To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Wörthersee festival in Austria Audi came up with this little pocketrocket. A small Audi A1, put on a diet and fitted with a bigger engine. Putting 1390kg on the scale, this car is 100kg lighter than the normal A1. Combine this with a modified version of the 2.5L turbo engine we know from the TT RS and RS3 and you know you've got a winner!
The matte white exterior has been altered quite a bit to stand out from its lesser brothers. The body looks very much like a WRC car. To achieve this look Audi has fitted it with widened arches, a CFRP roof, a big rear spoiler, a real diffuser and 19inch rims. Details like R8 inspired wingmirrors, vents on the hood and side and red accents in the headlights only add to this.
Inside we find a stripped out interior with lots of carbonfibre parts like in the doors and on the back of the front seats. A flat bottom carbon steering wheel and pullstraps on the door and glovebox give the interior a real hardcore look.
The stock 2.5L turbo has been supplied with added boost pressure, a bigger intercooler, a modified exhaust and other -for now- unknown- tweaks. This all adds 166bhp to the already not bad 330bhp stock version. This totals at 496bhp. Bare in mind that the most powerful A1 to date, the turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder 1.4TFSI, 'only' puts out 182bhp!
With a 3.7sec time on the 0-100km/h it's the second fastest production Audi. Only the R8 V10 beats him by .1sec! Like a lot of German cars the maximum speed is limited to 250km/h.
Too bad it's just a showmodel and will never go into production...
Its pretty heavy car for its
Its pretty heavy car for its size since Fiesta has around 1000 kg. But 495 hp?? Its true Ferrari killer.
Just like the mid-engined
Just like the mid-engined Golf GTi :P
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