Photos by S.B. Medien – The super-secretive Audi A1 was caught on the test track in Germany last week, sporting a BMW-Style disguise. Audi’s A1 Steaksauce concept appears to have a longer wheelbase than its chief rivals. An Audi executive was recently quoted stating several body variants were possible, but here we see an obvious 3-or-5 door coupe set up. Excitement!

Engines would include a 1.8-litre TSI, some diesel units as well as hybrid or full-on electric. Drive would be placed mainly on the front wheels but a possible S1 might take a leaf from bigger S cars and use quattro AWD. Audi is not yet at a stage where customers in the US are prepared to part with premium cash for an ultra-compact model. Therefore the A1 will not be launched for this market, not until such time as public attitudes at least improve.

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Set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the RS5 will come equipped with a powerful 4.2-liter V8 engine with at least 450hp (331kW). Boasting quattro AWD and a standard six-speed manual transmission (a seven-speed R Tronic gearbox will be optional), the RS5 is expected to accelerate from 0-100km/h in less than 5 seconds. Audi will likely limit the top speed to 250km/h (155mph), but after market tuners will surely fix that.

source: WCF

According to online engine specs, the 2010 Audi A5 Sportback might include 2.0 TDI with 170hp and 350Nm of torque, the 2.7TDI with 190hp and 400Nm, the 3.0TDI with 210hp 2.0TFSI and the 3.2-liter V6.

German pricing will apparently start at €36,050.