Audi A1: the mini audi

For those of you who like a very compact car, as in Mini Cooper, Fiat 500 or Smart, you’ll enjoy meeting the little Audi A1.

Audi’s smallest car is still an Audi and that seems to be what makes the entry-level German special! The exterior is cute, although with a somewhat weird arch that can come in different colors. All external lights are LEDs, making it look modern and up-to-date with its bigger brothers.

Inside, it is very comfortable if you are just a couple. The front leather bucket seats are good. The back seat is not terrible but I can’t say an adult will be comfortable there. The trunk is also quite small – only 9.5 cubic feet. Luckily the back seats are retractable, transforming the total luggage space into 32 cu-ft.

Audi says the little petrol 1.4-liter engine and the double-clutch 7-gear automatic can get the car to 60 in only 8.9 seconds. It has 120hp and 200 Nm of torque! And it is suppose to be very fuel-efficient. All very interesting for an Audi.

European stick-gear interior shown.