Audi is launching a high performance version of its A1 baby car, but it won’t wear S1 badges.
Other S-series Audis have four-wheel drive, but the A1 1.4 TSFi 185PS is front driven.
Powered by a turbo and surpercharged petrol engine, shared with the VW Polo GTi but said to be upgraded to further increase performance, the front-drive S1 will use electronic stability technology to control the extra power of around 183bhp.
The high performance baby car will have lowered suspension and bigger wheels and tyres to cope with a sub 7 second 0-62mph time and 140mph plus top speed.
The A1 is the smallest Audi since the alloy bodied, five-door A2, which had limited sales thanks to it being costly to build and buy. However, examples now have a firm used following and still command strong residuals.