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Is This The Upcoming Audi A1?
We suspect you’ll be seeing these photos coming at you from numerous automotive websites within a few hours, and well you should. Amid rampant speculation that Audi is pushing last-minute changes to the design of their upcoming A1 compact, expected to debut next week at the Tokyo Motor Show, we humbly present you with an alternative take by independent designer Gabriel Rabhi – a story the artist has most generously shared with Audi enthusiasts first via this website.

You might remember Rabhi as a previous focus of Fourtitude’s Independent Design Focus series, having created an eye-catching impression of Audi’s upcoming A7 four-door coupe. The French CGI artist, video game and graphical programmer first shared initial drawings of his take on the A1 at that time. Since then, Gabriel has rendered the car so extensively that he’s been able to show much more than the stationary shots provided of the A7. With the A1, studio images are joined by action shots of the car, with several familiar colors from Audi’s own palette sampled.

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Is This The Upcoming Audi A1?



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DaHarderDaHarder - 10/12/2007 12:26:56 PM
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If it is, I'm thinking that it's not a very good move 'stylistically'...

Looks far more Daihatsu Kei Car than Audi.

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adamsaf723adamsaf723 - 10/12/2007 2:11:04 PM
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Looks like a Mini Cooper


07mcs07mcs - 10/12/2007 6:16:54 PM
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MINI Cooper is a lot better looking than this


EnnNorakEnnNorak - 10/13/2007 12:27:18 AM
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Looks like it was conceived by an executive who has not had enough failures yet.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 10/13/2007 3:04:17 AMView My AgentSpace
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Looks like it's not a real vehicle... that's because, it isn't.


BMW4me4everBMW4me4ever - 10/12/2007 12:33:50 PMView My AgentSpace
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AirlinerAirliner - 10/12/2007 12:37:08 PM
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theoptimisticpessimisttheoptimisticpessimist - 10/12/2007 12:38:50 PM
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Good heavens, what a bastardized design; you can see elements of Mini, Scion, and even the Nissan Figaro in it. None of them in a good way. Audi is far more capable then something like this.

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Agent009Agent009 - 10/12/2007 12:57:03 PMView My AgentSpace
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This is an independent conceptual design.


theoptimisticpessimisttheoptimisticpessimist - 10/12/2007 1:05:37 PM
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Good! we can all hope is completely ignored by Audi. Judging by reaction from this and other automotive websites it will.


ShredmoShredmo - 10/12/2007 12:49:30 PM
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It is bizarre, which I like. I understand why people are quite critical of it's looks, as it's styling is not for everyone. That being said, I'd prefer an ugly design to an irrelevant one.

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monkeyrunmonkeyrun - 10/12/2007 1:49:30 PM
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nope, he basically copy and paste the Audi Grill to a xA.

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JUGNUJUGNU - 10/12/2007 2:16:49 PMView My AgentSpace
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WTF, this looks like Suzuki Competitor.But sorry Suzuki swift looks times better than this ugly shit.

JUGNU

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JUGNUJUGNU - 10/12/2007 2:17:03 PMView My AgentSpace
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WTF, this looks like Suzuki Competitor.But sorry Suzuki swift looks times better than this ugly shit.

JUGNU

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david999david999 - 10/12/2007 2:30:54 PM
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Surprised how non-Audi like design this is.

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Matthew1Matthew1 - 10/13/2007 12:38:47 AM
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You are all wrong.

It looks like a Skoda:

http://upload.moldova.org/auto/Scoda/Skoda-Fabia_2007_01.jpg

(And remember this rendering WAS NOT designed by Audi)

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 10/13/2007 3:05:51 AMView My AgentSpace
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Definitely looks like a taxi... and not an attractive one, at that. Audi will laugh in the face of whoever designed this.

I wish you hadn't posted this article, 009. Some people are naive enough to think it's real.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 10/13/2007 3:07:19 AMView My AgentSpace
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The thing is, the overall profile is quite similar to the TT Shooting Brake Concept...

http://images.km.ru/auto/audi-shooting-brake-2.jpg

I hope they make the A1 look exactly like that, but smaller. I'd be sold!


Matthew1Matthew1 - 10/14/2007 1:14:54 AM
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I actually like it.

Although it still has a passing resemblance to the Fabia.

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