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Audi has previously ruled out the prospect of building a super-hot RS-line (racing sport) version of its baby A1. But we could get to see the next best thing at Geneva, with the German prestige brand tipped to be unveiling an S1.
The baby hottie is likely to go on sale in Europe just a few months after the show unveiling in March, in both three and five-door versions sporting an S-Line body kit with more aggressive bumper treatment, rear spoiler and quad exhaust tips.
The little hot hatch is said to be powered by a detuned version of the turbocharged 206kW/380Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine from the S3, likely delivering about 170kW for the S1, with the same choices of a six-speed manual or a six-speed dual clutch driving four wheels with Audi's quattro system.
In the S3, those combinations give a 0-100km/h time of 5.4 seconds manual and 5.0 for the auto, and you can expect around the same -- or better -- in the logically lighter S1.
The S1 will slot in above the $39,900 Audi A1 Sport, but will want to be strategically priced against the hot hatch benchmark $41,490 VW Golf GTI in a tough field that includes everything from the Mini Cooper JCW to Ford Fiesta and Focus STs and Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG.
This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott
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