RE: Audi A1 quattro: Driven
Discussion
jonosterman said:
McGraw said:
"Audi had to re-engineer the body-in-white of the A1 for the quattro, to accommodate a new multi-link rear axle as well as the four-wheel drive bits. Boot space suffered quite badly as a result but was clearly deemed a worthwhile sacrifice. "
But what does re-engineer mean and why is it ridiculous engineering? Surely that covers anything from a bit of fiddling around the edges to move the headlights through to a complete rebuild with new panels all around? I appreciate that any of these things will be costly to Audi, but how am I benefiting from it when compared to just buying an S1?The S1 has all of this as well and I wouldn't describe a mass market S car from Audi as ridiculous engineering.
It's nothing revolutionary but it's quite extensive and really, quite pointless too so someone must've had had pure passion and want to actually develop it into something that could be sold and that's really, really refreshing given how clinical Audis usually are.
It's just a special, lovely little thing. It's not a mass market car like the S1 is, even if it's quite similar.
GranCab said:
Tickle said:
Nanook said:
rtz62 said:
Having owned a very low miles ur Quattro Turbo in white with white wheels, I, like many others, will confirm what an absolute royal pain in the ar5e they are to keep clean.
I must admit, the choice between an A1q and a ur would be an easy call for me, the ur would win every time. But as cars they aren’t compatible.
Would I want one. And would I want one over a BMW M1? Hmmmn. Probably not.
But then, real-world, what would be a competitor that is ‘special’?
Can you buy an M1 for £40k?I must admit, the choice between an A1q and a ur would be an easy call for me, the ur would win every time. But as cars they aren’t compatible.
Would I want one. And would I want one over a BMW M1? Hmmmn. Probably not.
But then, real-world, what would be a competitor that is ‘special’?
On the topic of the A1 Quattro, I like them, maybe dowm to the wheels though.
As mentioned, an A1 S1 with similar rally wheels would make me a cracking daily. Never thought I would like a new'ish Audi. I should add I would prefer an original Audi Quattro S1 over this.
However, without looking I’d guess that a low miles 1M (phew) is probably another £10k on top of an S1 (or is it a 1S ?)
Nanook said:
rtz62 said:
Having owned a very low miles ur Quattro Turbo in white with white wheels, I, like many others, will confirm what an absolute royal pain in the ar5e they are to keep clean.
I must admit, the choice between an A1q and a ur would be an easy call for me, the ur would win every time. But as cars they aren’t compatible.
Would I want one. And would I want one over a BMW M1? Hmmmn. Probably not.
But then, real-world, what would be a competitor that is ‘special’?
Can you buy an M1 for £40k?I must admit, the choice between an A1q and a ur would be an easy call for me, the ur would win every time. But as cars they aren’t compatible.
Would I want one. And would I want one over a BMW M1? Hmmmn. Probably not.
But then, real-world, what would be a competitor that is ‘special’?
You can get a 1M for 40k though but that's far less special.
F1GTRUeno said:
I mean it was ridiculous for Audi of all companies to go to the lengths they did to re-engineer the car and actual bother to make it. It's so completely unlike them that it's ridiculous.
It's nothing revolutionary but it's quite extensive and really, quite pointless too so someone must've had had pure passion and want to actually develop it into something that could be sold and that's really, really refreshing given how clinical Audis usually are.
It's just a special, lovely little thing. It's not a mass market car like the S1 is, even if it's quite similar.
I agree that it was very brave to make the A1 Quattro in the first place. Must have taken quite a lot of engineering to shoehorn the 2L turbo, 4wd and independent rear suspension onto that very small platform.It's nothing revolutionary but it's quite extensive and really, quite pointless too so someone must've had had pure passion and want to actually develop it into something that could be sold and that's really, really refreshing given how clinical Audis usually are.
It's just a special, lovely little thing. It's not a mass market car like the S1 is, even if it's quite similar.
Despite the high price when new, Audi must have made a loss on every one of the A1 Quattros they sold. Hence the S1 a couple of years later. Use what you already learnt with the A1 Quattro and make it into an unlimited production run.
However, I’ve never driven an A1 Quattro but can’t imagine it’s that much different to the S1 aside from slightly different power delivery and suspension feel.
Helicopter123 said:
Nanook said:
rtz62 said:
Having owned a very low miles ur Quattro Turbo in white with white wheels, I, like many others, will confirm what an absolute royal pain in the ar5e they are to keep clean.
I must admit, the choice between an A1q and a ur would be an easy call for me, the ur would win every time. But as cars they aren’t compatible.
Would I want one. And would I want one over a BMW M1? Hmmmn. Probably not.
But then, real-world, what would be a competitor that is ‘special’?
Can you buy an M1 for £40k?I must admit, the choice between an A1q and a ur would be an easy call for me, the ur would win every time. But as cars they aren’t compatible.
Would I want one. And would I want one over a BMW M1? Hmmmn. Probably not.
But then, real-world, what would be a competitor that is ‘special’?
You can get a 1M for 40k though but that's far less special.
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