S1 simply a masterpiece for the road

You never know in this business, You just never know.

Preconceptions are a very dangerous thing in any form of endeavour and in the motor industry, expectations — both good and bad — very often fail to match up to what reality presents. That was very much the case with the Audi S1 that arrived in the driveway recently.

Audi’s ‘S’ models - much like BMW’s ‘M’ department or Mercedes’ AMG division — are high-class sports derivations of the company’s regular products. Beefed up engines, suspensions, aerodynamics and electronics technologies are generally the order of the day.