May 13, 2010
Audi A1 prices start at £13,114 in UK
Audi’s new A1 supermini has gone on sale in the UK today, priced from £13,114 for a 1.2 TFSI trim model and the top of the range model will set you back a cool £18,280 for the 1.4 TFSI auto. Which means it more expensive than the class leading Mini.
The A! will be available in three trim levels: SE, Sport and the flaghsip S Line editions. Basic SE models come with start-stop, 15-inch alloys, six-speaker CD Player with MP3 compatibility, voice control, a 6.5in multimedia screen, cloth seats, air-con, electric front windows and door mirrors, ESP, remote locking and six airbags.
Climb to Sport spec, and you’ll upgrade to 16in alloys, sports suspension (rarely a good idea in our view), Bluetooth phone spec, sports seats, trip computer and various flashes of alloy and piano black trim, front foglights and a polished tailpipe.
Maximum S line A1s add 17in alloys shod with 215/40 R17 rubber, even harder suspension, part-leather upholstery and multi-function steering wheel, black headlining, high-gloss radiator grille, sports bumper, side skirts, rear diffuser and a rear spoiler.
At launch, Audi is offering a 1.2 TFSI and 1.4 TFSI petrols with 85bhp or 120bhp, and a solitary 1.6 TDI diesel with 104bhp. The 1.4 petrol can be had with S-tronic seven-speed twin-clutch transmission for £1420. Ouch.
March 18, 2010
Amazing footage of a Lorry pushing a car on the A1
Amazing video footage of a high-speed HGV pushing a car along the A1 motorway have surfaced on the internet today.
It had been suggested the video was a fake, but the haulage company has released a statement admitting the incident and said the lorry driver is receiving councilling and the driver of the Renault Clio was left unhurt.
West Yorkshire police have said “We are investigating the video posted on YouTube which appears to show a lorry pushing a car sideways along the A1 (M).
“The haulage company responsible for the vehicle has confirmed an accident took place on January 13 2009, and we took no action, but after seeing this video we will re-open the investigation.”
The mobile phone footage was uploaded to YouTube. But you can watch it right here.
March 3, 2010
Audi’s new A1 – Geneva Motor Show
After a seemingly never ending drip feed of teaser information Audi’s Mini-rivalling A1, it has finally been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. So what’s the verdict?
Well, it’s an Audi but much smaller than we are used to – it’s going to compete with the ever impressive Mini, Mito, Fiat 500 and the new Citroen DS3.
One the main selling points for these premium hatches is the ability to customise them and Audi’s solution is the “roof contrast line”.
Engine-wise the A1 majors on small capacity engines punching above their weight with turbos, direct injection and other efficiency boosting measures. An 86hp 1.2 and 122hp 1.4 – both turbos – make up the petrol range.
Other neat features come via the LED-lit bose speakers that will certainly appeal the iPhone generation.
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