Audi launches exclusive A1 quattro

Jan 11, 2012, 3:06 GMT

Ingolstadt, Germany - Audi is crowning the A1 model series with an exclusive top-of-the-line quattro version powered by a two-litre engine with an output of 188 kW/256 hp.

Limited to just 333 units, Audi lists the zero to 100 km/h sprint at 5.7 seconds and the top speed at 245 km/h. At the same time Audi lists the average consumption at just 8.6 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres.

The A1 quattro comes in white only with 8.0 J x 18 cast alloy wheels. The ESP stabilization program includes a sport mode and can be switched off entirely for a trip to the race track, according to the carmaker.

It is available only in Glacier White metallic, and its roof is painted high-gloss black. The front bumper is muscular, the frame and grate of the single-frame grille are high-gloss black. The curved bars in the headlights - the wings - are red. The grille, the roof arch and the rear hatch sport quattro badges.

Cool, sporty black dominates the interior. The seats and the armrests on the doors are covered in Silk Nappa leather with contrasting red seams. The S sport seats up front have pronounced bolsters, integrated head restraints and a quattro badge on the backrest covers.

Available from the second half of 2012, many features have been taken from the luxury class such as xenon plus headlights, high-beam assistant, adaptive brake lights and a LED interior lighting package.