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    Cars Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    Looks a Real stunner, anyone fancy one
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    Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI


    Apparently CAR Online has received official sketches of Audi's new A1. With the success of the MINI line, Audi is working on a new small car to compete with the MINI and the BMW 1-Series. Unlike the photo renderings that we usually see of upcoming cars that only speculate on what the final product will look like, these photos are the real thing!

    The new A1 will be based on the automaker's Modular Tranverse Matrix (MQB) platform, which will be cheap to produce. This will allow Audi to price it 10% below the MINI. Front wheel drive will be standard on the A1, but Quattro all-wheel-drive will be optional. In addition the A1 is going to receive a new 7-speed DSG transmission that is cheaper to produce than the current DSG transmissions.
    The A1 platform will also underpin the new A3 in 2010.
    Four different A1 versions are planned: a three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback, two-door coupe, and a convertible model. There will also be an S1 variant that will be powered by a 200 horsepower turbo engine with Quattro all-wheel-drive.
    Audi hopes to build 100,000 of the cars in 2010.
    Click the link below to see the full photos.
    Full Story: Car Online

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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    Never been that keen on Audi's but have to admit that does look pretty tasty. Engines will be pretty crisp as well

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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    just looks like a modded A3.

    Looks nice though. I like the front end, the rest is very much like the A3 - Which I like anyway.
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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    Looks very nice but I do agree with the comment:

    Where's the bumper? It's going to be expensive repairing any front end damage from a minor accident."

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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    looks like the "bumber" and grill are split from the bonnet so it's not like the body of a TVR. If you look around the front wheel arch you'll see the split so it's not really much different to a normal car with colour coded bumpers.
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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    Quote Originally Posted by Tommy J View Post
    looks like the "bumber" and grill are split from the bonnet so it's not like the body of a TVR. If you look around the front wheel arch you'll see the split so it's not really much different to a normal car with colour coded bumpers.
    If you look at the bonnet, its seems to be a seperate entity from the bumper/grille area. Also if you look at the front lights, you can see the wing seam puling off round the wing to the wheel arch but there doesn't seem to be one at the other side of the light leading down to the grille, just the body crease so agree that can't see where any bumper would lie

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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    you notice on all concepts recently that they simply stick on 20inch rims that are like 5 spoked to make it look big and futuristic :X
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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    Looks like a more 'uglified' A3 and the wheels are too big.

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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    Quote Originally Posted by Mickey Mutant View Post
    Apparently CAR Online has received official sketches of Audi's new A1. With the success of the MINI line, Audi is working on a new small car to compete with the MINI and the BMW 1-Series. Unlike the photo renderings that we usually see of upcoming cars that only speculate on what the final product will look like, these photos are the real thing!
    Point 1
    Errrrmmm.... Are they actually boasting that this is better than photo renderings because they have actual photos of real honest to god hand drawn renderings????

    Point 2
    Not happy with the totally failed super mini known as the A2 lets see if they can fail again with super mini known as A1

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    Default Re: Official Sketches of the 2010 Audi A1 Leaked... It's Audi's Answer to the MINI

    WOW! looks nice

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