Vehicle

Audi A1

The supermini, built on the Polo's platform — so Polo and Ibiza knowledge transfers directly, including the dry-clutch dual-clutch gearbox's mechatronic patterns. Small three-cylinder turbo petrols dominate the later cars.

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Generations

8X 2010–2018

PQ25 platform; 1.2 and 1.4 TFSI, and the 1.4 TDI three-cylinder.
Body styles

Hatchback

Platform

PQ25
Engines
1.0 TFSI — petrol · 60–85 kW (80–114 hp) · 160 Nm (118 lb-ft)

1.2 TFSI — petrol · 63 kW (84 hp) · 160 Nm (118 lb-ft)

1.4 TFSI — petrol · 90–110 kW (121–148 hp) · 200–250 Nm (148–184 lb-ft)

1.8 TFSI — petrol · 141 kW (189 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)

2.0 TFSI — petrol · 170 kW (228 hp) · 370 Nm (273 lb-ft) · S1

1.4 TDI — diesel · 66 kW (89 hp) · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft)

1.6 TDI — diesel · 66–85 kW (89–114 hp) · 230–250 Nm (170–184 lb-ft)

2.0 TDI — diesel · 100–105 kW (134–141 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 7-speed S tronic · 1-speed

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · quattro four-wheel drive
GB 2018–present

MQB A0, petrol only, with a particulate filter on every engine.
Body styles

Hatchback

Platform

MQB A0
Engines
1.0 TFSI — EA211 · petrol · 60–85 kW (80–114 hp) · 175–200 Nm (129–148 lb-ft)

1.5 TFSI — petrol · 110 kW (148 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)

2.0 TFSI — EA888 · petrol · 147–170 kW (197–228 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 7-speed S tronic · 6-speed S tronic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive

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