The new minover of the Audi concern, which they want to create on the A1 hatchback platform, will be equipped with a full -wheel drive system taken from the Suzuki SX model, this car will be produced in the front -wheel drive version. Such data was provided by the Caradisiac portal.
The use of Suzuki corporation technologies has become common after the conclusion of the Volkswagen Union with an advanced Japanese concern. The Germans at the end of 2011 acquired 19.9 % of Suzuki shares, and the Japanese have 1.3 % of the Volkswagen shares. The joint efforts of VW and Suzuki made it possible for companies to engage in the overall development of products, as well as change technologies for improving fuel costs and start the creation of a budget machine for the Indian market.
Audi RS3
Most likely, the crossover on the Audi A1 platform will be awarded the Q1 liter, and will be equipped with a large assortment of gasoline engines with a capacity of 86 to 160 liters. With. and 105-140-horsepower diesels. You can find out about the quality of the metal used on
Foreign media learned when and where the premiere of the new sports model Audi RS3 will take place, whose presentation was planned as early as the fall of 2011 at the world exhibition in Frankfurt.
The most “power” version of the Audi A3 – RS3 model – planned its debut on November 30, when a large -scale car dealership will be held in the capital of France. It is likely that a 5-cylinder gasoline engine with a capacity of 2.5 liters, which is already used on the sports version of TT RS. Engine power reaches 340 horsepower, torque about 450 nm. Acceleration of the new items to the first hundred is carried out in 5 seconds, the maximum speed of the car is 250 km/h (an electronic limiter is used).
From the basic model A3, the novelty will be released by original body boosts with customizable anti-wing, a powerful brake system, enlarged wheel arches.
For a place under the sun in this market segment, along with the Audi RS3, the latest version of Opel Astra OPC with a 304-horsepower engine and Ford Focus RS, equipped with a 305 horses engine, will fight.