Two great awards for the Audi A1
The Audi A1 has been named Best Luxury Small Car of 2011 by CarBuyer’s panel of road testers and reviewers, CarBuyer praised it for being “unlike any other rival” because it’s a big-car luxury in a pint-sized package. Audi offers the cheapest route to Audi ownership but the driving experience is very rewarding as it is in one of the maker’s more upmarket and expensive models.
CarBuyer’s Editor Dan Strong, commented: “The premium hatch’s range of peppy engines and well-weighted driving controls earned acclaim for making the Audi A1one of the most capable cruisers in this class. What’s more, the Audi A1 feels incredibly well made. Drivers in general tend to agree, with their cars consistently performing well in satisfaction surveys and it has been awarded a maximum five stars for safety in the Euro NCAP test.”
The Audi A1 also received ‘the Best Small Hatchback Award’ from Parkers to add the list of prestigious awards it has already earned in 2011. The awards were judged by the results of the ‘cost of motoring tool’, which visitors to the site used to calculate the costs of buying and running a car, taking in to account all of the costs such as servicing, showroom tax, fuel consumption and depreciation.
Jeremy Hicks, Director of Audi UK, said: “This is already the A1’s fourth award of 2011, and it’s one we’re very proud of. The quality and desirability of the A1 TDI has already been well documented, but the Parkers cost of motoring tool highlights the fact that it’s an attractive ownership proposition on every level – it proves that the figures also stack up in its favour.”
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