Audi does not have a good memory of their expertise in the small segment, as its past A2 was not well accepted. But now it seems that once again the burden with a new urban vehicle, a very different design to that minmonovolumen, much more sport, and with high technology, which includes a hybrid engine. Come on, that when at the end of this decade switch from being a prototype model of a street, which might be called Audi A1 We can now shake the BMW Mini!
For now will be known as Metroprojet Quattro, and it remains to be seen how many of the solutions in the Tokyo Motor Show raises could lead to future model series, but here must “walk kicks.” With a body length of 3.91 meters (like a VW Polo), 1.75 meters wide and 1.40 meters high, this new urban Audi offers an independent carrier with four seats and a trunk of 240 liters capacity.
The technical part is most remarkable is its dual propulsion: a conventional engine to the front wheels and an electric motor to the rear, which may work well for either separately or simultaneously. The treaty is a 1.4 TFSI as the A3, but boosted to 150 hp of power and 240 Nm of torque, coupled to a gearbox S-Tronic with sequentially through cam lever or the steering wheel after. For his part, can generate electrical power until 40 hp and 200 Nm of torque, and energy comes from some lithium ion batteries. The search engine, located at the rear, clearly visible and even enlightened, can work alone to 100 km, and recharging can be performed at any outlet.
The benefits of the Audi Metroprojet Quattro are excellent, and that in peak demand for power operate the two engines at once, each applying power to a shaft. It achieves an acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.8 seconds and a maximum speed of 201 kph. The average consumption is only 4.9 litres/100 km and CO2 emissions are fixed at 112 g / km.