252bhp A1 Audi Quattro Takes Down The Mini Cooper JCW With A Single Shot

This is faster than a JCW Mini. It's faster than the Corsa VXR Nürburgring. It's also faster than a Ford Focus ST and nudges the VW Golf R for pace. This is the turbocharged, four-wheel-drive Audi A1 Quattro. Merry Christmas.

Like a mini Walter Rohrl-shaped gift to the world, Audi has announced plans to produce 333 left-hand-drive models of this, the fastest production A1 ever built.

 

chewy - 12/21/2011 2:19:11 PM

+1 Boost

This was somewhat unexpected especially with only 333 units. A possible preview of an S1 if there is one.

Phantom4 - 12/21/2011 3:11:38 PM

+2 Boost

Looks too boy racer.

mini22 - 12/22/2011 10:59:59 AM

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Yes but with 333 units it does not take down any competator. If it had full scale production and were priced competatively Mini should then be worried. However limited production means an outrageous price. Therefore any comparisions are simply useless and therefore meaningless.

JB007 - 12/22/2011 1:17:21 PM

+2 Boost

This one's for the ladies.

FromThePassengerSeat - 12/23/2011 1:01:44 AM

+1 Boost

And they're not calling it the RS1 because... ?

FromThePassengerSeat - 12/23/2011 1:02:15 AM

+2 Boost

And I really want one!