, restyled grille and a few smaller touches are clearly being added.
But wait, what's this? Four exhaust pipes at the back can only mean one thing: this is an S model. Many around the office object to the use of the S1 name for this car because it's a bit of a sacrilege. Audi probably knows this and could call this hot hatch the S A1 instead.
Regardless, we think the S1 / S A1 will be mechanically identical to the Polo R WRC, powered by a 2-liter TSI engine similar to the one in the GTI. Looking at the test prototype we think this is very much a front-wheel drive car. In fact, it doesn't even look like it has fully independent rear suspension.
Still, a 220 hp A1 should keep the guys developing the new MINI John Cooper Works from taking things easy.
But wait, what's this? Four exhaust pipes at the back can only mean one thing: this is an S model. Many around the office object to the use of the S1 name for this car because it's a bit of a sacrilege. Audi probably knows this and could call this hot hatch the S A1 instead.
Regardless, we think the S1 / S A1 will be mechanically identical to the Polo R WRC, powered by a 2-liter TSI engine similar to the one in the GTI. Looking at the test prototype we think this is very much a front-wheel drive car. In fact, it doesn't even look like it has fully independent rear suspension.
Still, a 220 hp A1 should keep the guys developing the new MINI John Cooper Works from taking things easy.
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