Audi A1 2011 Video Review

Rorty engine Refined look Simple dash layout

Storage between seats Convex side mirrors

Do you drink your good red out of the nearest jam jar or do you insist on crystal stemware? If the answer is the latter then Audi's A1 Sport is the car for you. Cynics will says it rides on the same platform as the almost $15,000 cheaper Polo GTI but it is the way it's presented that makes the difference. And that's more than just the four-ringed badge on the massive grille.

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A starting price of $42,500 makes the A1 Sport the most expensive of the premium light car class. That said, its direct competition - BMW and Mercedes-Benz - don't (yet) play in this segment. And play is the operative word. Three-door hot hatches atone for their lack of passenger practicality by being a fun drive. And the Audi is more fun than most - just ask the folk at Mini who have been playing with pricing and features trying to reign in the A1's sales charge. Standard kit on the Audi includes xenon headlamps, Bluetooth, rear parking sensors and a 6.5-inch multimedia screen.

Read the full Audi A1 Sport 2011 Review .