We’ve been itching to get behind the wheel of the S1 since it was first announced earlier in the year. Luckily, the good people at Newcastle Audi were prepared to help; letting us find out if the S1 quattro lives up to that illustrious badge. So, what did our editor think? As predecessors go, sharing a badge with the…
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2014 Audi S3 Saloon quattro – UK Pricing and Specification Released
Ahead of its March 2014 launch date, Audi has now confirmed the prices and details of the S3 Saloon model for the UK. Priced from £33,240 On The Road, 300 PS 2.0TFSI turbocharged engine, Standard quattro all-wheel-drive 0-62 mph 4.9 (S tronic) 5.3 seconds (manual), Limited 155 mph top speed, Over 40 mpg combined fuel…
Friday Photo From the Archives #5
Continuing with the theme of ESM’s BTCC correspondent, here is a (fairly) recent photo of our two cars chilling out together: A few similarities; both black, both VW-group, both petrol-turbo and both with motorsport pedigree. Our correspondent’s is the rather rare Seat Leon TFSI, which existed for only a short period of time in the…
Well I suppose quattro is four in Italian
The previous post on that turbo-cento got me thinking about a new car which it’s very, very similar to. Well, similar in that it’s essentially a small city-car with a turbocharger attached. So like two peas in a pod then; yesterday’s Fiat and today’s Audi A1 Quattro: I have to admit I am a fan…