With four-wheel drive and a huge slug of torque – 273lb ft between 1600 and 3000rpm – the S1 is very rapid off the ... Alpine A290 to the five-cylinder Audi RS… ...

Audi claims 40.4mpg on the combined cycle (39.8mpg for the slightly heavier S1 Sportback), but in reality that figure will be closer to 32mpg in mixed driving. On a steady run that’ll creep up ...