Audi A1 to get VW’s next small-car platform with all-wheel-drive

Volkswagen’s current small car platform, which underpins the Polo, Seat Ibiza and Skoda Fabia, will offer all-wheel-drive for the next-generation.

“The new small-car platform architecture includes an all-wheel drive option,” Erich Schmitt, president of Seat said. “Seat won’t offer awd for its new Ibiza, but other group models could use it.”

The first use of the platform, called the PQ25, is used for the new Seat Ibiza. Volkswagen Polo will be next to get it later this year followed by the A1 in...
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_43LE - 5/6/2008 11:54:57 AM

+1 Boost

Platform sharing is definitely a good way to cut costs.

M35MT - 5/6/2008 2:10:21 PM

-2 Boost

Holy crap that thing is going to be small.

85bmw745i - 5/6/2008 7:09:27 PM

+2 Boost

Normally I wouldn't call an audi ugly but this looks likt a tall TT. and the door hand'es are way too low giving the impression of it being even taller. Re-badge it and make it a convertable and it would be a great re-incarnation of the old cabrio.