I got a 2016 RS with 25k miles, a Cobra exhaust and TRC splitters (granted it's modded) for £27k. I know people looking at this aren't going to be looking at an RS but even although, it makes you wonder
@@matthewjamesmckay3025 I got a 2019 A1 30TFSI manual for £16500 (with 8k miles). Not S-Line, but had many of the added extras. Granted I got it in April last year when car prices were lower, but it’s defo worth it for me (18 year old who lives in a busy city). I wouldn’t of stood a chance at getting insured on an S or RS at 17, so this ticked all the boxes.
Back in 2017 my brand new 306 bhp S3 hatch was not all that much more than £30k and was way more desirable and much more car than this. How times have changed.
I remember when the MK2 Ford Focus RS was £29k and more recently the Honda Civic Type R was £31k. Boggles the mind when this version of the Audi A1 is £31,500. Inflation is no joke!
Agreed. Took delivery of an M135i in September (ordered a year earlier) and I paid £32,600 with 4K of options! Granted I got a good discount as it was ordered a year ago but prices are crazy now.
I benefitted massively from this car. I had the manual 35 TFSI (they stopped selling this engine/gearbox config in the UK after yr2) and made back more than double my initial deposit when I handed it over. At the time I paid 23K for a factory order. I miss it. It was fun and nippy enough and I brought my first child home in it.
This must be the same platform as a Polo or Skoda Fabia. So, nothing wrong with the car It's the 30Tfsi badge on a 1 0 litre engine, S line badge on the door sills and £30k price tag that are, quite frankly, taking the p1$$ in my opinion.
Your literally paying for the badge aka to be a wanker behind the wheel. That’s acc so embarrassing there still making cars with so little power for like 30k 😂😂
Hi Joe. Great video. My wife got the same model but in a manual and it’s great fun and engine noise is half decent too. Cos it’s a manual can keep it in that sweet spot zone for revs you mention and as it’s a manual was a wee bit cheaper too. Win win. She got the blue with the black roof tho 👌
My parents bought the 1.0L 110PS in a VW Polo in 2016 brand new for £16K. They sold it last year for £10K so that cost them £6K over just over 5 years.
lovely looking car. i brought my daughter same one but the 150bhp 1.5 litre version for 23 grand a year ago with 3,000 miles on clock, heated seats, B&O system etc, much better get second hand.
But you can get a new 110PS A1 from The Audi site for ~£22K OTR and a 150 PS A1 from ~ £27K. Not sure quite what the issue is apart from don’t over-spec cars.
Spot on. Commenters here saying “my 5yr old modified V8 engined 5000hp whatever cost less than that” are basically people who can’t afford a new car (or at least not the car they actually want) and are therefore irrelevant as far as the car manufacturering industry is concerned. Harsh but true.
This is true. It's a high trim level on a low power engine. So, yes, it's not powerful for the money. I can't say it would be at the top of my personal vehicle choice list. But equally I can see some people would love it's economy. 105 isn't crippling in a small car. Not a big Audi fan. They're not bad, but I struggle to see the big deal with them. Just over inflate your Skoda's tyres for a very similar experience.
@@neilturner6749 it's not about not being able to afford it, it's about what your willing to pay. I can afford a £30k car I certainly wouldn't part with £30k for for an A1. The used market is just far more appealing at the moment.
All manufacturers are taking ing the piss with their prices, lost the plot with the motor industry, completely ripping off the public with EV vehicles and combustion engined models.
30K will buy you waaaayy more car, particularly in the 2nd hand market ~1-2 years old. I get the key thing actually, I have a Macan and when I first got it I wasn't sure how losing the "Push to Start" button was going to make me feel. Almost a year in, I can say that I see why Porsche kept it as the standard, unless you spec out of it, as part of a heritage item. :)
I owned the Gen 1 A1 1.4tfsi 185bhp, and that was a nice quick car. Interior was a little dated but well made and felt premium enough. I walked away from Audi when it came to trading it in as the current A1/A3 interior quality went down, but the price shot up.
I've run one of these for 3 years as a second family car. It's a great car and the cockpit is what makes it and would have you choose this over a Polo. People saying it's too expensive need to open their eyes. Cars are too expensive. If you want to compare a 6 year old larger car to this in terms of price, go ahead and do that but people buy new cars for reliability and ease of use. If you'd rather spend your money on a larger older car, that's your prerogative. I bought mine for 32k and it's worth 28k now. Cars have simply shot up in price even second hand ones.
The whole point is that new cars have jumped in price unreasonably over last ~2 years, cheaper ones can be literally 40-50% more expensive than they were. My fully loaded 2019 Focus is right now worth the same as it was when I bought it and a new naked one on metal rims is even more expensive, which is completely unreasonable.
Car prices now are mental, a few weeks ago I was configuring a new S3, I managed to convince the boss so I checked it again and shit 🙈 the bloody thing just shot up £5k, that’s it now no new cars
Ah but your missing the point, this is for a brand new car with great economy and low insurance as a run about, this is not designed to be a performance car. my RS7 c8 is running 815 bhp im old and can afford it lol.. and then in family my daughter is 20 and has this but the 150bhp version as looks great and low insurance. I could have got her an old rs3 like yours but its bit dated in and out and she would never insure it, thats the issue.
The new world of car prices is scary. The entry level models now almost cost what a 4 series was costing only 5 years ago. Fucks going on! The average joe is being priced out the new car market at an alarming rate. 70k now for an rs3 that’s just silly money for a hot hatch.
I have a 2019 new shape A1 (manual 30TFSI) and it’s a really, really great car. It’s my first car so I don’t have too much to compare it to, but it drives amazingly and the manual is really punchy (I’ve heard the Audi S-Tronic gearbox isn’t great in the A1 - manual is much better). Interior is really nice, CarPlay is a great addition to have. Insurance is really cheap too. I got the car when I passed at 17, and I’m still in my first year of insurance. I only pay £700 fully comp. Can’t recommend the car highly enough.
This is the new normal for prices. My 2018 Ford Fiesta ST-Line X with loads of extra cost 20k. The facelift car with the same spec would set you back 27k. 7k increase in 4 years is insane. I also expect it to get worse as manufacturers move away from small cars.
I’d never Ever buy this car but my wife has it as her NHS car and it’s brilliant for the cheap lease price. I’ll be using it a lot soon and looking forward to it.
Whilst I'd rather get an up-spec Focus/i20/etc for the same money as a base/mid-spec A1, I can understand why people buy these. Nice interior, still easy to park and maneuver, great on fuel and a full warranty. A decent place to spend time when you're stuck in traffic or driving through the CBD. People looking at this aren't looking at 300HP+ sedans.
When I bought my current car 2016 Toyota auris, I was specifically seeking out a car with a manual gearbox, a handbrake, physical key to start and the engine had to be 4 cyclinder none of that 3 cyclinder crap that sounds like it misfires. It doesn't interfere with any autonomous tech drives good, has more power and speed than the Audi in this video and gets a shocking 2mpg less. I'll be keeping for the long term the car market now is a joke.
When on a budget buying a used car is a much better choice than spending 30K on something like a new Audi A1.. I usually go for cars 3-4 years old.. You get way more car for the money and most of the depreciation (
You’d be better off getting the Ford Fiesta Titanium 1.0 EcoBoost MHEV 125bhp for a base price of £22,290 - You can even get a Fiesta ST for £27,320 and that has 200bhp
As Joe pointed out this is a £25k car with “big car” options not a £30k car. Most people would pay 10% more for an Audi than a Ford so I’m not sure Audi are taking the pee. Factor in depreciation and the A1 will cost less than the Fiesta over a typical 3 to 5 yr ownership.
@@neilturner6749 Yes, but a Fiesta ST with £2k or £3k worth of options is still cheaper and than the car with the options he mentioned, offering far performance and better value for money. In my opinion anyway.
A skoda but bigger. I'm sure you enjoy it, but not the 30k! My Cupra 290 Lux was 33 new, or 22 with 9k miles last year. And I can get the same mpg! I get 35 with overtaking almost everyone I come across.
Apples and oranges, but you can pick up a decent mk2 TT for about £5-7k. Double the power and a far nicer interior despite its age. I guess most people will finance this rather than buy it outright, but still.
Concur with most of the comments here. Way too expensive for what it is. Another thing commented in the review is how good it would be in and around London. Sadly i disagree. The width of the new A1 makes it quite large to manoeuvre down narrow London streets with width restrictions. Also seeing the car in the flesh made me mistake it for an A3 due to its bulk. I could not believe it was the A1 as it was so big (width is largely to blame for that reaction mind, as length is broadly the same). Why have they made the car so wide? 1st gen was perfect in dimensions.
Car prices have just become obscene. I bought a brand new, factory ordered Octavia 2.0 150 TDi Elegance estate (boring as ass but a brilliant car) early 2014, 23k, 0% PCP finance, cost well below 300/month with v little deposit. Same cars probably 33k now and dread to think what the monthlies would be. Never mind the fact a base A1 is not far off the same sort of money 😀
Lovely car, but for thirty-one grand, no thanks. Definitely a car for me if I won the lottery. Meantime I make do with a Skoda Fabia with 95bhp and the 7-speed DSG, which I think is the same as Audi's tiptronic. Good enough and 60 percent of the price.
For this price would rather get a used i30n or a new i20n or something in these lines. I know it's not a premium brand, but I'd take those extra 170 ponies and smile every time i get in the car.
I don't know why would you buy a A1 instead of a hyundai I20. They are the same class of cars yet the I20 is way cheaper. I mean would you rather spend 30k on A1 with 1.0TFSi with 110hp. Or for 5k less you can buy a I20n with a 1.6T 200hp engine. I'm mean for me it's a no brainer, You get way more car for the money. But sadly most people would just say "iTS a hyUnDAi " like that's a bad thing
@@miloskilibarda3993those people “iTs A hYuNdAi” are probably the same ones who know know the Kia/Hyundai group headhunted a load of BMW staff to make their performance cars look and drive better! That’s why they’ve stepped up their game so much
@@gravemind6536 ehhh not sure I fully agree, German cars are absolutely fine when looked after and maintained. I’m a VW owner over here, I love my car and give it proper TLC and it’s been faultless. But as you suggest with a lot of German cars it’s champagne lifestyle, lemonade budget. Because of this there are definitely a lot of bad ones out there, but in my experience it’s pretty much entirely down to owner maintenance.
You can spec a 2.0 litre, 207hp 40tfsi in Poland (and probably other EU markets as well) and In S Line trim, at current exchange rate it’s £25k. Quite funny that you don’t get it in the UK and how overpriced the A1 is over there
We do get it in the UK. Well at least we used to anyway. I used to work for Audi last year and I drove quite a few. Not sure if they’ve taken it off the market now though.
@@igordudkiewicz3241 it was never positioned or advertised as a hot hatch. Just a faster version of the A1. No suspension revisions or significant styling upgrades or anything like say the previous gen S1.
@@MrVroom1 FWD, 200hp and lightweight - that’s what makes a hot hatch, the styling upgrades are less important imo and in that case you’re right - there’re none
@@igordudkiewicz3241 yeah but that’s what I’m saying. There was no handling upgrades or anything and it was never marketed as a hot hatch. It was simply “another engine” in the lineup. It wasn’t like the S1 which was a bonafide through and through hot hatch.
This A1 is a beautiful small car. But If someone buys this, i would think that doesn't care about cars (lot more interesting cars for 31k) or doesn't care about money 😅
I think VW Polo same engine has 0-100 in 9.6 in Australia 🇦🇺 and the 1.5 only AUD 2.6k more at AUD 36800 base and base it is with no climate AC etc however finding one on a forecourt without 10k in options impossible- nice looking car though :)
Offside wheels 'point forward' and nearside wheels 'point backward' ...I want my wheels to be pointing in the same direction...Bidirectional shaped alloys FTW.
30k for an A1 is actually ridiculous, the price of all the Audi range has gone up a lot over last few years but this is just taking the piss. Anyone spending that sort of money on one of these needs there heads testing.
I was just watching Volkswizard test of the RS6 estate when you appeared at C&M in this car and the notification popped up on screen for your video. I will see you at C&M in a couple of weeks
When this model was announced I thought about the S1 but as you said not available so not for me. BMW m135i xdrive two years old just a little over 30k, better quality interior and lots more power. I'd be asking why would i want this
Audi's experiment to take some of MINI's market share. Went wrong, didn't succeed, ergo goodbye A1. And honestly, nobody in the market for a small luxurious car would take an A1 over a MINI.
Customers are being fleeced by most car manufacturers for paint costs. Ford give you race red as a no cost option. Audi want £600 to spray an A1 in red😆😆
I went to Audi to ask about the new A3 40tfsi 190hp they quoted me over 40K. I said I could get a VW golf GTI Clubsport with around 300hp for that money, or the BMW ti. Audi is just out of their minds with their ridiculous pricing.
Looking at the price of this car just exemplifies the wisdom of buying secondhand. Who would pay £31K for this?. You would have to have a screw loose sorry.
@@neilturner6749 never said brand new though did I? Why would anyone buy an A1 for 30k when you can get something like mine which is better is every way for less money🤷🏽♂️
@@callumhoskins4028 Totally agree with you that an A1 for £30k is absolutely ridiculous. The target market for your car won't be the same as people looking for a car like your S3. Also I'd imagine your car is out of warranty and is a few years old hence why it's under £30k
@@callumhoskins4028 With that logic of comparing totally different things why do you buy a car at all, when I got my A1 fully spec for free because someone gave it to me 🤷🏽♂...
@@gt6123 Mines still under warrenty for the next 3 years with Audi. & it may be a few years older, but it has more kit on it than you can spec on an A1. Totally agree though, they’re not the same target market. But I’m having a hard time believing that the target market for a small city car are looking to blow 30k.
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It's mind boggling how much more car you could get for this money and cheaper even.
I had a 2014 A1 and wanted to upgrade to a new 2.0 TFSI (GTI Engine) A1 2019. But the car was so pricey that I got a 2018 M140i for 10k less lol.
Pay a premium for that badge
I got a 2016 RS with 25k miles, a Cobra exhaust and TRC splitters (granted it's modded) for £27k. I know people looking at this aren't going to be looking at an RS but even although, it makes you wonder
@@matthewjamesmckay3025 I got a 2019 A1 30TFSI manual for £16500 (with 8k miles). Not S-Line, but had many of the added extras. Granted I got it in April last year when car prices were lower, but it’s defo worth it for me (18 year old who lives in a busy city). I wouldn’t of stood a chance at getting insured on an S or RS at 17, so this ticked all the boxes.
Get a Honda civic type R for that price roughly.
£30k for 110HP?! Yes. Welcome to the new normal.
I'd rather buy used than pay 30k for an a1
Only the new normal if we pay these insane prices.
@@flaw3dgenius222ell there selling out, loads of people have this car in top specs
@@BIG2hats 110bhp top spec?
Back in 2017 my brand new 306 bhp S3 hatch was not all that much more than £30k and was way more desirable and much more car than this. How times have changed.
I remember when the MK2 Ford Focus RS was £29k and more recently the Honda Civic Type R was £31k. Boggles the mind when this version of the Audi A1 is £31,500. Inflation is no joke!
Not just inflation, they’re recouping the money they paid out for dieselgate
Agreed. Took delivery of an M135i in September (ordered a year earlier) and I paid £32,600 with 4K of options! Granted I got a good discount as it was ordered a year ago but prices are crazy now.
And houses in London used to be 250k.,.
@@danhall5761 not 12 months ago though. Maybe 20 years ago.
This makes the Polo GTI look like a bargain.
Or the Fabia 1,5 tsi 110kw which is the same platform
@@Aol8887 but not the same motor/performance
Nah, my gr Yaris is the true bargain.
Absolutely! There is a reason the A1 doesn't sell. The price is madness for what it is.
first drive it then comment on the price
I benefitted massively from this car. I had the manual 35 TFSI (they stopped selling this engine/gearbox config in the UK after yr2) and made back more than double my initial deposit when I handed it over. At the time I paid 23K for a factory order. I miss it. It was fun and nippy enough and I brought my first child home in it.
The first gen was such a great thing. The s1 👌.
This must be the same platform as a Polo or Skoda Fabia. So, nothing wrong with the car
It's the 30Tfsi badge on a 1 0 litre engine, S line badge on the door sills and £30k price tag that are, quite frankly, taking the p1$$ in my opinion.
Your literally paying for the badge aka to be a wanker behind the wheel. That’s acc so embarrassing there still making cars with so little power for like 30k 😂😂
But the cars you mentioned also rapidly approach 30k mark. You're paying for a better interior, slightly more tuned engine and suspension.
Actually looked in Germany for a 40TFSI. It has the 207hp Polo GTI engine. Eventually tune it to 260hp and you have a great pocket rocket!
Enjoyed the review, Joe. I've got the A1 competition 40TFSi. essentially an A1 GTi. You'd have enjoyed that!!
I bought my Mrs one of these back in 2019 for £22k. That’s some price increase!
You can get a used 2020 E Class for the same price 😆😆
I’d have a GR Yaris over that I think😂😬
@@EdwardC2 now we’re talking 👀
I got a 2019 facelift s class lwb with 15k miles for that much 😂😂😂
Would still pick the A1 MERC = JOBBY
@@EdwardC2 I doubt anyone looking at an A1 will consider one of those lol
Small cars just keep getting bigger, basically the same size as an older A3
Hi Joe. Great video. My wife got the same model but in a manual and it’s great fun and engine noise is half decent too. Cos it’s a manual can keep it in that sweet spot zone for revs you mention and as it’s a manual was a wee bit cheaper too. Win win. She got the blue with the black roof tho 👌
My parents bought the 1.0L 110PS in a VW Polo in 2016 brand new for £16K. They sold it last year for £10K so that cost them £6K over just over 5 years.
lovely looking car. i brought my daughter same one but the 150bhp 1.5 litre version for 23 grand a year ago with 3,000 miles on clock, heated seats, B&O system etc, much better get second hand.
Not everyone who wants a car that some one elses daughter has lost her virginity in.. Or perhaps her dad has farted in the seats...
But you can get a new 110PS A1 from The Audi site for ~£22K OTR and a 150 PS A1 from ~ £27K. Not sure quite what the issue is apart from don’t over-spec cars.
Spot on. Commenters here saying “my 5yr old modified V8 engined 5000hp whatever cost less than that” are basically people who can’t afford a new car (or at least not the car they actually want) and are therefore irrelevant as far as the car manufacturering industry is concerned. Harsh but true.
This is true. It's a high trim level on a low power engine. So, yes, it's not powerful for the money.
I can't say it would be at the top of my personal vehicle choice list. But equally I can see some people would love it's economy. 105 isn't crippling in a small car.
Not a big Audi fan. They're not bad, but I struggle to see the big deal with them. Just over inflate your Skoda's tyres for a very similar experience.
@@neilturner6749 it's not about not being able to afford it, it's about what your willing to pay. I can afford a £30k car I certainly wouldn't part with £30k for for an A1. The used market is just far more appealing at the moment.
All manufacturers are taking ing the piss with their prices, lost the plot with the motor industry, completely ripping off the public with EV vehicles and combustion engined models.
Keep voting left or green
30K will buy you waaaayy more car, particularly in the 2nd hand market ~1-2 years old.
I get the key thing actually, I have a Macan and when I first got it I wasn't sure how losing the "Push to Start" button was going to make me feel. Almost a year in, I can say that I see why Porsche kept it as the standard, unless you spec out of it, as part of a heritage item. :)
Fiesta st or hyundai i20n for me.
A yaris gr is only a little bit more.
30k should get u 200bhp
Bought a black S-edition 30 TFSI with LED and love every mile
I owned the Gen 1 A1 1.4tfsi 185bhp, and that was a nice quick car. Interior was a little dated but well made and felt premium enough. I walked away from Audi when it came to trading it in as the current A1/A3 interior quality went down, but the price shot up.
Got one for the wife in top spec couldn't believe it still has a key and manual handbrake.
In South Africa we get the 40TFSI with the EA888 140KW👌💪
How about water?
Sorry, had to...
I've run one of these for 3 years as a second family car. It's a great car and the cockpit is what makes it and would have you choose this over a Polo. People saying it's too expensive need to open their eyes. Cars are too expensive. If you want to compare a 6 year old larger car to this in terms of price, go ahead and do that but people buy new cars for reliability and ease of use. If you'd rather spend your money on a larger older car, that's your prerogative. I bought mine for 32k and it's worth 28k now. Cars have simply shot up in price even second hand ones.
The whole point is that new cars have jumped in price unreasonably over last ~2 years, cheaper ones can be literally 40-50% more expensive than they were. My fully loaded 2019 Focus is right now worth the same as it was when I bought it and a new naked one on metal rims is even more expensive, which is completely unreasonable.
Car prices now are mental, a few weeks ago I was configuring a new S3, I managed to convince the boss so I checked it again and shit 🙈 the bloody thing just shot up £5k, that’s it now no new cars
Shout out for the G Shock!
30 grand for that, I paid only 32 for a second hand RS3 its a beast, 15000 miles 5 years old, and something like 4 seconds to 60, ill never buy new
Ah but your missing the point, this is for a brand new car with great economy and low insurance as a run about, this is not designed to be a performance car. my RS7 c8 is running 815 bhp im old and can afford it lol.. and then in family my daughter is 20 and has this but the 150bhp version as looks great and low insurance. I could have got her an old rs3 like yours but its bit dated in and out and she would never insure it, thats the issue.
The new world of car prices is scary. The entry level models now almost cost what a 4 series was costing only 5 years ago. Fucks going on! The average joe is being priced out the new car market at an alarming rate. 70k now for an rs3 that’s just silly money for a hot hatch.
I have a 2019 new shape A1 (manual 30TFSI) and it’s a really, really great car. It’s my first car so I don’t have too much to compare it to, but it drives amazingly and the manual is really punchy (I’ve heard the Audi S-Tronic gearbox isn’t great in the A1 - manual is much better).
Interior is really nice, CarPlay is a great addition to have.
Insurance is really cheap too. I got the car when I passed at 17, and I’m still in my first year of insurance. I only pay £700 fully comp.
Can’t recommend the car highly enough.
This is the new normal for prices. My 2018 Ford Fiesta ST-Line X with loads of extra cost 20k. The facelift car with the same spec would set you back 27k. 7k increase in 4 years is insane.
I also expect it to get worse as manufacturers move away from small cars.
Proper ST was sub £20k at launch in 2014. It’s 50% more than that now.
I’d never Ever buy this car but my wife has it as her NHS car and it’s brilliant for the cheap lease price. I’ll be using it a lot soon and looking forward to it.
Cooper S MINI and some change. 💵
Audi tend to do decent discounts so whatever you do don't pay £30K 🤣
Whilst I'd rather get an up-spec Focus/i20/etc for the same money as a base/mid-spec A1, I can understand why people buy these. Nice interior, still easy to park and maneuver, great on fuel and a full warranty. A decent place to spend time when you're stuck in traffic or driving through the CBD.
People looking at this aren't looking at 300HP+ sedans.
Love the old skool mechanical hand brake, ignition and gear selector 👍. Shame they will be no more. Want real driving - go old skool 👍
When I bought my current car 2016 Toyota auris, I was specifically seeking out a car with a manual gearbox, a handbrake, physical key to start and the engine had to be 4 cyclinder none of that 3 cyclinder crap that sounds like it misfires. It doesn't interfere with any autonomous tech drives good, has more power and speed than the Audi in this video and gets a shocking 2mpg less. I'll be keeping for the long term the car market now is a joke.
When on a budget buying a used car is a much better choice than spending 30K on something like a new Audi A1.. I usually go for cars 3-4 years old.. You get way more car for the money and most of the depreciation (
I bought a new and bigger Skoda Scala with the same engine/gearbox for exactly half the price of this Audi.
Not seen your channel b4 and I’m really impressed
You’d be better off getting the Ford Fiesta Titanium 1.0 EcoBoost MHEV 125bhp for a base price of £22,290 - You can even get a Fiesta ST for £27,320 and that has 200bhp
As Joe pointed out this is a £25k car with “big car” options not a £30k car. Most people would pay 10% more for an Audi than a Ford so I’m not sure Audi are taking the pee. Factor in depreciation and the A1 will cost less than the Fiesta over a typical 3 to 5 yr ownership.
@@neilturner6749 Yes, but a Fiesta ST with £2k or £3k worth of options is still cheaper and than the car with the options he mentioned, offering far performance and better value for money. In my opinion anyway.
@@DanCollinsPhotography yeah but its a ford fiesta..lol who wants one of them
@@leekindell9937 Quite a lot of people, including me
@@leekindell9937 I won’t buy a fiesta, but what’s wrong with fiesta, it’s a great car.
A skoda but bigger. I'm sure you enjoy it, but not the 30k! My Cupra 290 Lux was 33 new, or 22 with 9k miles last year. And I can get the same mpg! I get 35 with overtaking almost everyone I come across.
Looks like a Skoda fabia 👍🇦🇺
Apples and oranges, but you can pick up a decent mk2 TT for about £5-7k. Double the power and a far nicer interior despite its age. I guess most people will finance this rather than buy it outright, but still.
Concur with most of the comments here. Way too expensive for what it is. Another thing commented in the review is how good it would be in and around London. Sadly i disagree. The width of the new A1 makes it quite large to manoeuvre down narrow London streets with width restrictions. Also seeing the car in the flesh made me mistake it for an A3 due to its bulk. I could not believe it was the A1 as it was so big (width is largely to blame for that reaction mind, as length is broadly the same). Why have they made the car so wide? 1st gen was perfect in dimensions.
Used to have an s1. Gutted they didn’t do one for that model. 😢
Car prices have just become obscene. I bought a brand new, factory ordered Octavia 2.0 150 TDi Elegance estate (boring as ass but a brilliant car) early 2014, 23k, 0% PCP finance, cost well below 300/month with v little deposit.
Same cars probably 33k now and dread to think what the monthlies would be. Never mind the fact a base A1 is not far off the same sort of money 😀
Beautiful car but too expensive
I’d opt for the new Fiesta ST3 for less money.
Remember when you could get a new golf r for 30k
I had to tfsi40 s.line competition 200bhp model and it was a cracking machine. I guess a grown up Polo GTI
The 35 TFSI is what the base model A1s power should be, the top range should be producing upwards of 190bhp
You can get a 20 reg BMW M135i F40 for around the same price as this...... I know what I would choose
Nice video Joe. I own a 21 plate Ibiza FR with the same engine and gearbox. You hear a lot more engine noise inside than in the A1!
In a manual they are pretty nippy. Love mine, great car
This is madness
Need RS1 with 5 cyls and quattro. Mid-engine with a frunk.
Sounds great, but great is not what we get from these automakers anymore
S1 or A1 Quattro is the closest we'll get to that. Otherwise just get an RS3 lol
How easy is it to release those extra 15bhp from the £20k version? Less than £10k I'd bet.
Some bloke on Facebook £250 probably
Lovely car, but for thirty-one grand, no thanks. Definitely a car for me if I won the lottery. Meantime I make do with a Skoda Fabia with 95bhp and the 7-speed DSG, which I think is the same as Audi's tiptronic. Good enough and 60 percent of the price.
The 1.5 tsi has the same real world consumption, and is far cheaper than that in the Seat Ibiza...
It's 2022 but Audi still don't understand that downshifts should be forward and upshifts backwards.
Agreed. Porsche did the same thing.very wrong
You can get an OG M2 for that, wait I have 😁
For this price would rather get a used i30n or a new i20n or something in these lines. I know it's not a premium brand, but I'd take those extra 170 ponies and smile every time i get in the car.
Or a 2018 S1 with 235bhp. Abt tune it to 320bhp for £600.
I don't know why would you buy a A1 instead of a hyundai I20. They are the same class of cars yet the I20 is way cheaper. I mean would you rather spend 30k on A1 with 1.0TFSi with 110hp. Or for 5k less you can buy a I20n with a 1.6T 200hp engine. I'm mean for me it's a no brainer, You get way more car for the money. But sadly most people would just say "iTS a hyUnDAi " like that's a bad thing
@@miloskilibarda3993those people “iTs A hYuNdAi” are probably the same ones who know know the Kia/Hyundai group headhunted a load of BMW staff to make their performance cars look and drive better! That’s why they’ve stepped up their game so much
@@reececollison5101 The Hyundai will also have the germans beat on reliability the Germans don't do so good on that front anymore.
@@gravemind6536 ehhh not sure I fully agree, German cars are absolutely fine when looked after and maintained. I’m a VW owner over here, I love my car and give it proper TLC and it’s been faultless. But as you suggest with a lot of German cars it’s champagne lifestyle, lemonade budget. Because of this there are definitely a lot of bad ones out there, but in my experience it’s pretty much entirely down to owner maintenance.
You can spec a 2.0 litre, 207hp 40tfsi in Poland (and probably other EU markets as well) and In S Line trim, at current exchange rate it’s £25k. Quite funny that you don’t get it in the UK and how overpriced the A1 is over there
We do get it in the UK. Well at least we used to anyway. I used to work for Audi last year and I drove quite a few. Not sure if they’ve taken it off the market now though.
@@MrVroom1 I checked the Audi UK website, unfortunately you don’t get it anymore and it’s a shame because it was a great little hot hatch
@@igordudkiewicz3241 it was never positioned or advertised as a hot hatch. Just a faster version of the A1. No suspension revisions or significant styling upgrades or anything like say the previous gen S1.
@@MrVroom1 FWD, 200hp and lightweight - that’s what makes a hot hatch, the styling upgrades are less important imo and in that case you’re right - there’re none
@@igordudkiewicz3241 yeah but that’s what I’m saying. There was no handling upgrades or anything and it was never marketed as a hot hatch. It was simply “another engine” in the lineup. It wasn’t like the S1 which was a bonafide through and through hot hatch.
I’ve got the 1.5 model and they are great to drive and fairly nippy
Good review joe,, must sooner watch these reviews on cars I might own than daft super cars
Crazy to me that people buy this
The A1 and A2 are not available where I live - but for that price, they'd never sell anyway.
This A1 is a beautiful small car. But If someone buys this, i would think that doesn't care about cars (lot more interesting cars for 31k) or doesn't care about money 😅
The new Skoda Fabia puts this to shame in terms of value, build quality, and also looks great and it comes with a 1.5 litre engine running 150bhp
I think VW Polo same engine has 0-100 in 9.6 in Australia 🇦🇺 and the 1.5 only AUD 2.6k more at AUD 36800 base and base it is with no climate AC etc however finding one on a forecourt without 10k in options impossible- nice looking car though :)
Offside wheels 'point forward' and nearside wheels 'point backward' ...I want my wheels to be pointing in the same direction...Bidirectional shaped alloys FTW.
30k for an A1 is actually ridiculous, the price of all the Audi range has gone up a lot over last few years but this is just taking the piss. Anyone spending that sort of money on one of these needs there heads testing.
For 30k I expect 300hp and a 3 liter engine
my 2017 skoda octavia estate 1.4 tsi £13k with 150hp and dsg does 0-60 in 8.5s 😄
The A1 already got a facelift in August 2021.
I was just watching Volkswizard test of the RS6 estate when you appeared at C&M in this car and the notification popped up on screen for your video. I will see you at C&M in a couple of weeks
Nice job, Joe. I think we can get this model in a 40TFSI Quattro in New Zealand. That would have reasonable power no?
That would be 200 hp in a 1300kg car. That would be pretty good. Chip it and add another 50hp at least and you're off 💪
This model of A1 is not available with Quattro so it will be front wheel drive
Stunning car for £30 k , ideal for first time drivers with rich parents !
When this model was announced I thought about the S1 but as you said not available so not for me.
BMW m135i xdrive two years old just a little over 30k, better quality interior and lots more power. I'd be asking why would i want this
M135i is a solid machine, youd be wise to not sell it anytime soon
Amazing considering I paid £34k for my M140i Shadow edition with dealer contribution.
Dashboard looks nearly identical to my RSQ3.Paid £16k more and got 290HP more to play with.
Audi's experiment to take some of MINI's market share. Went wrong, didn't succeed, ergo goodbye A1. And honestly, nobody in the market for a small luxurious car would take an A1 over a MINI.
Do you and Harry Metcalfe have to book that bit of road up before your tests? 🤣🤣👍🏻🏆
Customers are being fleeced by most car manufacturers for paint costs.
Ford give you race red as a no cost option.
Audi want £600 to spray an A1 in red😆😆
Will be on a used car lot in eight years with a blaze of warning lights on the dash and a broken gearbox
Is that a VW GTI with an Audi badge and less than half the horsepower? I think that's exactly what it is.
I went to Audi to ask about the new A3 40tfsi 190hp they quoted me over 40K. I said I could get a VW golf GTI Clubsport with around 300hp for that money, or the BMW ti. Audi is just out of their minds with their ridiculous pricing.
£30k for 110hp. It's like that other turd of a company that is selling an RSTT for £87k with a few plastic bits bolted on.
Expensive for what they are
Looking at the price of this car just exemplifies the wisdom of buying secondhand. Who would pay £31K for this?. You would have to have a screw loose sorry.
Remeber when the m135i cost £29950 👀
Haha yes, I almost mentioned that on the video! Exactly ten years ago 👌
The prices of cars these day are just bonkers , I was 14 ten years ago I wish I the cars where still priced like that now 😂
Yeah the prices of these are insane. I had one for 3 years, leasing.
What would you say your best daily has been in the last 5 years?
As a car reviewer I would advise people not to waste such money on A1 it’s overpriced. This car should be selling for not more than 13K€!
As a car reviewer, I'm aware it's not 1992 anymore.
@@JoeAchilles1 correct answer, people live in dreamland 😅
Polo in Audi skin
Just buying the badge and the reputation that comes with Audi drivers
30k Jfc I’m sure the mk7 golf gti was 25k when it came out day light robbery
Does the black edition 1.5 tfsi get sat nav standard
Fabia with fancy led lights
I don’t think there is another car on the planet that is more overpriced?
My 310hp S3 costs less & has way more kit, mind blowing🥴
Well no it doesn’t cost less because an optioned S3 is £50k.
@@neilturner6749 never said brand new though did I? Why would anyone buy an A1 for 30k when you can get something like mine which is better is every way for less money🤷🏽♂️
@@callumhoskins4028 Totally agree with you that an A1 for £30k is absolutely ridiculous. The target market for your car won't be the same as people looking for a car like your S3. Also I'd imagine your car is out of warranty and is a few years old hence why it's under £30k
@@callumhoskins4028 With that logic of comparing totally different things why do you buy a car at all, when I got my A1 fully spec for free because someone gave it to me 🤷🏽♂...
@@gt6123 Mines still under warrenty for the next 3 years with Audi. & it may be a few years older, but it has more kit on it than you can spec on an A1. Totally agree though, they’re not the same target market. But I’m having a hard time believing that the target market for a small city car are looking to blow 30k.