In a recent interview with Belgian diurnal newspaper Le Soir, Alfons Dintner, rise of Audi’s Brussels plant, confirmed that the factory will start series production of the new Audi A1 mini in October. Dinter uttered that the German automaker will close the plant in August for five weeks in order to get ready for production of the A1 which will begin to arrive at Audi’s European showrooms in the beginning of 2010.
According to Dinter, the A1 will initially be available at the same time that a three-door model with the five-door Sportback version following shortly after.
The Ingolstadt-based automaker previewed the A1 mini with the 2007 Metroproject Quattro (3d) think and more not long ago with the A1 Sportback Concept that was shown in Paris last year.
The production model will remain close to the two concepts, just don’t expect to see details such as the frameless doors or the aggressively styled bumpers. In similar fashion, the concepts inner design will be toned down a dint or pair .
Longer and wider than a Mini, Audi’s premium supermini will subsist offered with a raft of 4-cylinder diesel and gasoline powertrains with direct injection including the VW Group’s latest 1.2-liter and 1.4-liter TSI petrols. Audi is said to have being also considering a soft-top hansom version while a hot S1 with close to 200HP should exist considered a given.
Via: Le Soir
Source: carscoop.blogspot.com
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