These are the words of Audi head of design Stefan Sielaff, as reported by What Car. The car he is referring to, of course, is the bonkers A1 clubsport, complete with 370kW, revealed at Wörthersee a few days ago.
Sielaff continued the RS1 tease by saying the A1’s engine bay wouldn’t need to be modified to fit the 2.5 litre five cylinder should the car go into series production. It’s unlikely any road going model would be released sporting the full 370kW, but even the standard 250kW found in the TT RS would be most welcome.
The A1 clubsport is 400kg lighter than its production siblings, and while that may be a stretch too far if an RS1 is made, Sielaff reckons a weight saving of 200kg could be achieved.
Consider our appetite whet!
[Source: What Car]
4 replies on ““Internally we refer to this car as the RS1—
As much as I love the 2.5 TFSI, you have to question putting such a heavy engine into the front of such a small car. I think the 1.6 TFSI is where it it at.
I noted there was a comment on this article and……. surprise surprise it was Way hahaha
Yeh I’ll have one, whatever is under the hood at least it looks the part and it will go like a scalded ca’t no doubt.
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