The 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo petrol engine from the Audi RS3 and TT RS has been shoehorned into the front of the A1, with the wick turned up considerably. 335bhp becomes 496bhp while torque ...

Nevertheless, the covers were pulled off Audi’s first hot supermini in late 2011, and any concerns that it might just be a mildly warmed-up A1 with a bodykit were put to bed straight away.