Audi has released details of the A1 sportback, a five-door, long-tailed hatch on its smallest platform - and it'll be here in the second quarter of 2012 in three petrol and two diesel variants.
It's the same length as the three-door at 3.95 metres overall on an identical 2.47 metre wheelbase, but is 6mm wider and 6mm taller at 1.75 metres and 1.42 metres respectively, which provides a little extra room for rear-seat passengers, which number two in the standard version, although a three-seater rear bench is a no-cost option.
The front styling is derived directly from the three-door A1, but with a longer, more elegant roofline and sculpted LED tail lights.
The bonnet and rear hatch wrap around the body, the shoulder line encircles the whole car and the flowing roof with its integrated spoiler curves crisply into a steeply sloped C pillar. It's also available with a contrasting roof line in one of three special colours, as well as with a sporty S line exterior package.
The passenger cell is reinforced with very strong hot-shaped steel, to increase rigidity and reduce weight - the base 1.2 TFSI model weighs only 1065kg.
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