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>> 31January 2012 - Audi A1 Sportsback Arriving Mid 2012

Audi recently launched the A1 Sportback in Costa Brava, Spain. The A1 Sportback will arrive in Australia in mid-2012.

The compact five-door Audi A1 Sportback is emotional, individual and youthful, sporty and efficient. Audi offers it with seven powerful and efficient engines, the high-end S tronic transmission and numerous multimedia features.

Measuring 3.95 meters in length, the Audi A1 Sportback is the compact A1 Sportback for a young, urban public (without a mortgage). It's design identifies it as a member of the large Audi family. The front is dominated by the single-frame grille with the beveled upper corners.

The engine hood and the rear hatch wrap around the body, the shoulder line encircles the entire car and the elegantly flowing roof with its integrated spoiler transitions to a steeply sloped C-pillar. A contrast roof is optionally available in one of three colors.

High- and ultra high-strength steels comprise roughly two-thirds of the Audi A1 Sportback’s body. With its strict adherence to lightweight construction, the body lays the groundwork for the low gross weight, tipping the scales at just 1,065 kilograms. The body’s rigidity, high level of safety and acoustic comfort provide for the composed, sportily precise feeling of the A1 Sportback.

The interior of the Audi A1 Sportback is spacious, bright and airy. With its stepped front, the instrument panel resembles an airplane wing; the round air vents bear hints of jet engines. The center console is inclined slightly toward the driver; the console on the center tunnel has similarities with the rear of a sailing yacht.

The clean, clear controls and excellent workmanship are classic Audi strengths. Many carefully designed details document the premium character of the A1 Sportback, while fresh colors emphasize its youthfulness. Whether colored air vent sleeves or fine leather upholstery, customers have countless possibilities for customizing the car to reflect their individual lifestyle.

Besides the Attraction and Ambition trim lines, a number of packages providing sporty, elegant or even exclusive accents are also available. High-end options range from deluxe automatic air conditioning and the convenience key to a leather multifunction sport steering wheel with shift paddles.

The range of infotainment and multimedia systems, topped by MMI navigation plus, sets standards in this segment. The high-end system features a hard disk, the MMI operating principle, a DVD drive and intelligent voice control. The monitor, which folds out from the instrument panel, displays three-dimensional graphics in high resolution. The 465 watt Bose surround sound system is just one example of the high-end complementary modules available from Audi.

Check out our review of the Audi A1 1.4l TFSI Sport.

The Audi Sportback will arrive mid 2012 in Australia.

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