More and more people feeld the need for a small car,but for the moment,most of us feel pretty annoyed by the current small car market. They are small,and the interior is a bit crowdy,but we expecat this,and surely we can live with this. What is really really bad,is the lack of Engine power,that makes over-taking a car at speed over 50km/h an act of desperate courage.
Car-makers tell us that gears are so tuned for a better fuel efficiency,and not for sport-like acceleration. So,with this great technical information in mind,you need to arm yourself with a lot of patience if you're planning to go on a trip outside the town- cause you ain't gonna overtake nobody,mister.

These so called "city-cars" should be named girlie-cars,because,apart from their lack of power,they even have trendy colors,and funny car bodies. Sure,it's really cool if you are a girl,but i do believe,sir,i'd rather ride on an oversized dog at work,than in such delightful fashion..thingies.

What buggles me even more,is the fact that most car magazine hide the truth,and speak only about positive aspects,like low fuel consumption,small car length that allows you virtually to park everywhere.

Virtually. A great word for those who believe in sticking head in sand and ignoring the truth.
Low fuel consumption- yes indeed,they have one,but,so long as you don't try to speed up a little,and don't put more than a lipstick in the car,besides the driver.
And parking space? Sure,they fit everywhere,but their trendy design makes it a nightmare to try and park this little hell-born monster,especially if you need the other drivers to wait for you.
But,as always,try and see the good part of it- you can hear all the new curses and insults invented in town.

This is,of course,not a rule.Some small cars,are,actually,quite fun to drive,and pack quite a punch in engine power,this,combined with small weight making them surprisingly fast.
Some of this cars,i might mention Mini Cooper S- 177HP, Ford Fiesta 170 HP, Volkswaggen Polo GTI-140 HP, and now,finally, Audi chosed to enter the market for these cars,with the newly designed A1. Sure,for some of us who already knew,this car was presented as a concept car,A1 MetroprojectCar,at Tokio 2007.
It seems that Audi A1 will enter mass production in september,2009. Back then,the prototype sported a hybrid electric engine and a petrol engine,bold design features,rimless door windows.
The model for the masses,wil have a petrol engine and maybe a diesel one.
Petrol engines will vary from 1.2 to 1.4 TSI Vag-origin engines,bot already on use in Volkswaggen Golf and Polo,Seat Ibiza and Leon,also in Skoda Octavia. Already praised,these engine are very efficient at fuel consumption,light weight,and huge power to weight ratios.
The sportier version of A1 will be S1,and will have stiffer suspension,a bigger engine,probably,maybe sure the 2.0 TSI petrol engine with 200 HP.
All models will have manual or automatic DSG sequential gear box.

You can see the video of the prototype in an article by MikeDushane at Caranddriver.com here:
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/08q4/audi_a1_sportback_concept-video

Or,some pictures with the cabrio A1 at autoworld.worldpress.com here:
http://autoworld.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/new-audi-a1-cabrio-will-debut-on-2009-frankfurt-motor-show/