LIVE from Tokyo: Audi A1 Samurai Blue for the footie fans

LIVE from Tokyo: Audi A1 Samurai Blue for the footie fans

Most people in Japan drive Japanese cars, but in trendy Tokyo, driving a Continental car is a status symbol and a way to stand out – even better if it’s a left hand drive unit! Now, here’s one even more rare specimen, a one-off model called the A1 Samurai Blue. Part of profits from this Japanese national football team edition car will go to a charity.

Based on the 122 hp 1.4 TFSI three-door hatch, the Samurai Blue is one for the hardcore Blue Samurai fan, and besides the unique paintjob, every customisable part of the A1 interior gets a matching job, from the plastic seatbacks and door cards to the base of the centre console and air con vent rings. Adidas is the kit sponsor for JFA, and their logo is peppered around the A1, too.

LIVE from Tokyo: Audi A1 Samurai Blue for the footie fans

Too bad we’re too small a market for an “A1 Harimau Malaya edition”. Wait, that one will end up looking like Bumblebee!

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • F.O.C on Dec 01, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    Poor Japanese Car Sales, force automaker to come out numerous marketing strategy. Even Japanese car makers are pulling out D-segment and soon C-segment category. Our beloved land every year sales 550K cars registered, damn scary!!!! boleh muat or not?

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  • nabill on Dec 01, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    thy did have a bayern munich edition a while back….

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  • oligopoli on Dec 01, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    yeahhh…..tiger edition after this with garang look

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  • Gavin on Dec 01, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    Oh never knew the japanese also had white superiority mindset

    oh well i guess asians will be asians doesn’t matter what type

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  • Great idea.

    Football + auto => they have a lot of common things…

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  • Gajen on Dec 01, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    usami takeshi can buy the bayern munich edition and this edition haha

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  • aacee on Dec 01, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Maybe Proton and their R3 division can come up with a Satria Neo in Harimau Muda colours. Since the Proton emblem is also a tiger.

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  • i still prefer this livery on a FT-86

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  • Kasanai on Dec 02, 2011 at 10:34 am

    Malaysia can have pirated version, put black bird as logo, name it Sang Murai, instead of Samurai!

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  • encikpadil on Dec 02, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    macam savvy kan sikit2

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  • Nakal on Dec 02, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    even audi has a ‘touch’ of ah beng

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