Car Throttle

The new Audi A1 was introduced at the Geneva Auto Show and Audi clearly has big plans for it. They've given it a high-profile spokesman in the form of Justin Timberlake and clearly expect it to form a big part of Audi's sales growth. BMW has the MINI, Audi has the A1 - or so they hope. We aren't sure if the car is coming to the United States but the A1 is going full-throttle in Europe. Audi hasn't wasted any time putting out pictures of the car with the S-Line package(s). There are two S-Line packages available for the A1. The exterior package starts off with a new front fascia with a different bumper and side air vents, a larger roof spoiler, chiseled sill tops and

Audi just took the wraps off its new small car, the A1, at the Geneva Motor Show. It has been in the works for quite sometime as a competitor to BMW's highly successful MINI lineup. BMW has been intent on expanding the MINI's success with new variants like the Clubman, Coupe and most recently the Countryman crossover as well. Audi has similar plans in the works as well (already!) if new rumors are any indication. Audi plans to sell over 100,000 A1s a year to help further its plans for growth. The new A1 is a three-door model, like the MINI, but a five-door hatchback is slated to offer a bit more room (and doors) for those who wanted. In addition, a cabriolet is planned. To keep cost and

Is it March already? It sure seems like it, because the releases from the Geneva Motor Show have been coming out fast. One of the most important was released just today as well, the new Volvo S60. It is Audi's turn now though, and the Audi A1 is here - finally, and yes it is the official production model. Audi has seen to fit to tease the car endlessly over the past few months -  we even already know its official spokesman in Europe, Justin Timberlake. If you've seen the Audi Metroproject Quattro Concept, you've seen the A1 - even down to the red and silver-on-the-roof paint scheme, which is Audi's take on the classic MINI white roof, and a look we quite like. Groundbreaking the A1

Last we heard about the A1, it was caught at a photo shoot with its spokesman, Justin Timberlake. Anyone up for a boring teaser video? Audi just released a new teaser aiming to show the company's commitment to quality. Audi has gotten widespread recognition for its excellent interiors, and the brand plans to continue that with the A1. Most interestingly though, the brand makes the claim that the A1 is the "first premium automobile in the compact class". Judge for yourself (if you can) from the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn3i4gCYVuI

Justin Timberlake isn't something we often have anything to do with at CarThrottle, but there's a first time for everything right? No, we haven't turned into a celebrity gossip blog - Timberlake has been selected to lead Audi's advertising campaign for their new small car, the A1. An Italian car blog, BlogMotori has obtained one picture of what they are claiming to be the production A1, captured at a photo shoot for the car with the American singer. It hasn't been confirmed that this actually it, but it looks pretty close to our mental image of the A1. Don't expect Audi to do anything radical with the styling of the new car - they don't have to.

Audi is coming off a record year in 2008, with over 1,000,000 cars sold for the first time. While the company is likely to give up those gains this year, the brand is poised for more success in the future. The goal is for 1.5 million units by the year 2015 or 2016 (originally the goal was 2015 but they delayed it by a year just recently). With that in mind, Audi is working on expanding their lineup with a lot of new models, and is trying to play every release for maximum sales. Cadillac needs to do the same thing; right now their lineup is looking pretty bare. Some of the all-new models and model lines to be released include the A5 Sportback, A7 Sportback, R8 Spyder, Q3 Crossover, A1, potentially