Audi A1 Sportback

Audi has revealed the A1 Sportback, the five-door model of its compact B-segment model. It is going to carry on sale at the beginning of 2012.

For the approaching 2011 Tokyo Motor Indicate (3-11 December 2011) Audi will introduce the five-door A1 Sportback.

The five-door, which can be readily available inside a four- or five-seat configuration, has precisely the same length on the three-door sister model, though the height and width are enhanced by 6mm, contributing into a more substantial inside place for that rear passengers.

The design solutions with the five-door exterior ended up predicted along with the 2008 Audi A1 Sportback Notion, an evolution with the authentic 2007 A1 challenge quattro.

The outside could be personalized by deciding on a person between a few shades for that roof line - including the roofing arch, your roof as well as the roof spoiler.

At start the array of engines will contain three TFSI gasoline and three TDI diesel engines creating in between 63 kW (86 hp) and 136 kW (185 hp).

Amongst the gear highlights is surely an superior infotainment procedure, with navigation, SD card reader and Web connectivity.

The foundation amount for your five-door model is €16,950, though the 1.6 TDI with 66 kW (90 hp) will set you back €19,050.

Exterior Structure
The Audi A1 Sportback is three.95 meters (twelve.96 ft) extended and provides a wheelbase of two.47 meters (8.ten ft), similar to the three-door model.

It is six millimeters (0.24 in) wider and taller than the three-door product, on the other hand, at 1.seventy five meters (five.74 ft) and 1.42 meters (four.66 ft), respectively. Its aerodynamics have been fine-tuned so that the base version features a coefficient of drag of just 0.32.

The Audi A1 Sportback normally requires up the layout of the three-door A1.

The motor hood along with the rear hatch wrap throughout the body, the shoulder line encircles the complete auto as well as the elegantly flowing roof featuring a built-in spoiler transitions to a steeply sloped C-pillar.

The front finish is dominated through the large single-frame grille featuring its beveled higher corners. The headlights are also available with xenon plus lamps, and LEDs give the daytime working lights a homogenous look.

The sculpted tail lights will also be outfitted with light-emitting diodes - in this case SuperRed LEDs.

Upon ask for, Audi will paint your roof line - your roof arch, the rooftop as well as roof spoiler - in one of a few contrasting colours.

A decision of twelve paint finishes can be found, together with the newest coloration Samoa Orange, which can be exceptional for the A1 Sportback. A further solution would be the S line exterior package deal utilizing its wise, sporty facts. The add-ons application for your A1 Sportback will afterwards incorporate kits with aerodynamic add-on elements and colourful decal sets.

Inside Design
The interior with the Audi A1 Sportback is spacious, shiny and airy, with substantially sophisticated lines. The instrument panel, whose entrance slopes steadily toward the cabin, resembles a plane wing.

The middle console is inclined a bit toward the motive force; the four spherical air vents are paying homage to jet engines. The console to the middle tunnel is reminiscent of the trunk of the sailing yacht.

The intuitively simple controls really are a classic Audi strength, as is the high-quality workmanship. Various lovingly developed information, such as the precise click on on the knobs for your air conditioning or even the stitching for the leather leader, illustrate the top quality character with the A1 Sportback.

The A1 Sportback arrives standard with 4 seats; a fifth seat is optional. They supply a sportily very low seating placement and very good support.

Headroom and shoulder place have each been greater approximately a single centimeter (0.39 in) in comparison together with the three-door sister design. All four doorways supply ample storage. Cup holders and a 12V outlet are standard, using a storage package obtainable as a choice.

The luggage compartment of your A1 Sportback includes a potential of 270 liters (nine.53 cu ft). Folding along the split rear seat boosts this to 920 liters (32.49 cu ft).

The L-shaped, deeply retractable head restraints do not need for being eliminated to get this done. The loading lip can be a easily very low 66 centimeters (twenty five.98 in).

The optional baggage compartment deal tends to make loading far more practical, with usefully divided spaces below the loading flooring and other amenities.