Audi A1

Audi’s head of communications has dropped a pretty hefty hint that we won’t see a second-generation S1, revealing that it’s “getting more and more difficult” to build such vehicles.Speaking to CarAdvice, Peter Oberndorfer suggested a hot hatch based on the new-generation A1 Sportback was unlikely ...

Audi has announced the start of production of its new A1 Sportback in Spain, with the second-generation hatchback interestingly being built at Seat’s factory in Martorell.The new A1 will be built exclusively at the Spanish plant, which also produced the outgoing Q3 (starting in mid-2011 for a total ...

Back in March, the Volvo XC60 was crowned as the 2018 World Car of the Year. And now an extensive list of candidates for the 2019 version of the prestigious award has been announced.After a lengthy evaluation and voting process, the list will eventually be whittled down before the overall winners are ...

When the second-generation Audi A1 Sportback was revealed back in June, the Ingolstadt-based automaker naturally showed off the new model in S line specification, complete with sporty body kit and big alloys. But now that Audi has launched its online configurator in Germany, we have our first look at ...

Audi has finally taken the wraps off its new A1 Sportback, with the second generation of Ingolstadt's premium hatchback gaining a striking new design.Now offered exclusively in five-door Sportback guise, the new model measures 4 030 mm long, 1 740 mm wide and 1 410 mm tall. Luggage capacity has increased ...

Audi South Africa has applied what it describes as an "engine rationalisation" to its local range, quietly removing as many as 21 derivatives from its line-up.We reached out to the local arm of the Ingolstadt-based automaker, which confirmed that it had earlier this year discontinued a number of variants, ...

Think the dinky Q2 is the smallest that Audi will go with its crossover range? Think again. According to a fresh report out of Europe, the Ingolstadt-based automaker is working on a Q1 set to be positioned at the very foot of its burgeoning SUV line-up.Auto Express reports that the production version ...

When CARmag.co.za broke the news earlier this month that as many as 10 vehicles with a manual gearbox had been culled in South Africa, the comments on our Facebook page made for interesting reading.A clear divide between proponents of the traditional stick-shift and supporters of cog-swapping hardware ...

Just this week, Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann announced that we would be seeing eight new performance models within the next year or so. Now Audi boss Rupert Stadler adds that a new A1, Q3, A6, A7 and A8 are well on their way.The A6, A7 and A8 will share the same MLB platform currently used on the ...