Okwamanje, kuyaziwa ukuthi isizukulwane esisha se-Audi A1 sizokhula kuzo zonke izinhlangothi, ngokulandela umkhuba we-Ibiza entsha kanye ne-Polo yesikhathi esizayo - amamodeli azokwabelana ngawo ngesiteji. Ukufana nalezi ezinye iziphakamiso ezimbili ezivela ku-VW Group kunwebeka kuze kube sekugcineni kwe-bodywork yeminyango emithathu, okuhlukile ngesidingo esinciphayo e-Europe.
Ohlelweni lwezinjini kuzogxilwa kakhulu kuma-three-cylinder petrol blocks bese kuthi isigaba sesibili kube yi-hybrid engine. Inguqulo ye-S1 ebabayo izokhishwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi amahlebezi akamuva akhomba amandla amahhashi angu-250 kanye nesistimu ye-quattro all-wheel-drive.
Mayelana nobuhle, njengenjwayelo, i-Audi izamile ukufihla imigqa yemodeli entsha. Yingakho umklami u-Remco Meulendijk eqale ukusebenza futhi wazakhela eyakhe incazelo yemoto yaseJalimane, ethola ugqozi kwi-Audi Q2 entsha kanye ne-Prologue prototype eyethulwe ngo-2014. Igrille entsha yangaphambili, iziketi ezisemaceleni, obhampa bangemuva kanye namaqembu I-Redesigned optics yizona amaphuzu avelele alo mklamo olindele i-A1 entsha.
Ukwembulwa komhlaba wonke kwesizukulwane esisha i-Audi A1 kungenzeka - okungcono kakhulu - embukisweni olandelayo wezimoto iFrankfurt ngoSepthemba.
Izithombe: Remco Meulendijk