SMALL Audis may be new to Oz, but in the time of Gough Whitlam and Alvin Purple, Europeans could choose a small three-door hatch from the four-ringed marque known as the Audi 50 – and even begat the Polo that eventually usurped it. Nearly 40 years later we have the all-new A1, co-developed with VW to open up the brand to a growing legion of younger (and young-at-heart) premium spenders. But is the A1 just that – a Polo in exxy couture, or do the Mini, Alfa Mito, Citroen DS3 DSport and Renault Clio RS 200 have something to worry about?