Audi A1 Sportback Concept
10-01-08 | 09:31 PM
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Audi A1 Sportback Concept
http://www.zercustoms.com/news....htmljust hours away from the official unveiling, the first Audi A1 Sportback Concept images are surfacing all over the web. After the Lamborghini leak, and now this one, it seems the manufacturers can't trust anyone anymore to not brake the embargo.
The Audi A1 Sportback Concept is powered by a hybrid powertrain that includes a 1.4-liter TFSI engine and an electric motor that combined offer almost 180 hp. The Audi A1 Sportback Concept is equipped with the dual-clutch S-Tronic gearbox and can get from 0 to 62 mph in 7.9 seconds.
More details and high-res images of the Audi A1 Sportback Concept will be available here in a few hours.
10-01-08 | 09:49 PM
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That tiny thing with hybrid power takes almost 8 seconds to hit 60 MPH?
I don't think we will ever see the A1 in the U.S. and I was also under the impression that they wouldn't be giving us hybrid powertrains either.
I don't think we will ever see the A1 in the U.S. and I was also under the impression that they wouldn't be giving us hybrid powertrains either.
10-06-08 | 11:50 AM
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Audi A1 being reconsidered for the U.S.
It only took three months for Audi to realize that the upcoming Audi A1 may do well in the U.S. market. Back in early July, Audi’s boss Rupert Stadler said that American still want big cars, but big cars that are more fuel-efficient so there will be no A1 for the U.S. Then with the rest of us, he saw pickups, SUVs, large-sedans segment sales drop. Well, it may be time to reconsider.
At the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Audi showed its A1 Sportback concept, a first look at a hybrid 5-door Audi A1. We’re glad to say that the production version could hit U.S. roads. When? We would say sometime around early 2010. Will it be a hybrid like the concept? We highly doubt it.
“A year ago, I would have said no,” Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi’s worldwide sales and marketing boss, told Automotive News. “I did not see any trend in the U.S. which showed me that small cars could have a lasting, sustainable chance. I think this has changed. Therefore, we definitely have to reconsider the A1.”
It only took three months for Audi to realize that the upcoming Audi A1 may do well in the U.S. market. Back in early July, Audi’s boss Rupert Stadler said that American still want big cars, but big cars that are more fuel-efficient so there will be no A1 for the U.S. Then with the rest of us, he saw pickups, SUVs, large-sedans segment sales drop. Well, it may be time to reconsider.
At the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Audi showed its A1 Sportback concept, a first look at a hybrid 5-door Audi A1. We’re glad to say that the production version could hit U.S. roads. When? We would say sometime around early 2010. Will it be a hybrid like the concept? We highly doubt it.
“A year ago, I would have said no,” Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi’s worldwide sales and marketing boss, told Automotive News. “I did not see any trend in the U.S. which showed me that small cars could have a lasting, sustainable chance. I think this has changed. Therefore, we definitely have to reconsider the A1.”
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