The production version will appear at the , scheduled for next September, with the first version to be a three-door, four-seater model with a range of petrol and diesel engines. The Up family will expand in the future to include a five-door version and a fully electric, battery-powered model in 2013 – the same year the electric Golf and Jetta are expected to appear.
The engine range could be extended to the Volkswagen Polo model as well but we’re left a little perplexed on the price. The Volkswagen Up could have a starting price of about 10,000 euros which makes sense if it’s to be the sub-Polo compact in the VW range, replacing the Volkswagen Fox, currently the smallest VW on offer.
But for that price in Europe you can also stretch to a new Opel Corsa or Fiat Punto and so we’re wondering just how small, or big, the Volkswagen Up! will be. In addition, if a low-cost citycar option like the
appears on the market, the Volkswagen Up might have to be more small hatch than large-ish minicar to work. Not because Dacia will produce the quality that you get with a VW, but because if you’re looking for a real city size run-around, you might not want to spend 10,000 euros.
Still, as we say, it could be a great little car for Volkswagen and replacing the Fox with something new, that still sits about 6,000 euros below the Polo, could be a needed offering in this segment for VW. There’s no word on whether it will be called the
or not, but we wouldn’t mind something different from its current name. Just imagine a conversation between friends: “hey, I just bought a new Up!” where the exclamation mark doesn’t quite come across….
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