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On 16" wheels they drive and feel fine, comments heard on 17" wheels as harsh. With the aluminium chassis I don't think there is much give in it. Audi tuned the suspension carefully, different set ups for diesel, 1.6 and 1.4 and whether has sunroof or not. The engines are the same as across the VAG range so go aswell as those. The 1.6FSI seems to be plagued by problems (afaik it was VAGs first use of it). I have both petrol and diesel, the petrol is a joy, smooth, quiet and a relaxing drive 40mpg. The 75bhp diesel is noisey, even inside but with leather, AC 4x ewindows, heated seats and a webasto pre-heater and 55mpg usually gets driven away first. Getting quite a cult following here and Germany with very active forums. As a first car or small family hauler they do great. Rear seats fold flat and even remove completely in 3mins.
The story is that Audi lost thousands on each one they sold. They have more in common with the A6 than other models. Audi have never filled the A2 gap since 2005 when the last came out of the factory.
If buying one, extras are everything especially Open Sky and AC. The 75bhp diesels hold the prices best. The biggest problem of driving one is scared of being bumped, basically any bump and the insurance company will write it off, no one repairs all aluminium cars at insurance company rates.