The cheapest way into Audi ownership. From £18,910. No-one spends that. 95 per cent of A1 buyers upgrade from Technik to either Sport or S line models. This is the second generation A1, following eight years after the original. Like that car it does a successful job of disguising the fact it’s based on the same toolkit as the VW Polo and Seat Ibiza: different proportions, more sporting stance, a desire to stand out. Like a Mini.
Don’t get used to it though: Audi has already confirmed that this Mk2 A1 supermini will be the last, with no direct replacement on the horizon. Instead it’s likely that we’ll next see something small and Audi-badged with an all-electric powertrain, probably based on the MEB platform that underpins the ID.3 and virtually everything else VW Group plans to make with a battery.
