The annual Wörtherseetour meeting for fans of VW Group models is celebrating it’s 30th birthday this year, and Audi is bringing a hot gift to the party. Meet the one-off A1 clubsport quattro powered by a heavily-modified version of the RS 3 Sportback’s turbocharged engine. This scary little car does 0-100 kph in 3.7 seconds and 0-200 kph in just 10.9 seconds!
The heart of the A1 clubsport quattro is a five-cylinder unit displacing 2.5 litres with turbocharging and direct fuel injection. Compared with the version used in the TT RS and RS 3 Sportback on which it is based, output has been increased dramatically to 503 PS (available between 2,500 and 5,300 rpm) and 660 Nm of torque, thanks to tweaks on the turbocharger, intercooler, induction tract and exhaust line. As on the Audi A4 DTM, the tailpipe is located on the left flank, just in front of the rear wheel.
A six-speed manual transmission and quattro permanent AWD, both taken from the TT RS and enhanced, deliver the power to all four wheels. Audi did not reveal this monster baby’s true top speed without the 250 km/h limiter.
The Wörthersee showstar rolls on 255/30 low-profile rubber mounted on 19-inch alloys with a unique turbine design. Sitting behind those are large, internally ventilated disc brakes. Up front, six-piston callipers grab perforated carbon fibre-ceramic discs. Large steel discs are mounted on the rear axle. The coilover suspension of the A1 clubsport quattro features adjustable compression and rebound damping.
The front wings, the doors and the rear side panels of the A1 clubsport quattro have been widened by a 60 mm. They form horizontal “blister” edges, like those found on the Audi Ur-quattro. Air outlets are integrated into the rear ends of the wings, and the newly designed trim strips on the sills are made of exposed CFRP, as with the roof.
The cabin still looks good, but is stripped out and has no rear seats. In its place is a large crossbar to further stiffen the body and storage for helmets. A weight-optimised starter battery used in racing is mounted in the rear below the two storage compartments. The lightweight bucket seats are taken from the R8 GT and feature a carbon reinforced polymer chassis.
They’ve gone mad! Gallery after the jump.
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too fast 4 my driving skill unless with tech assist…hehehe.. below 4 secs… with this non supercar looks it really an excellent disguise…
look closely at the front side..look like savvy right?hehehe
ohh my 3.7sec!, can put green face to ferrari, lambo, even bugatti that cost multiple $$$.
Bring it to Le Mans!!!
My 1098 will only need <3sec and cost 138K.
wahh! this is really a serious little monster
holy cow!
Whoa, beyond pony car. Can say little muscle car.
they’ve gone bonkers! so many horses in such a tiny body.
The ultimate definition for Pocket Rocket!!
i think savvy owner can pick up this design for modification.
Blistering,wallop even the supercars.German engineering at its best.
I wish I’ll afford to get 1… @.@ nice car…
Jizzed in my pants
Premature Ejaculation ! Haha !
its amazing what a big manufacturer can do by when it goes a bit mad……a little known fact about that 2.5 engine is that it is at least 15 years old in terms of original design..it was and still is used for the golf in north america. and spurts about 170 hp and is largely a humdinger……….
it.probably was designed at the same time as the vr6 engines…the fact that it won awards as late as a couple of years ago underlines the inherent brilliance of the engine and audi’s ability to transform a regular mill into something truly special…wow….
little MONSTER!!!
The “red eyes” look aggressive.
wallawey…new pocket rocket…can smoke myvi anytime…
hahaha, anything can smoke a myvi. i’m talking stock standard.
507 bhp condom rings…. No thanks. I’ll leave it to hair dressers and gay men ;)
Good for you bro :-) even audi don’t need/ask you to buy their car.. they are already rich and well in making money and you ?? pfttt go back and work harder, maybe just pass buy a proton.. :-) .. cheers mate
wow!! should be a fun car to hv…
Wonder how it goes round the corner. How the AWD going to control that beast of an engine on a lightweight car.
Is it
“Wheee!!! Like a Roller Coaster!”
or
“ZOMG!WTF!DieDieDie!WishIamSchumacher/Loeb!PraytoGod!Sh!tInPants!”
design like fiat 500
Sweet mother of God, I want one. I’d probably end up crashing into something within a few days, but I still want one.
And the only racing game with that machine is Need For Speed World… Currently given a 24 hour rental to anyone between 1st to 4th June and you need to pay big bucks to drive it forever… Anyway, Awesome car.. Someone bring back Group B rallying and I bet this would own that category!
Now this is what i call a proper Audi,what a car! If only they will build this in limited numbers only,regardless of price i’ll certainly get one! It’s looks simply ace too..
Reminds me of the days when Ari Vatanen took every damn thing to the cleaners in the WRC in the early 80’s with the original Audi Quattro.That monster had 640 plus bhp and he used to swing that thing left to right in the freakin’ snow!
Ahh..those were the days,the don’t make em’ like that anymore.
Cheers.
This is called The Super Savvy…
Right! Proton Savvy look alike!
THIS IS MADNESS!!!!!!!!
This baby can smoke a M3 any time.
reminds me of a smart car smoke bugatti.. is at youtube :)
My mivec turbo satria can smoke this kaw kaw.