No Quattro System for Audi A1 Mini Car

When you think of Audi, the first thing that pops into your mind is Quattro. The two of them go together like burger and chips, it is just meant to be. However, we have just learned from Autoblog that the new Audi A1 mini car will not come with the famous Quattro AWD system.

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is a bit confused by this latest news, considering that the concept model has the Quattro in its name, “Audi Metroproject Quattro Concept”. There are those hardcore Audi fans that will be upset with this news, but was we really surprised.

The thing is, the Audi A1 is all about economy, and the decision not to include the All Wheel System helps to keep the weight down as well as its price. The new smaller Audi will come with just one gearbox type, a seven speed S-Tronic automatic transmission.

The Audi A1 should be available in August or September 2011 in Europe, a sportback version is to follow later the following year. Audi do not plan to stop there, there is to be a cabriolet version ready for production by early 2012.

There are no price details and we are not certain if Audi plan to launch the A1 in the U.S.

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