Compact urban hatchback Volkswagen up!

Exterior and dimensions

The exterior of the hatchback Volkswagen up looks unusual, but at the same time, individually, and cute. The front part of the car drew the attention of the original performance bumper with foglights, oval headlights and a barely noticeable narrow line grille.

The relevant part of the machine has a simple style and extensive glass area. As for the poop, one also finds a wide imagination of German engineers raised bumper, wide solid door and vertically arranged lights. The model can be more expressive and unique. however, this requires tuning for the VW Up, the details of which are available in our section.

The hatchback is available in three-door and five-door versions, but the dimensions in both cases are identical:

• Length – 3 540 mm;
• Width – 1 641 mm;
• Height – 1 478 mm;
• Wheelbase – 2 420 mm;
• Ground clearance is 144 mm.

Interior

Salon city car meets a nice design and simple decoration. Attracts the attention of three-spoke steering wheel, trimmed in the lower part, which is informative instrument panel with round dials, which was dominated by the large speedometer.

Not to say that finishing materials of the highest quality, but the overall picture they do not spoil. The Assembly level is still a German brand. Despite the compact size of the car, the cabin space and the front seats feature good lateral support. The Luggage compartment volume is equal to 251/951 liter.

Technical characteristics of Volkswagen up

For the hatchback, there are several petrol engines:

1. The 1.0-litre atmospheric motor capacity of 60 or 75 horsepower;
2. Turbocharged unit with capacity of 90 "horses" with a volume of 1.0 l.;
3. The 68-horsepower engine with the same volume of gas.

With the most powerful engine the model is capable of accelerating up to 185 km/h and from standstill to the first hundred acceleration takes 10 seconds. The fuel consumption of the unit in mixed mode is equal to about 4.4 l/100km. Gas installation the car will be to spend no more than 3.0 pounds of gas, and top speed will be 165 km/h.

As the transmission uses a 5-band "robot" is either a 5-speed manual transmission. The torque is transmitted to the front wheels.

Basic equipment

In the list of basic equipment Volkswagen up! there is this:

• Two airbags;
• Steel wheels of 14 inches;
• The pressure sensor in the tire;
• Audiopreparation;
• System ASR, ABS, EBV and more.