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2011 Audi A1 Officially Revealed: Photos, Details and All [Updated Gallery with 60 High-Res Images]
Only moments after our previous post on the new A1, and Audi formally introduced its new premium supermini that will take on the MINI Cooper and its like. Poised as a true, fully-fledged Audi, the A1 will be launched initially as a three-door hatchback with a more practical five-door Sportsback model set to follow shortly after.
The A1 supermini was first previewed over two years ago, when Audi showed the three-door Metro Project Concept at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, followed in 2008 by the five-door A1 Sportback study in Paris.
The production model has remained extremely close to the original Metro Project concept, as it even keeps the color-contrasted roof arches that will be optionally available in a variety of shades. The most significant change concerns the newer interpretation of Audi's single-frame, five-point grille.
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Facelifted Audi A1 Priced From €19,200 In Germany [59 Photos]
Audi has released full details and new photos of the facelifted A1 (three-door) and A1 Sportback (five-door) models. The revised models borrow the headlights and taillights from the refreshed Audi S1 and feature updated exterior elements like the wider...
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2011 Audi A1 Mini: First Official Details And Video Teasers Of Production Model
Audi has begun teasing its upcoming A1 premium supermini ahead of a planned world debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March next year. For now, the Ingolstadt-based automaker has shared with us a teaser film showing a graffiti artist painting the...
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Audi A1 Mini Production To Begin This October, First Up The Three-door Version
In a recent interview with Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir, Alfons Dintner, head of Audi's Brussels plant, confirmed that the factory will start series production of the new Audi A1 mini in October. Dinter said that the German automaker will close...
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Audi A1 Sportback Hybrid Concept Image Galore
Following on from the three-door A1 Metroproject quattro presented at the 2007 Tokyo Show, Audi showed off a slightly revised 5-door variant of its city car concept in Paris. The 3.99-meter long (13.09 ft) and 1.75-meter wide (5.74 ft) vehicle gives us...
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Audi A1 Sportback Concept: First Pictures Of 5-door Variant
Nearly a year after Audi unveiled the 3-door A1 Metroproject Quattro concept at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show and the Germans are still fiddling around with their minicar project. This time the firm from Ingolstadt will preview a 5-door variant of their forthcoming...
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