Pocket Rocket 252hp Audi A1 Quattro Tested on Gravel and Tarmac
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Pocket Rocket 252hp Audi A1 Quattro Tested on Gravel and Tarmac



Even though Audi's quattro GmbH engineers may have developed the A1 Quattro with gravel in mind as part of its rally heritage, we somehow find it hard to believe that any one of the 333 owners of the limited production model would actually drive it off the road.

And this is why press cars and magazines exist… German publication Sport Auto took an Audi A1 Quattro to test it on both tarmac and gravel, giving us a short taste of what to expect from the upcoming issue of the magazine through a teaser video that you can watch after the jump.

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