Audi S1: Dawn of the Hyperhatch? - XCAR
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2014
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We've been waiting for a super-hot Audi A1 for years, now there's an S1. It's small, powerful and damn good fun. But is it a hyperhatch?
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Props up to Audi for dropping the sporty version of the car only with a manual gearbox. That's how it should be done.
its only because they didnt have enough space left to put the automatic transmission, was already tight with the EA888 and the Quattro system
@@Emon_Lusk_ they had the choice, go for manual + 4wd or go for s tronic + fwd.
there were versions made of both, luckely they chose the 4wd + manual
Personally I’m really disappointed they didn’t drop a DSG version as I would have gone for that. Saying that I went for the polo GTI and can’t fault it 🥰
Only available in manual? should keep most of the posers away from it then.
Good review. Bought one on the strength of it. More fun than my r8!😊
Amazing review and amazing car! XCar, you guys should be proud your producing such great content, its truly fantastic. Some of the best motoring stuff on RUclips? By far! Every video is so enjoyable to watch. Thanks Alex and co :)
The background music in the beginning sounds like m83-midnight
great review. leep up the good work and frequent reviews
awesome video. where do i send the $3.99?
What an amazing little car! Absolutely love it!
Awesome car! I've driven an A1 and I believe I should enjoy driving the S1 as I liked the 1.6 TDI S-Line!!😉
AWESOME vid and great car! well done Xcar and well done Audi, a car i would buy easily
Come on Audi, PLEASE BRING THIS CAR TO NORTH AMERICA ALREADY !!! Don't do this to us...!!
Would US people even fit in it?!
Would people from the U.S. fit in it? That's a pretty of ignorant way of putting it lol but it did make me laugh. Not sure, I'm not from the states. I'm from Canada and we love awd hatches such as this wonderful Audi S1 along with the Golf R.
647killa Perhaps you guys should tell your government to ditch the american safety standard and embrace the civilised world, cheers.
Nanorisk Don't worry about politics. We have our country well established and differentiate at many levels from the United States. As far as safety standards and emissions go, I'd rather embrace the standards of the Mid-eastern countries, where there is no fuss about bullshyt safety and emission standards. You are not going to tell me that European safety standards are any more civilised than the U.S. Oil Mafia is huge lol !!
647killa if u want it sooo bad import it
Great car, looks really good. AND IT IS MANUAL! Great review too btw
only manual = best car ever
You that's not true.
What road and which suburb did you guys test this car on ? I just love the scenery at the end of the video.
The best review of the s1 hands down
i love this little ..thing well done mate'' very good review ,i know it was going to be something special when it was launch...i can wait to get an S1
Great video guys!!
The S1 is 60:40 permanent split 4WD can send 50% to the back when needed. Just to clear it up.
I heard it was permanent 100% to the rear left wheel.
I heard you were 100% gay
Chester Bennington faked his death, gave up music,picked up a flawless British accent and became a car journalist, on a You Tube channel called XCAR.
Would be nice to find a way to change up the torque split on an essentially perfect hot hatch
I've always love the S1. I would love to get it for my first car when I'm 18 which is two years away better get saving and hopefully be able to own one of these amazing cars!!!
It's 25K....
Living in a Dream world , you will ever Beable to afford this on a min wage
Nice watch Alex
great review :)
i like the A1 Quattro's styling more
While the car is nice, it's the production value and host that keep me coming back. Is there any way I could get my hands on the music you guys use? I'd pay good money for that!
Please XCAR, do post the names of the music in the background for this vid and the porsche 959 vid
My German employer has deals with certain auto manufacturers, Audi included... I can get a 5000-6000 Euro discount on the S1 :P Which, makes the extra toys that you'd have to normally pay for basically free.
Then again, there is always the Fiesta ST, which is cheaper and apparently offers almost the same amount of fun, too.
Uh its not a hyperhatch, please stop exaggerating the position of these cars (BMW i8-supercar?) We all know that an RS model would be the hyper hatch type similar to the RS3 or even the quattro. I love the videos I'm just not a fan of all the over hype.
Rs3 is a hyper hatch this is a hypermini
Presenter sounds like Richard Hammond on those slightly sped up top gear clips you see on here!
Whats the song name for the music at the beginning?
please :)
what kind of watch do you have ???
This will be my first car in a few months IA
I love small hot hatches, and if they did an RS1 with a 5-cylinder turbo, and a RWD biased re-tuned Haldex AWD system, then I'd go out and buy it immediatly.
Oh how I can dream...
nice intro song!
We need hothatches in the USA
Awesome car
Name of the song during the intro?
Nice watch I really like that one.
Why can't America ever get a car like this?
What kind of watch is he wearing?
In NA wed probly buy this for 40k USD base easy...
The only German hot hatch I'd buy. For the rest I find the 208&308gti visually heaps more interesting, just like the clio&méganeRS or the DS3 Racing. And no, I'm not French.
Does anyone know the intro song?
Nice, i like this cars. There's nothing wrong with fwd, they are road cars, cars you use as daily drivers, not a race car, sure they have power, that is there when you need it. My a3 is definitely good on turns and the freeway, it handles better than any ford, chevy, toyota, and so on. People can talk bad shout fwd. But they have never driven an Audi.
'MURRICA NEED S1!!!!
Bring it to the states!!!!!!!!!
Maybe this was asked before but What car do you have?
Whats the intro song ?
When they bring to states?
Too bad this is not available here in Canada. Great car with our $1.45 per liter fuel price.
i like the sound of a new genre of cars...the hyper hatch
That watch though
Nice review, except that it's ludicrous to say you cannot have a 'proper' sports car without a manual transmission. Someone should tell McLaren their P1 is not sporty. A DSG would be fine, if not better than a manual. It's mostly a matter of personal preference I think.
I really want one, with just remap, 300bhp is achievable in these 2.0tfsi 4-pots :)
300bhp through Quattro in an A1, yes please.....
Actually with the right mods you coulid get close to 500
It would be nice to have Fabia or Rapid with this drivetrain .
What make of watch is that?
XCAR!! you beauty! Please tell us the name of the intro song. as you can see in the comments a lot of us are dying to know.. Thank you :)
I think the song is "I Do" by SD mate
what watch is that
Yeah, I'd also like to know.
Yo Audi, Hay Audi, You paying attention?? Bring this to the US please.
The name of the intro?? Anybody?? Its not midnight city for sure..
Im amazed that audi even bothered to make this car.
FYI the Audi s1 isn’t a hyper hatch as it doesn’t have 350+Bhp. A few would be the rs3 m140i Ford Focus rs etc
Sorry buddy, but 350+BHP is achievable with just a stage 1 tune & nothing else. These cars were massively under-tuned by Audi so they didn’t embarrass their other S cars & even some RS cars. I’ve had a tuned RS3 & the S1 I have now has faster acceleration & much faster cornering. As for a M140i or Focus RS, they wouldn’t even come close. I’m betting you’ve never even driven one have you?
@@sunsetgarage755 haha this was 2 years ago… yeah I know it’d embarrass other things, you’d be wrong in thinking I haven’t driven these cars due to this is what I do for a living, driven rs3/4/ttrs/v12s the lot
Id buy it for the great engineering. Not sold on the cutsey looks, Guess it must be seen in the metal
Ok so this uses a haldex system (half arsed 4wd) and a very detuned version of the 2.0T. Is anyone else thinking the glaringly obvious way forward is an RS1 with proper quattro, better brakes and about 300hp?
ryanmail2004 Even if they couldn't fit a proper Quattro system in they could at least engineer something better than haldex for it. The golf R already uses pretty much a 300hp version of this engine anyway. The only reasons that isn't in this are corporate. Either it would take all the golf R sales or there is an RS1 in the pipeline.
ryanmail2004 it's the same engine as you get in the s3 which I think is pretty awesome for that price and if they make an RS1 it'd cost more than the S3 but it'll be smaller and just as fast if not slower...whats the point of that...
ryanmail2004 it's the same engine as you get in the s3 which I think is pretty awesome for that price and if they make an RS1 it'd cost more than the S3 but it'll be smaller and just as fast if not slower...whats the point of that...
ryanmail2004 I agree man I absolutely love what the speedfreaks at audi do with all the RS models..absolutely halo cars as you've said, it seems like in the new models even the understeer is completely history can't wait for the new RS3 to be released :)
Aaa fantastic car...I drove the top of the food chain RS this year the twin turbo 570 horses RS7...that's just mad I cannot emphasise on how shocked you are every time you slam the right pedal it surprises you every single time (you never get use to 100kph in only 3.7 seconds) and the blurps and crackles the exhaust make are just epic!
Bring it to the States dammit
But but, surely the RS1 would be the super full-fat hyper mega hatch?
that would be a über hatch in my opinion :)
Gues´s on power for and RS1....
285-315 bhp.
that doesn't sound out of reality actually
315 hp you joking that's more than a s3 power train . The rs1 will have about 276 hp .
Ben Chesterman Your right - 276 is properly a good estimation.
Fucking love this
He said the Haldex AWD is a good thing LOL .... Its not its basicly still a front wheel drive and the Quatro is a true AWD
Alejandro Morales It only kicks in with slippage. Even then its 80/20. The quatro is 40/60 all the time ....hugh difference
Alejandro Morales Sure, in a Veyron or Adventador, the engine and trans is in the rear though. This means that the bulk of the power is mainly sent to the rear wheels. In a front engine set up like the S1, Golf R, S3, TT-RS even, the bulk of the power is sent to the front wheels. It's the same principal, just backwards. The real problem is that the haldex system in the front engine cars is limited to give no more power to the rear wheels than 40% even with a haldex controller set to race. Image for verifaction: www.hpamotorsport.com/images/drive/haldexoverlay.jpg
He said it has the Haldex and not the Quattro system though there is a bunch of Quattro badges on the car SMDH.
he meant a good thing vs just having front wheel drive which all other cars at this size have.
Alejandro Morales
only the standard Quattro models and the S models use a Haldex system. It sends power to the rear wheels when it´s needed, not permanently.
The RS models use Quattro permanent AWD system, in which power is sent to all 4 wheels all the time.
So is this Gold R levels of performance?
25k base price... you could buy a brand new elise for that kind of money. or a gt86. or a BMW 130i. i know it's more practical and everything than elise or gt86, but the price tag seems a bit... steep.
the S1 may be smaller, but its offering a lot more value then a gt86.
crankCINEMA but the gt 86 is probably more fun. and that's the point of owning a fast car isn't it?
givemeajackson hot hatches are fun.
crankCINEMA i know, but not as much fun as a rear drive coupe with the balance of a gt86.
givemeajackson gt86 is severely under powered and having driven one i can tell you that it feels like its missing something...
it's a really good looking car. also, only manual. that's awesome. #savethemanual
fucking good car...speed kisses from France!
THIS CAR IS A FINE MACHINE BELEIVE ME,
3:33 Guy doesn't realize the first car ever made was LHD. British really are obstinate about being wrong, aren't they? There's a reason that 1st gear is on the left side of the car on all modern cars, because it's closest to a left hand driver.
The REAL S1 eats this and shits it out with zero warning.....and thats that!
The real S1 is so old that it sits in the corner dribbling and shitting uncontrollably
There are a lot of cheaper and better handling alternatives out there - Peugeot 208 GTi, Clio RS, Citroen DS3R, Mini Cooper S. That "S1" in my opinion is just an expensive toy, that is fast in a straight line, but flawed in the handling department (mainly cause of the stupid AWD system, but with the exception of R8, Audi never had a good handling car). Hot hatches have to be cheap and fun. But nowadays, people are interested in other things, aren't they?
What's the intro song?
It sounds like an M83 "Midnight City" rip off.
Darude - Sandstorm
Sammy, Ahmose
ehm.. no.
That's the song they play at the very beginning of this video segment.
Kick S car!
Not a hyperhatch, just a hot hatch.
LOL intro song sounds like a shittier version of M83's Midnight City.
What's with the 80s song?
Please Xcar, LESS MUSIC and MORE ENGINE/ROAD NOISE.
Talks about the sound, but they don't let us hear a thing.
Is is at least faster then Fiesta ST?
Yes a whole second faster, the fiesta st can't touch it trust me people have tried :)
Ashley Pearce Its pretty much the quickest small hatch in the market. Apart from the Abarth 695 Biposto
Good
How much does a Fiesta ST cost in Europe? This S1 can't be in the same price range can it?
Zeyk Shade i think the Fiesta ST is like 4/5k cheaper but the s1 is so so nice
Ultimate hatch, no need to look elsewhere really
Unless you fancy something that's actually rewarding to drive and has turn-in...which this doesn't.
And you plan on resolving that with a hatchback? If that is your priority, you'll looking into the wrong class, get an actual performance car, hot hatches are meant to be silly aspirational cars, they're not sportscars. This one along side the 500 abarth 695 biposto are as silly as it gets. All the other ones are just trying way too hard to be EVERYTHING
As a fan of Audi and an Audi driver myself, i like it. But the fact that they call it the S1 is killing me. Come on VW, theres only 1 true S1, and it's from the 80s!
Did you say the same thing when the regular A1 came out?
We don't speak about that one...
You do realise that the rally car was called A1, then A2 and then S1 E1 (later E2)?
triss85 what exactly are you trying to say? they should have left the S1 name alone, also, the comment is 7 months old..
I realise that it is an old comment but I just don´t get why the Quattro S1 is special.
It only won 2 rallyes, same as the A1 and the A2 won 9!!
Likewise both the A1 and A2 won the Championship which the S1 never did.
I just don´t think there is a problem with the name, the real problem would be the A2 that came in ´99.
I would only ever buy a used one in the future when the price drops. It's just not worth paying around £25,000 for a baby Audi. For that money you can buy a used 911 (a good one too) a 370z, a used M3, a used RS4 and some crazy AMG Mercedes. It's a cool little car, but not for that money.
Yes but this one is only 2.0 liters
Displacement means nothing to me to be honest...
America-king of second hand buyers.
The 4 tailpipes looks daft on such a small car. The rest of the styling looks a bit ordinary and not much difference over the S-Line.
But the thing with Audi S cars is that they always look a bit understated. More discrete. It’s something people might like. And yes I am replying to a 7 year old comment.
Doesn't the new Golf R have more HP than this thing?
***** whats that Watch you have on, its very nice
I love the s1 I bought...... Shame it's already been back for warranty work:(
Cars are cars when it comes to reliability.
lol £30,000 with additions... think I would use that money and save a few grand more and get a used Nissan GTR
Put DSG this is a serious contender.
HyperHatch?
I want a Jeep with 500 horses
Steering on the correct side... What the FFFFFFF...........
YEEEES NO AUTOMATIC!!! Thank you Audi for realising not everybody is american...
Overrated over expensive FWD car made into a semi AWD car and it's so amazing. I smell marketing money here. Good think it's manual? Yeah it sure is. BUT the reason is cost cutting on a car already way too expensive.
日本！２０２０🌃(ToT)
That watch is just too big for him.
the real side is the left side!!!!
Yes the right side is the left side, but if you stand in front of the car then the right side is the right side while the left side then is on the right side when seen from inside the car looking at the front. Though in some countries the right side for a person without a drivers license is the left side of the cabin, while the right side is the right side for those with a drivers license, albeit it might feel wrong for drivers with a a drivers license used to sit in the left side of the car, which in some countries are the right side, that many drivers should be sitting in, judging by how they drive in both sides of the road. Hope it clarified things.