Modified Audi A1 hits 201mph

A modified Audi A1 has recorded a top speed of 201mph at the Nardo high speed test track in Italy.

That car, modified by German tuner MTM to produce 500bhp and many torques equalling 442lb ft, managed to lay down a scorching time of 324km/h at an annual tuner car high speed shoot out.

Details are limited but the hot A1 sports a turbocharged 2.5-litre five pot chained to a six-speed manual and features the all important limited slip differential. 0-62mph is quoted as taking just 4.5 seconds.

Now you've digested this information, let us repeat for dramatic effect. An Audi A1 has just topped 201mph. Your acute powers of observation and memory and the fact you have Google just a click away will remind you of Audi's own in-house attempt at amplifying the A1 to prodigious proportions. Witness the Clubsport quattro concept built for the Worthersee show; a 495bhp turbocharged shoebox capable of hitting 62mph in 3.7 seconds.

See more pics of Audi's 495bhp A1 Clubsport quattro concept

Yes, we agree, a 500bhp A1 is indeed top quality Internet fodder. But it's true. So take a step back and really get your head around a 201mph supermini. Bonkers?