Audi A1 Sportback test drive since 2010 hatchback

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Everyone in childhood had toys. Dear, cheap, or made with your own hand, it does not matter. They changed, decorated the glasses of machinery with felt -tip pens and paints, built unprecedented mechanisms from the designers, burned drawings on woods. They pleased us. The segment of compact hatchbacks now resembles a similar sandbox. What is the success of Fiat 500 or Mini? These are big toys! Only the catalogs of manufacturers are also full of various accessories. It is not surprising that Alfa Romeo rushed there with their Mi.to and the French newcomer Citroen DS3. We wanted to spit on practicality we want a checkered roof and yellow discs!


Anyone who orders regular xenon headlights will receive at the same time these spectacular luminous tubes of daylight. It looks spectacular and much more attractive than boring LED garlands. A1 became the first Audi to receive such a chip. At the same time, the factory will also put LED rear lights

Thought about the compact premium hatchback and in Audi. But they got up from the wrong foot and chased for Mercedes, who launched the sensational A-class on sale. As a result, in 1999, a miracle-yudo with a single-shred aluminum body and a2 nameplate was born. Here, please, small, but not cheap Audi. It seems that the technologies are high, and the fuel consumption is low, but how do you interest active youth with weak motors, spaciousness and a complete lack of sports nature? It is not surprising that the A2 was quietly leaked in 2005, when the niche finally captured Mini. But in Audi, their hands were not lowered, and with double zeal, they got down to business.


With the S-Line Audi A1 package, it is transformed and becomes much more aggressive. This is the merit of another, more embossed front bumper and linings on the thresholds. But it seems that even the headlights frown more ...

It worked! Who would have thought that the serial A1 would be even more catchy and interesting than the concept of Metroproject Quattro three years ago? You look at the ruler of parked multi -colored Audi and the mood immediately improves. We discard the banal silver, it is not to the face of such a spectacular three -door. Eyes scatter: an original brown color with contrasting racks and mirrors, a fiery red evil with a S-line package or slowly reducing speed, but still relevant white? In general, while I was thinking and looking at the cars, they no longer left the choice of brown.


Audi A1 is characterized by good aerodynamics, the air resistance coefficient is 0.32. A good indicator for a compact hatchback. Without tricks, the bottom was not covered with plastic shields, and the corners and edges of the bumper acquired streamlined forms

The first thing that affects the quality inside. This is not mini with oak plastic and flimsy details. Here you don’t remember everything about toys, like adults Audi. Excellent materials, precisely verified buttons effort, pleasant tactile sensations from everything that you touch. But chic is, of course, climate control handles. It doesn’t matter that the installation itself is ordinary here, without separate adjustment for the driver and passenger. These aluminum rounds with textured notches beat any delights of competitors. Their course is accurate, like a clock. Tick-tik-tik


In terms of quality of decoration materials, the interior Audi A1 exceeds any of the competitors on the head. The fact that this is the smallest and most affordable modern Audi can only hint the modest width of the salon. There are not the slightest complaints to land behind the wheel (as well as to the bagel itself) and visibility. Device panel of remix panels of the sixth golf. There is an indication of the recommended transmission on machines with mechanics, prompting the driver the best moment for switching. Not for the purpose of the highest possible acceleration, but for the sake of saving fuel, of course

Again. While I was enjoying the interior, colleagues quickly left the parking lot of Berlin Airport. In pursuit of! I squeeze the engine start button, and diesel comes to life under the hood with a dissatisfied roar. What are the races here? What else! The 105-horsepower unit (there is another 90-horsepower version of this motor) with a volume of 1.6 liters has an impressive torque (250 N ∙ m) and without much effort drags 1140-kilogram Audi with a driver, two passengers and a full luggage. Know only wield the lever of mechanics. Yes, and he growls inspired. So this A1 will definitely not be in the lagging ones.


In addition, only A1 can boast in this class the widest possibilities of on -board communications. The top system MMI Navigation Plus is the same as that of the new A8! This is a retractable 6.5-inch color display, 60-gygous hard (20 of which is reserved for music files), the Bluetooth interface and so on. In addition, 2 options for powerful audio systems are available for her. 180-vat Audi Sound System with 10 speakers and Bose Surround Sound System with 14 speakers and a 10-channel amplifier with a capacity of 465 watts. Both of them have a subwoofer. And in the standard of balalaika, it is completely simple and has only four columns. The basic seats (below) differ from sports (above) only the sizes of side support rollers. Rings on deflectors can be ordered in one of the six proposed options

The box, which is surprising by modern standards, is five -speed. But with such a margin of traction, the excess step is completely useless! In addition, stretched gearboxes relieve the usual diesel fuss when you constantly have to switch to stay in the narrow working range of the engine. Comfortable.


The cup holders between the rear seats unambiguously say that the third here is superfluous. It will be difficult to sit there and people taller above average. The legs are enough, but the head rests on some protruding element at the junction of the rack and roof. The trunk pleased with the volume (270 liters, and with a folded sofa of 920 liters), and the door opened the entire width of the body! I even had to make additional flashlights (dimensions + emergency). And in the near future, Audi threatens to add a trunk door as an option!

With noise insulation in A1 order. The tires do not disturb, the engine, if it is not stimulated by the pedal clamped in the floor, also does not suit loud tantrums. Yes, and aerodynamic noise at least. But the suspension does not allow to completely relax, which is not shy about reporting what is happening with 17-inch wheels on German roads. However, it does not even come to real discomfort even on the paving stones.


The possibilities of individualization A1 are very widely more than 800 options! You can blind your, unique, A1 from the offered ten colors of the body (7 of them - metallics), the colors of racks and mirrors, wheels (Russian gamma from 15 to 17 inches), interior design options and S -Line package. By the way, in Europe, you can order 18-inch with tires 225/35 R18. Eh, roads ...

In addition, the diesel A1 I came across a S-line, which includes not only an aggressive body kit and large wheels, but also more rigid springs and shock absorbers. And it pays off, you just have to go to narrow suburban paths! The youngest Audi clicks the turn over the turn playing the force on the steering wheel allows you to accurately choose the angle of rotation, the rolls are minimal.


The standard equipment of the Audi A1 includes the Start-Stop system, which dramatizes the engine when stopping, if the transmission is not turned on. Unusual. For those who never get used to her, there is a disconnection button

Here it is the result of accurate setting and a sports package. It seems that the PQ25 platform is already used on Polo and Ibiza, but engineers have worked on individual components for A1 components. As a result, a very whole character. But the light, as in Mini, is not here. Yes, A1 is perfectly controlled and brakes no worse, but does not provoke lighting.


The secret of agility in turns is not only some of the own components of the suspension and steering, but also a lower center of gravity. The A1 body is 5 centimeters below the Polo body, and the ruts added 14 mm in front and 15 mm behind. The wheelbase has become less by 1 mm

The stabilization system in the Audi A1 does not completely turn off and, like most of the concern -wheel drive machines of the concern, has an electronic imitation of differential blocking (in A1 it is called EDL). But she did not even interfere on the ground, where we moved in the hope of getting to the shore of some lake. Not fate, everywhere private possessions.


The basic modifications A1 are equipped with stamped steel 15-inch wheels. But if A1 1.2 TFSI put the dimensions of 185/60 R15, then more powerful versions are shod in 205/55 R15. There were no such machines at the presentation, so even the most modest models flaunted a 16-inch castle (in the photo)

We, in Russia, become the owner of the diesel A1 will not be planned for the supply of such vehicles yet. So we change with colleagues to the basic version with the 1.2 TSI engine. Outwardly, modesty itself! Simple 16-inch wheels, sections in the bumper are deprived of fog, even the color is the same, silver. Inside the chair with standard tissue upholstery and a regular ignition lock.


The dimensions of the Audi A1 are inferior to most hatchbacks in the segment B: the length of the machine is 3954 mm and the width is 1740. The equipped mass Audi A1 1.2 TFSI 1040 kg, a more powerful option is 85 kg heavier, and the diesel A1 pulls the scales by 1140 kg. But not only because of the dimensions A1 turned out to be easy. The secret is also in the design of the body by 67% of high -strength steels, 11% of which thermo -sophisticated ultra -high -speed. This allows you to reduce the thickness of the parts without prejudice to strength and, as a result, their mass. The result of the body weighs 221 kg

The box is also a mechanical five -speed (there are no other options for 1.2 TFSI), but the gear ratio of the main pair is increased. A miracle, of course, did not happen. Even with short A1 gears, this engine lags behind the diesel. But for a measured rose of thrust of 160 Newton meters, this indicator of a good atmospheric motor with a volume of 1.6 liters is enough! Moreover, it gives out the maximum torque in the range of 1,500-3500 revolutions. But the 86-horsepower version, which was without a S-line package, was a little softer.


A four -cylinder eight -valve engine with a volume of 1.2 liters with direct injection by turbocharges develops 86 horsepower. At first glance, modestly, but it can boast of a torque of 160 nm in the range of 1,500-3500 rpm. It accelerates A1 11.7 seconds to hundreds and allows it to reach the maximum speed of 180 km/h. In a mixed cycle, the motor consumes 5.1 l/100 km of 95th gasoline and satisfies Euro-5 requirements. The volume of the fuel tank is the same for all modifications and is 45 liters

In general, hardly Audi A1 1.2 TFSI will be widely in demand in Russia. No, here is the main emphasis on the top current of the 1.4 TFSI modification. And the reason is not so much in a more powerful engine as in the gearbox. Only for it is not only a mechanical checkpoint (and already six -speed), but also a seven -speed robot S Tronic with double clutch. For dessert, I left this particular option, the most relevant option for us.


Opening the hood Audi A1 1.4 TFSI, you first notice ... the absence of a battery! Yes, in order to optimize the weightlift along the axes, the battery was transferred to the trunk. The motor gives 122 hp at 5000 rpm and 200 nm in the range of 1500-4000 rpm. By the way, the choice of gearbox will not affect the dynamics. What with a six -speed handle, that with a S Tronic robot, acceleration to a hundred will take 8.9 seconds, and the maximum speed will not exceed 203 km/h. Fuel consumption is only a little higher than that of the less powerful A1 1.2 TFSI 5.2 l/100 km. Of course, the engine satisfies Euro-5 standards, entering into force since 2011

A completely different thing! 122 horses, 200 N ∙ m. These parameters, agree, are much more suitable for a stylish youth three -door. Such A1 takes a hundred from a place in 8.9 seconds, which is much faster than diesel (10.5 s) and, especially, basic gasoline modification (11.7 s). And from the driver, this will not require any effort to switch the gear by the robot.


Using A1 in Audi, they hope to reduce the average age of customers in Europe. Therefore, Audi launched a large-scale advertising campaign, the main character of which was the popular pop singer Justin Timberlake. And on his under his shoulderbakes, he has Bastian Schweinsteiger and Philip Lam, famous football players of Bavaria, who almost brought their team to win at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, stumbled on the semifinals

The robot tries, helpfully smacking the highest steps at acceleration, and is not so carried away by them at low speeds. After a year of ordeal, the seven-speed box still brought to life. But in traffic jams, it sometimes allows herself to bundle when the brains suddenly decide to switch down without any reason. In order to go faster than the stream, the speakers, of course, are enough, but does not pretend to be the lighter A1 1.4 TSI. Just to the best of a quick hatchback.


Behind the A1 with a S-line package can be identified by a horizontal bar on the rear bumper and an enlarged spoiler. Divine exhaust pipe privilege version 1.4 TFSI

Therefore, daredevils should be patient in the near future on the market S1 will enter the market. This will be the first Audi with front-wheel drive (the PQ25 platform does not provide for the use of all-wheel drive transmissions here there is nowhere to arrange a cardan shaft and rear wheels). And the hybrid power plant (as on the already mentioned concept of Metroproject Quattro) with an electric motor rotating the rear wheels, it hardly appears. So under the hood there will be a well-known engine with a volume of 1.4 liters (but already with combined boost, and not just with a turbine, as on a 122-horsepower version), which is installed on the VW Polo GTI, Seat Ibiza Cupra and Skoda Fabia RS. But he is threatened to force from 180 to about 200 forces.


The creators of the Audi A1 categorically did not want to use retro-mij and tried to organically enter their unit in the model range of the company. Frankly, they did a great thing. And not only from the outside, but also inside

Probably, the S1 will receive a more evil appearance (although, much more aggressive?!) And other chassis settings. There will be no good old mechanics if three of the same type of vehicles are equipped with a throne, then for Audi they hardly make an exception. The vector is set. In Audi, they are seriously configured to fight Mini. There are already a three-door, charged S1 at the peak of Cooper S is about to be born, even a competitor to the Clubman shed is not along the corner and five-door A1.


It is unlikely that Audi A1 will divide the world into two camps, as at one time it was done by the Berlin wall with the inhabitants of the city. 100 thousand pre -orders have already been collected on the new product, which even required changes in production plans for a modernized plant in Brussels will produce 100 thousand A1 instead of the planned 80 thousand annually. At the same time, Mini's affairs have not become worse. The sandbox of this segment is large enough not to arrange a war

But this is not the main thing! An individuality is important here, the ability to make a car for yourself. Do not choose one of several available colors or a pair of dull cast wheels, but create a unique combination of various components. And the thoroughness of the Audi, which the A1 has preserved even in such compact dimensions, is even an advantage. The main thing is that outside it still remains a toy. For the soul.


Vadim Gagarin
Photo by the author and Audi

Prices:
Audi A1 will be shown for the first time in Russia at the Moscow Auto Show, which will be held from August 27 to September 5. Starting price (A1 1.2 TFSI with manual transmission) 799 thousand rubles. A more powerful modification with a 122-horsepower engine will cost a minimum of 828 thousand (with six-speed mechanics), and the pre-sequential robot S Tronic will raise the cost of the basic package of Attraction to 899 thousand rubles. Sales start in September.

The attraction kit includes air conditioning, ABS, ESP, six airbags, CD-audio systems, 15-inch cast discs, heating of seats and electric mirrors. For the performance of the Ambition will have to pay 84 thousand rubles, it additionally includes 16-inch wheels, fog lights, a sports leather steering wheel, a tire pressure control system, sports seats with height adjustment and an increased amount of aluminum inserts in the interior. Adaptation for Russian conditions consists in antifreeze, designed for use at temperatures up to -37 degrees and a protective engine of the engine from below.

ALTERNATIVE:
A direct competitor Audi A1 is, of course, mini. But the hatchbacks with the wide individualization capabilities also include Fiat 500 (which formally refers to the class below), and Citroen DS3. But Alfa Romeo completely left our market, including the three -door Mi.to.

Mini
The basic mini One is much cheaper than the Audi A1 price starts from a mark of 710 thousand rubles. But at the same time, the 98-horsepower hatchback will have only ABS, ESP and six airbags. The air conditioner is available only in a package for 110 thousand rubles (plus heating of mirrors and seats, fog lights, on -board computer, a jack and a dock). And 15-inch casting another package for 16,500 rubles (additionally includes a leather steering wheel of the steering wheel). In total, 836,500 rubles come to the circle.

Mini Cooper with a 120-horsepower engine of 1.6 liters is expected to be from 775 thousand rubles. At the same time, to a hundred, it accelerates a little slower than the A1 1.4 TFSI (9.1 s versus 8.7 s), and their maximum speed is the same 203 km/h. Air conditioning, cast 15-inch discs and a similar mini One set of options are available by a package worth 93,300 rubles.

In addition, Mini has charged versions of Cooper S (184 hp, 0-100 km/h for 7 s, 1,077,832 rubles) and Cooper S JCW (211 hp, 0-100 km/h for 6 , 5 s, 1,358,440 rubles), Clubman station wagon and convertible.

The 95-horsepower Citroen DS3 is cheaper than both competitors. The price begins at 649 thousand rubles. At the same time, the machine is well equipped (6 pillows, ABS, ESP, electric windows, CD/MP3-Audiosystem), air conditioning for an additional payment of 26 thousand rubles (climate control of another 12 on top).

DS3 in the SO Chic configuration with a 120-horsepower engine will cost 732 thousand, but the equipment already includes air conditioning and cruise control. With the same engine, a 4-band machine is available for an additional payment of 30 thousand rubles. At the top of the DS3 gamut with a 1.6 -liter turbo engine that gives out 150 horses. It is combined only with six -speed mechanics, and there is such a machine with a good set of equipment from 815 thousand rubles.

Fiat 500
The Italian peanut is significantly smaller and is offered with us only with weak engines with a volume of 1.2 and 1.4 liters. You can buy Fiat 500 for at least 552 thousand rubles (1.2 MT POP), while the basic equipment includes an air conditioner, ABS, and 4 airbags. 100-horsepower versions are more expensive from 582 thousand for the POP equipment to 685 for the performance of Sport. The main drawback of the five hundredth in Russia is sold exclusively with mechanical gearboxes.

STORY
Audi A2 has become one of the quiet revolutions in the model range of the company. A unique single -wide aluminum (!) Body, the first five -door car in Europe with a three -liter engine, which consumed 3 liters of fuel per hundred kilometers in a mixed cycle. In addition, A2 was distinguished by excellent aerodynamics by the air resistance coefficient was 0.25-0.29, depending on the modification.

But the car, as they say, did not go. She turned out to be too expensive and not particularly attractive to youth, which was more important than design and image than fuel consumption. In addition, the repair of the aluminum body in the event of an accident significantly exceeds the cost of recovery of steel. As a result, for 6 years (1999-2005), a little less than 177 thousand Audi A2 were sold

At the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007, Audi introduced the harbinger of the future serial A1 concept of Metroproject Quattro. As it turned out, the serial novelty inherited almost all the external features of the prototype. But the cunning technical filling had to be postponed until the best of time. Metroproject QUATTRO Concept was equipped with a hybrid power plant, a gasoline 150-horsepower 1.4 TSI worked paired with a 30-kilowatt electric motor, which rotated the rear wheels. That is, the compact hatchback was also all -wheel drive! I wonder when in Audi they decide to bring this scheme into life?

At the 2008 Paris Motor Show, the Audi A1 Sportback Concept prototype of the five -door Audi A1 was replaced. And most likely, the serial A1 Sportback will make his debut in the same way in the fall of 2010
 

Source: Auto.mail.ru