Volkswagen has recently announced plans to offer two new special editions of the award-winning Up! in the United Kingdom, called the Groove Up! and Rock Up!.
According to the German carmaker, the Groove Up! is available as a three- or five-door hatchback and comes with black gloss door mirror caps, tinted windows and 16-inch 'Upsilon' alloy wheels. Other highlights include heated front seats, a leather-trimmed steering wheel and a Fender audio system, complete with six speakers, a subwoofer and a 300-Watt amplifier. Also standard is the Maps & More personal infotainment device, which along with touchscreen satellite navigation provides Bluetooth phone connectivity and music streaming.
Meanwhile, the Rock Up! is available only in a three-door body style which features anthracite body stripes and a full body kit, consisting of gloss black front spoiler, side skirts, rear diffuser and rear spoiler. The door mirror caps are also gloss black, apart from on vehicles ordered with Deep Black Pearl paintwork, in which case they are chrome. The sporty appearance is completed with 16-inch “Upsilon” alloy wheels. Standard equipment includes air conditioning, heated front seats, a Maps & More infotainment system and a six-speaker audio system.
Both versions are powered by a 1.0-liter three-cylinder petrol engine which produces 75 hp and 95 Nm of torque. It is mated to a five-speed manual transmission which allows the cars to return 4.7-liter per 100 km (60.1 mpg UK or 50 mpg US) with CO2 emissions of 108 g/km.
Set to go on sale in July, the models are currently available for order. The Groove Up! costs £11,640 to £12,015, while the Rock Up! is priced from £12,980. All are available with a three-year or 30,000-mile Fixed Price Service Plan for just £299.
