{"id":305098,"date":"2010-02-10T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T22:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/10\/report-audi-a1-to-spawn-five-door-convertible-s-variant\/"},"modified":"2010-02-10T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T22:32:00","slug":"report-audi-a1-to-spawn-five-door-convertible-s-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/305098","title":{"rendered":"Report: Audi A1 to spawn five-door, convertible, S variant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, Europe<\/a>, Paris Motor Show<\/a>, Hatchback<\/a>, Audi<\/a><\/p>\n

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2011 Audi A1 – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nIt should come as no surprise that Audi<\/a> will offer a number of different variants of its new A1<\/a> compact hatch. What is surprising (kinda<\/a>) is that the forthcoming S1 will be the first modern, performance-focused Audi to lack all-wheel drive.<\/p>\n

According to Autocar<\/em>, Audi intends to sell 100,000 A1s annually and to pull off those kind of numbers, it will have to diversify. Included in the plan is a five-door version, similar to the A1 Sportback concept<\/a> seen in Paris, that’s likely to ditch the contrast roof rails in favor of a more traditional top. The wagon will likely hit dealers abroad this time next year (production version in Paris<\/a>?), with the same combination of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines as the three-door model.<\/p>\n

A convertible version will likely arrive in 2012 with a fabric roof and 2+2 seating, with the S1 variant landing around the same time. When the S-ified A1 hits the market, it’s likely to only be available in three-door form, packing a turbocharged 1.4-liter four-pot boosted to around 180 hp and sending power to the front wheels through Audi’s seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. If you’re disappointed by the lack of Quattro, don’t be – the S1 won’t make it to the U.S. anyway.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2011 Audi A1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Autocar<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Report: Audi A1 to spawn five-door, convertible, S variant<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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