2012 Volkswagen up! officially unveiled

Volkswagen has officially unveiled the up! ahead of its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Previewed by numerous concepts over the past few years, the up! is a small city car measuring just 3.54 m long, 1.64 m wide and 1.48 m tall with a wheelbase of 2.42 m. Boot space is 251-liter while with the rear seats folded down, total cargo space is 951-liter.


“If the goal is to maximise space, the ideal form for a small car would be a rectangular box. In the up we were able to sculpt such a box with a clean and powerful design that does not lose sight of space utilization,” said Klaus Bischoff, Head of Design for the Volkswagen Brand.

Power comes from a new 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine with 60 hp or 75 hp. When opted with VW's BlueMotion Technology (including a stop/start system), fuel economy will be 4.2-liter/100 km and 4.3-liter/100 km. A natural-gas engine will also follow later on offering 68 bhp.

The up! is offered with an optional City Emergency Braking - a smart system that that operates automatically at speeds under 30 km/h (18 mph) which can detect an impending collision and apply the brakes automatically.

The up! goes on sale in Germany in December.








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