According to reports Audi Spain have inadvertently revealed European pricing for the upcoming Audi S1. This happened when a price list for the full A1 range was published and showed the S1 would have a starting price of €28,360 (approx AU$42,600).
This is interesting from an Australian perspective because the S1 would need to enter the market at around that price point. A $40K+ figure puts it firmly in Golf GTI territory. Although, such a figure would price the car roughly in line with the MINI Cooper S. The MINI John Cooper Works is in the $50K+ price bracket, and can be taken well north of that depending on the number of options chosen.
At this stage there doesn’t appear to be any further news from last week’s info that came wrapped in Polo R packaging.
That means we’re expecting the S1 to be driven by its front-wheels only. It will have a 136kW 1.4 litre twincharged engine and will only be available with a 6 speed S tronic transmission. Apparently space constraints prohibit the fitment of a conventional manual box.
[Source: TopSpeed.com]
2 replies on “Audi S1 European pricing accidentally published”
The question for me is, is it $10k better than the Polo GTI? I suspect not, so I may be looking at a Polo GTI instead. Having said that, the A1/S1 is really growing on me. Like most Audi designs, I don’t like them initially but love them after seeing them a few times!
Does it come with 4 doors?