Audi’s A1 is the smallest car in the German marque’s extensive vehicle line up and is one of its most accessible, offering a neat hatchback with the quality and features Audi has been known for, at a price that’s not atrociously high.
First introduced in 2010, the A1 has gone through a fairly linear evolution over the past eight years, offering a refined and modernised look and high-performance models. The latest A1 Sportback brings a hefty design overhaul to turn a rather stylish hatchback into a much more aggressive and sportier-looking machine.
Design
The more rounded lines of the older A1 models have been replaced by some seriously sharp angles, with the new A1 sporting an aggressive-looking font with angular intakes and front grille, and full LED headlights that look like the eyes of an angry Transformer staring down the road ahead.
Three intakes sit above the grille to funnel air into the engine, and are designed to convey the idea that this is a car that’s been inspired by Audi’s Quattro rally cars as opposed to fashionable city superminis.