Sunday, August 28, 2011

Audi has introduced a compact hatchback A1

Audi has extended the official details about the new compact hatchback Audi A1, which will debut in early March at the Geneva Motor Show. This car is built on the same platform as the VW Polo and Skoda Fabia, and will be equipped with line of compact diesel and gasoline turbo engine. Dimensions Audi A1 - 3,95 meters long (30 centimeters longer than the Mini), 1,74 m wide and 1.42 meters in height. Wheelbase dimensions - 2,47 m (y Mini - 2,468 meters). The luggage compartment in the rear podnyatnyh is 267 liters, and when folded - 920 liters of boot under a roof. Originally hatchback Audi A1 will be available with two petrol and two diesel engines. The base will be the 1.2-liter turbo power of 86 horsepower, which develops 160 Nm of torque, from a five-step "mechanics" A1 with the motor will drive a hundred miles per hour in 12.1 seconds and its top speed of 179 kilometers per hour. A more powerful machine - a 1.4-liter TFSI - develops 122 horsepower and 200 lb.-ft. of torque. This engine can be equipped with either a six-step mechanics (9.2 seconds up to a hundred), or seven-speed gearbox preselektivnoy S-Tronic (9,1 seconds to hundreds). Diesel engine 1.6 will available in two variants of power: 90 hp (230 Nm) and 105 hp (250 Nm). The first accelerates the Audi A1 to hundred kilometers per hour (paired with a five-step "mechanics") in 12.2 seconds and consumes 3.8 liters of fuel per hundred kilometers, and the second - in 10.8 seconds and consumes 3.9 liters of fuel with the same transmission. Four-wheel drive Audi A1 modifications so far has - will only function with stability simulation-slip differential. But new buyers offer range of accessories and options for personalization: a variety of options for interior trim, colorful interior lighting and so on. In addition, Audi A1 will get more "cut" version of the MMI multimedia complex with a retractable LCD screen. Detailed Ordering Information will be announced after the official premiere of A1.

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