CRed05 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Audi A1 Clubsport Quattro 503hp/487ft.lbs/3000lbs http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/06/audis-a1-clubsport-quattro-is-an-even-hotter-hatch/ Every year, the German village of Wörthersee hosts Volkswagen and Audi fans from around the world who show off their classic, collectible and tuned cars. This year, Audi will have them all beat. For the 30th anniversary of the car meet, the automaker is bringing an über-customized A1 that weighs just over 3,000 lbs. and can do 0-62 in only 3.7 seconds. The one-off A1 Clubsport Quattro borrows some parts from the TT RS and RS 3 sportback, but all of them are specially tuned to create the hottest hatch ever to emerge from Ingolstadt. Under the tiny hood is a 2.5 liter turbocharged, direct injection TFSI five-cylinder engine running on gasoline. It’s the same powerplant found in the TT RS, but tuned to produce 503 horsepower and 486.79 pound-feet of torque. That mill is mated to a six-speed manual transmission and Quattro all-wheel drive. To lose weight, Audi replaced the roof with a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer top, swapped the back seat for a crossbrace and deleted MMI and speakers. Even the door handles have been turned in for simple, red leather straps. Otherwise, Audi calls the interior “a study in dark gray.” That sexy exterior is purely coincidental, as the design process saw function triumphing over form. No photos are available yet, but Audi is teasing us with design renderings so hot you could get fired for viewing them at work. Split air intakes divide the front skirt, while the engine vents through two hood outlets. The “blistering” rear fenders echo the ur-Quattro, while the exhaust vents behind the driver’s side door a la A4 DTM. And those wheels! The 19-inch turbine style alloys hide six-piston calipers at the front. Want some time behind the wheel? Too bad. Only one car will be built, but you can still hoon around in a virtual Clubsport Quattro in Need For Speed World, where Audi is “renting” the car between June 1 and 4. http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2011/05/W110001_large__mid.jpg http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2011/05/W110002_large__mid.jpg More pictures: http://www.audizine.com/news/photos.php?nid=198&niid=879&p=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I just nutted a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 That is pretty sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acklac7 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 rear end is fugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Because nobody would buy an 80 gajillion dollar riced out hatchback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 audi 2 door sti? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 rice. i'd actually consider the ttrs if it came with launch control and the dual clutch auto in the US. motor trend ran it a few months ago, and it ran to 60mph in 3.6 and bottom 12's in the 1/4. that was at 330hp. can only imagine it with 500hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Because nobody would buy an 80 gajillion dollar riced out hatchback? I sure as hell would. It reminds me of the Volvo Polestar C30, also only 1 made. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/volvo-teases-c30-polestar-performance-concept/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboking15 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 looks like an evo x buttfucked and sti and this was their retarded german love child.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 german rice = the worst rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Those rims need to DIAF. The rest of the car looks pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 because race car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoMeSomeFun Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 they ran something like that on top gear. Too much power for a fwd car =Stupid amts of trwq steer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 http://videos.sapo.pt/9RDbklwlM6VJ9fUAJugZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Kinda looks like Farkas' GTI on crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 they ran something like that on top gear. Too much power for a fwd car =Stupid amts of trwq steer wasnt that a GTI with a V12TT mid mounted motor that had basically been shoehorned in with an AWD system and no other steering/suspension improvements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 they ran something like that on top gear. Too much power for a fwd car =Stupid amts of trwq steer wasnt that a GTI with a V12TT mid mounted motor that had basically been shoehorned in with an AWD system and no other steering/suspension improvements? Yeah he must be thinking of that, neither that nor this is fwd. That GTI did have steering and suspension improvements, the problem is that it has such a short wheel base that it makes it hard to handle with that much power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Looks like a Fiat 500 rear ended an R8. I have no use for Audi's and I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 wheels remind me a lot of Ronal Turbos http://www.tunershop.com/product_images/Ronal_Turbo_p_p220836.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Approved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 love me some hatch back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldsoda Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 looks like it belongs in the "unpimp your auto" commercial... http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/coldsoda/umpimpauto.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 car belongs in TRON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/SevereSarz/racecar.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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