Audi will being production of the Audi A1 in October
The Audi A1 has been with us as a Concept for a few years now. First shown in 2007 as the Audi A1 Concept and – more recently – in Paris last year as the Audi A1 Sportback Concept, the A1 is Audi’s take on the MINI.
And now comes confirmation that Audi is finally going to kick off production of the A1 in October. The head of Audi’s Brussels plant – Alfons Dintner – has confirmed that the Audi A1 will start production in October after a five week shutdown in August to gear the Brussels plant up for production of the new A1.
The new Audi A1 will start to hit European Showrooms in the early part of 2010. Expect the 3-door to show up first, with the 5-door Sportback following later. Engine options are likely to be pretty wide, but will probably kick off with the 4-pot engines from VAG, including the 1.2 and 1.4 litre TSI petrol engines.
The new Audi A1 will stick pretty closely to the concepts, but as usual you can expect some of the more extreme interior treatments to be watered down. It’s also unlikely that the frameless windows and aggressive nose will make it in to production, but I’m sure we’ll get more detail soon – probably in the run-up to Frankfurt in September.
In addition to the Audi A1 and the Audi A1 Sportback, expect to see an Audi A1 Cabriolet before too long, and probably a hot Audi S1.
Audi A1 Concept
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Audi A1 Sportback Concept
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Source: Carscoop
Rene says
I wait to order an Audi S1. Hope the S1 will be available in 2010.
Youngman says
I’ve waited to long for this car, I hope it is going to be friendly to our financial department as I have always wanted to own Audi bt then due to hight cost of A3, couldn’t own one, bt it is clear now that I will own, hey guys hurry up…..SA IS WAITING