Audi A1 citycarver

The second generation Audi A1 takes pride for being the most affordable Audi ever offered and with its stubbier appearance, more fashionable interior, performance, tech, and bang for the buck, the "next big thing" gets even better and it's hard to make an argument with it. However, the latest-generation A1 makes a house call on the crossover department and after intense nursing and doctoring with some ruggedness, the first-ever A1 citycarver is born.

2020 Audi A1 citycarver

2020 Audi A1 citycarver interior

Starting at 25,680 Euros plus on-road costs, the citycarver is what happened when the latest-generation A1 makes a house call with the crossover experts and what just did is they give it a slightly higher ground clearance, rugged cladding, unique interior theme, and that's about it.

Citycarver rhymes with caregiver, making it the perfect crossover hatchback for anyone who's got a nursing degree and paid for making house visits to the elderly so the next time when a nurse makes a house visit, rest assured that the car your nurse drives is basically an Audi A1 citycarver, the caregiver's choice, some say.

Despite its crossover looks and the slightly added height, it still behaves like an A1 and it's offered only in front-wheel drive, therefore not fit to play the role of the elephant invading another nation through the mountains, but on the upside, with the available dynamic package, it behaves like a hot hatch despite the crossover looks. Now that's a house call with a twist.

Even the range of engines are similar to the normal A1 as well, with the most powerful version bearing 1.5L TFSi engine producing 150PS of power and 250Nm of torque. Mated to a 7-speed S tronic double clutch gearbox, it goes from 0-100kph in 8.2 seconds and a top speed of 220kph. Any Japanese compact crossover hatchbacks can't do that, you know, so that's a plus for the citycarver.

As for tech, the citycarver offers all of the same tech stuff as the normal A1, meaning it comes with e fully digital instrument cluster, MMI, Audi connect, and a wide array of driver assistance systems, giving them plenty of reasons to get to know the citycarver better.

The citycarver can be easily joked as the caregiver's car, hence the name, but despite its nearly rugged looks, it still works just like an A1 and there's no arguing about that reasonably priced Audi crossover hatch.

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