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 🥰

You that's not true.

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

I heard it was permanent 100% to the rear left wheel.

I heard you were 100% gay

Rs3 is a hyper hatch this is a hypermini

It's 25K....

Living in a Dream world , you will ever Beable to afford this on a min wage

Yeah, I'd also like to know.

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.

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

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.

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!

Actually with the right mods you coulid get close to 500

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...

The real S1 is so old that it sits in the corner dribbling and shitting uncontrollably

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 think the song is "I Do" by SD mate

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.

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

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.

Yes but this one is only 2.0 liters

Displacement means nothing to me to be honest...

America-king of second hand buyers.

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.

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

Says the guy with an apple logo as this avatar. Ha

WWG1WGA UK what has that to do with cars?

Goldenhand the Just I think the M235i should be compared to the S3.

TheCocaColaManiac yes!!!

+Samidare just take a a45 amg

Robin Daems ID ratter have the rs3 or S 4/5

dont trust my words but I'm pretty sure I saw a pic of an A1 rally racing (jumping actually), and it looked pro, not just somebody who took his hatch to the dirt, might look it up

audi-motorsport-blog.blogspot.mx/2013/07/weekend-round-up-audi-motorsport-blog_28.html sorry mate it's not officially raced by Audi, here's the link nevertheles, thats the best I could find. Just scroll down to 2.9 and you'll find it