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Official pictures of the production version and the press release in Spanish.

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El Volkswagen up! es un nuevo utilitario de tres puertas y cuatro plazas que estará en venta desde diciembre de 2011. Podrá llevar elementos de equipamiento novedosos en coches pequeños, como un dispositivo para evitar colisiones en ciudad.

El up! mide 3,54 metros de longitud, es decir, es similar a un Fiat 500 (3,55 m) y menor que un MINI (3,72 m) o un Renault Twingo (3,60 m). La distancia entre ejes es 2,42 metros, mucho para un coche de su longitud.

Volkswagen adelantó su diseño con el up! prototipo, que tiene un aspecto exterior casi idéntico al del up! de producción. Del prototipo también hay una variante con carrocería monovolumen, denominada Space up!, que también podría pasar a producción. SEAT y Skoda comercializarán modelos basados en el up!

A diferencia del prototipo, el motor no está ubicado en la parte trasera. Podrá comprarse con dos motores de gasolina de tres cilindros y 1,0 litro de cilindrada, con 60 y 75 CV de potencia máxima.

Con estos motores, habrá versiones BlueMotion Technology del up! con ciertas medidas para consumir poco carburante, como un dispositivo de parada y arranque automáticos del motor en las detenciones (por ejemplo, en un semáforo).

De tal forma, el consumo medio homologado del up! de 60 CV es 4,2 litros cada 100 km; 4,3 litros en el caso del up! de 75 CV. Es un consumo bajo, pero no tanto como el del Fiat 500 TwinAir (4,0 l/100 km).

Más adelante, está prevista una versión con un motor que puede funcionar con gas natural. En 2013 habrá una versión eléctrica.

Interior y equipamiento

El up! tiene cuatro plazas y un maletero grande. Respecto al prototipo, en el interior se han perdido algunas posibilidades. Por ejemplo, los asientos del prototipo podían plegarse, extraerse y colocarse en distintos lugares del habitáculo (imagen), algo que resulta útil para transportar equipaje voluminoso.

Hay algunas posibilidades de personalización. Por ejemplo, la moldura decorativa del salpicadero puede ser de hasta seis colores distintos (cinco de ellos son los que están disponibles para la carrocería).

El maletero mide 251 litros de capacidad, un volumen muy grande para un coche de su longitud. Abatiendo los asientos traseros, puede ampliarse hasta 951 litros.

Se podrá disponer de elementos de equipamiento interesantes, como un dispositivo que puede realizar una frenada de emergencia por si solo. Si, circulando a una velocidad inferior a 30 km/h, detecta la posibilidad de un impacto por alcance interviene en los frenos para evitar el accidente o reducir las secuelas de la colisión.

Otro equipamiento que estará disponible es un navegador portátil («PID», de Portable Infotainment Device) que va ubicado en la parte superior de la consola central. Según Volkswagen, desde su pantalla táctil, además de las funciones de navegación, también se pueden manejar otras relacionadas con la conexión Bluetooth, el sistema de audio o el vehículo.

Source: Volkswagen up!. km77.com.
 
Bmw i3, anyone :D ? Ok I know this came first but they share some design aspects

Is it rear engined ?
 
It's simply fabulous. Once again VW shows its styling mastery in the hatchback genre. How they manage to combine simplicity, tautness, sharpness of line and a balance of proportion so consistently eludes me. With Golf, Polo and now Up!, VW manages to dispense with fussiness and unneeded frippery in order to create a range of hatches that have surely the broadest appeal in their respective segments.

I utterly admire their products' external and internal aesthetics.
 
I think it's cool nothing fussy about it. Glad to see they used Downtown Miami as a backdrop for some of the press shots.
 
Cool little car, if the price is right, i think i can buy it.
 
I am very curious about when the car will full fill it's purpose by getting an electric engine. Will it beat the i3 to it?
 
From Autocar:

This is the Volkswagen Up, a model poised to become the company’s biggest seller and a key component in its plans to assume worldwide market leadership by 2018.

After its Frankfurt motor show debut next month, the Lupo-replacing Up will go on sale in the UK early next year.

It will be priced from around £8500 — some £1000 less than the three-door Polo, according to Volkswagen officials.

Holding true to the look of the original concept, the production Up has a simple two-box silhouette. VW design boss Klaus Bischoff says the layout provides optimal space utilisation within a compact footprint, making the car highly suitable for city driving.

Among the more distinctive design flourishes is a large front bumper featuring a low-set, rectangular grille. This, together with round foglights and large, angular headlights, helps to give the Up a more expressive face than other recent new Volkswagens.

Pronounced wheel arch flares are aimed at emphasising the Up’s wide tracks, giving it a confident stance by small-car standards.

At 3540mm long, 1640mm wide and 1480mm high, the Up is 430mm shorter, 40mm narrower and 20mm higher than the three-door Polo. VW claims it has been able to provide the new car with class-leading levels of interior space through the use of a 2420mm wheelbase that provides the Up with ultra-short overhangs. Along with seating for four adults, the Up also offers 251 litres of luggage space, extending to 951 litres with the rear seats folded.

The 2007 Up concept used a rear-engined, rear-drive layout, which, according to Volkswagen boss Martin Winterkorn, provided the best possible packaging solution. But the production car has a more conventional transverse, front-mounted engine and front-wheel drive architecture, known as MQB.

The Up will be sold with a new turbocharged 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine producing 59bhp, or 74bhp with added boost pressure. A five-speed manual gearbox will be standard, with an automated clutchless ’box offered as an option after launch.

VW isn’t making any official performance claims prior to the car’s unveiling in Frankfurt, although fuel economy in the two versions is rated at 67.3mpg and 65.7mpg respectively, with CO2 emissions below 100g/km. There is no diesel option, and a planned 86g/km natural gas-powered version is not coming to the UK. However, there are plans for a plug-in electric Up in late 2013.

Launch trim levels include the entry-level Take Up, a more comfort-orientated Move Up and the range-topping High Up. Two special editions based on the High Up will reach the UK: the Up Black and Up White, which come with colour-keyed interiors.

Source: New VW Up unveiled - Autocar.co.uk
 
This looks like a nice little city run about, I like the floating front bumper treatment, it is something different from the usual VW design. The interior is utilitarian without looking sparse and bland. I can see this car will become a huge hit with businesses and various government agencies.
 
I don't understand why VW never makes a middle armrest for the driver. What if I feel like resting my right arm? I guess Germans don't have right arms.
 
^^ LOL!!

What is this? Something to fit below the Polo with conventional engines?

It's in the so called A-segment. Like the Nissan Pixo, Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1, Peugeot 107, etc.

I personally still think the Aygo is the measure in this class, but we'll see how this Up does. I have an Aygo with more than 100,000 km on it, it's getting time to replace it with a new Aygo or maybe this Up. It sort of looks cute, and I have a soft spot for VW. At least much more so than with Toyota

Btw, no 5 door version = no buy
They better show a 5 door version soon too. I predict it wil look better too!

Oh, and the interior 1-ups the Aygo, so to speak. Looks great for a car that will cost less then 10k (I hope)
 
^^ LOL!!



It's in the so called A-segment. Like the Nissan Pixo, Toyota Aygo, Citroen C1, Peugeot 107, etc.

I personally still think the Aygo is the measure in this class, but we'll see how this Up does. I have an Aygo with more than 100,000 km on it, it's getting time to replace it with a new Aygo or maybe this Up. It sort of looks cute, and I have a soft spot for VW. At least much more so than with Toyota

Btw, no 5 door version = no buy
They better show a 5 door version soon too. I predict it wil look better too!

Oh, and the interior 1-ups the Aygo, so to speak. Looks great for a car that will cost less then 10k (I hope)

I mentioned before that I am so anti-Korean/Japanese/Chinese auto's lately it's not even funny. And VW has and always will have a special place being a class leading German product.

I like the interior although the exterior does not convince me - I suppose it will grow on me.
:t-cheers:
 

Volkswagen

Volkswagen AG, also known as the Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 in Berlin, Germany, the Volkswagen Group sells passenger cars under the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Cupra, Jetta, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda, and Volkswagen brands; motorcycles under the Ducati name, light commercial vehicles under the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand, and heavy commercial vehicles via the marques of the listed subsidiary Traton (Navistar, MAN, Scania and Volkswagen Truck & Bus).
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