The New Audi A1 Has Been Leaked And It's All Angular
Say hello to the new, more aggressive Audi A1, here early thanks to substantial image leak. First published by a Belgian car site, the decent quality images show the new Ingolstadt supermini from all angles.
First impressions? Audi seems to have creased all the things. Not that we mind - the A1 has always been a rather inoffensive, anonymous thing, but this new one has a nicely striking aesthetic.
The front end is dominated by a massive grille (because of course it is) flanked by sizeable vents. The most distinctive element though is arguably the Sport Quattro-esque slats just above the grille. They’re either a nice touch or a shameless appropriation of Audi’s history - we’ll let you debate that one in the comments.
There are yet more angles at the back, along with some vents on either side of the rear bumper which we’d put money on being fake. The rear shot also shows that the roof can be colour-coded, as it can be on the current A1.
On the inside, the tiny flip-up infotainment system has been ditched. In its place is a huge MMI touchscreen, working in conjunction with a virtual cockpit display which replaces the manual dials. There look to be plenty of colour-coding options in the cabin too.
The car will be based on VW Group’s new MQB A0 architecture, and is expected to share much of its engine line-up with its VW Polo and Seat Ibiza platform mates. Think 1.0-litre inline-threes and 1.5-litre TSI ‘Evo’ lumps in various states of tune. There should also be a four-wheel drive, considerably more powerful ‘S1’ arriving at some point.
No prizes for guessing the one we’re looking forward to most…
Comments
The rear looks similar to this(with a smaller ass)
I haven’t had enough pints to see the resemblance yet
I kinda wanna put a pikachu tail on the yellow one if it’ll help. But the interior is pretty damn stapled, i like it.
Is it just me or do the seats look taken straight from an 80’s Škoda?
I know other people are saying other wise but… I kinda like it. It looks like a shrunk down version of that new Hyundai SUV
I think it may de-throne the Civic Type R as the most overstyled car on the market. If the standard A1 looks like this, how outrageous is the S1 going to look like? Those Mk.2 Ford Focus ST wheels looks absolutely out of place too.
I think it could be a nice-looking car if they didn’t desperately try to put flared air intakes everywhere. The proportions are fine, but these huge air intakes in the front and the fake vents in the back ruin it.
These the three vents above the front grille are a nice nod to the old Ur-Quattro, I give you that.
I think the car shown has an S-Line styling package, a more normal looking version will probably be available.
I didn’t notice that little sport quattro reference
I like those vents too but I think they should only be available to the S1… If there will be one… hopefully
Front end of i30 N, wheels off a fiesta, seats from a GTI and color styling from a crayon box. At least you can get it in a manual; Oh wait
It looks horrible on the outside but on the inside its awesome
Brother?
came here to say it.
Someone needs to take every single ruler and protractor in existence and destroy them.
Nice Hyundai.
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