Audi AG: Audi A1 Sportback concept unveiled in Paris

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Audi A1 Sportback concept unveiled in Paris
October 2, 2008 - Audi AG, Ingolstadt

• Audi A1 Sportback concept with 92 G/KM CO2 output unveiled in Paris
• Compact five-door model with hybrid drive shows another possible direction for forthcoming production A1
• New five-door interpretation of A1 project quattro show car first shown in Tokyo in 2007
• Combines 1.4 TFSI gasoline engine driving the front wheels and delivering 150PS at 5,500rpm and 240Nm from 1,600 to 4,000rpm with a 20 kW (27 hp) electric motor capable of adding up to 150 Nm of torque when the vehicle is accelerating
• 0-62mph in 7.9 seconds, 124mph top speed, 72.4mpg, 92g/km CO2
• 3,990mm in length, 1,750mm width, 1,400mm high
• Capacity of lithium-ion batteries makes a range of up to 62 miles possible without gasoline engine intervention - emissions and consumption reduced by around 30 percent as a result
• Automatic start/stop facility, brake force regeneration
• Audi magnetic ride adaptive damping and Audi drive select
• Innovative Audi mobile technology enables many in-car functions to be controlled remotely via WLAN using a standard mobile phone

The 2008 Paris Motor Show will play host to a new variation on the theme of a more compact Audi - the five-door A1 Sportback concept study - which combines cutting-edge styling with optimum economy of space, supreme quality and a series of visionary technical solutions that help to reduce CO2 emissions to just 92 g/km. The 3.99-meter long and 1.75-meter wide study furthers the many advances made by the three-door A1 project quattro show car which debuted in Tokyo in 2007.

A new version of the innovative hybrid technology employed in the A1 project quattro provides power for the A1 Sportback concept. Under the bonnet is a transversely mounted 1.4-liter TFSI engine developing 150PS and 240Nm, and directing this to the front wheels by means of the S tronic dual-clutch transmission. A 20 kW (27 hp) electric motor integrated in the drive train is able to deliver up to an additional 150 Nm of torque (110.63 lb-ft) when the vehicle is accelerating.

During the boosting phase, i.e. when the TFSI engine and electric motor operate simultaneously, the two power packs deliver impressive propulsion. The tried-and-tested front-wheel drive configuration - supplemented by the newly developed, ESP-controlled active front differential lock - ensures optimum power transfer to the road. More

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[Moore00]

Amazing looking interior.

[Monizzle]

wow.
that's pretty damn good lookin'!
let's see how much of it makes it into production.

if this comes to the US it better be sub-30k...

[pizdetsauduxa]

looks

[pyro]

i'd rock it, but will it come to the us? no.

i agree, if they dare put it over 30 i will lose all respect for audi

[Anthony]

I'm looking forward to seeing more of that crazy front grille as well as the lighting systems used on this concept.

[Tiesto]

WTF is that thing? Leave the silly concept cars to BMW.