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2012 Audi A1 Sportback review
Drive to work or sport, friends or family. To the seaside or to town, with luggage or without a fixed destination. Do what you want. Drive, live, experience. The Audi A1 Sportback. With more functionality and more freedom.
High-torque and efficient. The TFSI® engines in the Audi A1 Sportback.
The Audi A1 Sportback features TFSI® technology. What makes it so special is that it combines the advantages of FSI® – efficiency and dynamics – with turbocharging that improves the power characteristics even more.
The 1.2 TFSI engine with 63 kW of power has a die-cast aluminium engine block with innovative, cast iron liners and a maintenance-free toothed chain drive. The lightweight pistons are low-friction while the oil and cooling water circuit, with dual-circuit cooling, ensure a high level of efficiency. You will soon notice this from the pleasantly low consumption, averaging just 5.1 l/100 km, and the maximum torque of 160 Nm, which is available from an engine speed of just 1,500 rpm.
The sporty 1.4 TFSI engine with the optional 7-speed S tronic generates 90 kW and is clearly designed for top performance combined with economical fuel consumption. It powers the Audi A1 Sportback to 203 km/h with a torque of 200 Nm, likewise available from 1,500 rpm. Its water-cooled intercooler is integrated in the inlet manifold; this reduces the volume of the charge air system and delivers increased dynamism. For even more dynamic performance, the 1.4 TFSI (136 kW) features a two-stage turbocharging system. It accelerates the Audi A1 Sportback to 227 km/h with a torque of 250 Nm from 2,000 rpm.
The top-of-the-range model, the Audi A1 TFSI Sport with 136 kW, sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h in 7.0 seconds and keeps accelerating up to 227 km/h. The responsiveness of the 136 kW and the pulling power of 250 Nm torque can be attributed to the combination of supercharger and turbocharger. The top A1 model also combines efficiency and dynamics – the 1.4 TFSI engine consumes an average of only 6.0 litres of fuel per 100 km and emits just 139 grams of CO2 per km.
Fuel Consumption and emission values:Combined fuel consumption: 5.1 – 5.9 l/100 kmCO2 emission figures combined: 118 – 139 g/km
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