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Antoine
03-12-2006, 08:54 PM
Audi to go MINI-hunting with next A2

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It won't be long now... Audi is reworking their revolutionary yet spendy (and slow-selling) A2 into a more conventional, fashion-forward MINI fighter. Word 'round the campfire is that the littlest Audi will be a steel-bodied proposition screwed to parent Volkswagen's Polo platform, a front-wheel-drive vehicle.

Audi Chairman Martin Winterkorn promises the next A2 by 2008, and is going so far as to predict that the A2 will posess iconic style, which may be something of a stretch if styling resembles that of the company's (admittedly attractive) Shooting Brake concept from the Tokyo Motor show.

All of which begs the question: will the A2 be sold in America, and if so, will VW further leverage their Polo platform by bringing it Stateside as well?

[Source: AutoWeek]


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dmitrik4
03-12-2006, 11:13 PM
will the A2 be sold in America?

[Source: AutoWeek]


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03MzdSpdSTP
03-12-2006, 11:17 PM
compete with the volvo C30 also.

mikeyb
03-13-2006, 10:02 AM
So the Audi Shooting Brake concept is going after the Mini, Volvo C30, VW Golf/GTI, and BMW 1 series? The current Audi A3/S3 competes with these.

seanmcsean
03-13-2006, 10:21 AM
why do I get a vision of cramming the turbo TT engine into it

03MzdSpdSTP
03-13-2006, 10:37 AM
30k + hachbacks probably won't do so well here. Even the current a3 with decent options is over 30k and thats with the weak 2.0t and fwd.

mikeyb
03-13-2006, 10:42 AM
30k + hachbacks probably won't do so well here. Even the current a3 with decent options is over 30k and thats with the weak 2.0t and fwd.

I don't know about rest of the country but up here in New England I see alot of Audi A3s and Saab 9-2xs on the road. I atleast see adozen of Minis aday.

Wes
03-13-2006, 12:19 PM
I don't know about rest of the country but up here in New England I see alot of Audi A3s and Saab 9-2xs on the road. I atleast see adozen of Minis aday.

Ditto here in Cali... I walk by at least all three models in the parking lot at work daily. My buddy at Rusnak Auto told me that the A3 had mondo pre-orders.
I'm just waiting on the S3... hehe