As part of the repair, dealerships should have inspected the alignment of the rear axle, but the repair instructions provided by Audi didn’t tell them to do so. As a result, the rear axle may be ...

Dimensionally, the Audi A1 is small. At 155.5 in ... is found up front with lower triangular wishbones. At the rear, a torsion beam axle is found with separate springs and dampers.

But Audi promised us the top-of-the-line A1 wouldn't disappoint us ... It features struts on the front axle and a compact torsion-beam rear axle. The steering is crisp and nicely weighted.

A couple of years ago, we got to put the boot to Audi's 256-hp A1 Quattro, an instant ... up to 50 percent can be directed toward the rear axle. It’s also possible to induce oversteer and ...