| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Passenger Cars |
|---|---|
| Production | 2011- |
| Assembly | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Predecessor | Volkswagen Fox |
| Class | City car |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door mini MPV (space up!/space up! blue Concept) |
| Layout | front engine, front-wheel drive up! Concept: Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group MQB platform |
| Engine | 1.0 L I3 petrol 1.0 L I3 CNG/petrol[1] |
| Wheelbase | 2,420 mm (95.3 in) space up! Concept: 2,560 mm (100.8 in) |
| Length | 3,540 mm (139.4 in) space up! Concept: 3,679 mm (144.8 in) E-Up! Concept: 3,190 mm (125.6 in) |
| Width | 1,640 mm (64.6 in) |
| Height | 1,480 mm (58.3 in) space up! Concept: 1,540 mm (60.6 in) space up! blue Concept: 1,570 mm (61.8 in) E-Up! Concept: 1,470 mm (58 in) |
| Curb weight | space up! blue Concept: 1,090 kg (2,403 lb) E-Up! Concept: 1,085 kg (2,392 lb) |
| Related | SEAT Mii Škoda Citigo |
| Designer | Walter de'Silva, Klaus Bischoff |
The Volkswagen Up (styled up!) is a city car, part of the Volkswagen Group New Small Family (NSF) series of models, unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).[2] Production of the Up started in December 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia [3], and elsewhere, in 2012.
The production Up follows a series of concept cars, starting in 2007 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.[4] All Up concepts are designed by Volkswagen Group Chief Designer Walter de'Silva and Head Designer of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars marque Klaus Bischoff. Shown at the Frankfurt launch were several further Up concept cars, including a 98 bhp GT version, a natural gas-powered Eco-up! (with CO2 emissions of 79g/km) and a four-door Cross model.[2]
The original Up concept car used a rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout, however the 2011 production model has front-engine, front-wheel drive layout, using the Volkswagen Group MQB platform and a 3-cylinder 1.0 litre petrol engine.[5] A plug-in electric up! is also expected to be launched in 2013.
A SEAT-rebadged version will also be available, called the SEAT Mii (successor of the SEAT Arosa). Škoda will also have a version, the Škoda Citigo.
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The two-door up! concept car debuted at the 2007 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany,[4] with a rear-wheel drive rear-mounted boxer engine and 18 inch roadwheels.[4]
The interior is designed to accommodate four adults, and features flat-folding, air inflatable seats.[4] It also has two monitors on the dashboard, one showing vehicle statistics and the other controlling the in-car multimedia system.[4] The car measures 3.45 metres (11 ft 4 in) in length[4] and has a width of 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in).[4]
The four-door four-seater mini MPV styled space up! concept car debuted at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show in Japan.[6]
The Space up! concept had all the features of the first Up concept, but with four-doors and 23 centimetres (9.1 in) longer at 3.68 metres (12 ft 1 in) (15 centimetres (5.9 in) shorter than the Volkswagen Fox).[6] The 'butterfly' doors open in a similar manner to those on the Mazda RX-8; the front doors conventionally hinged at the front, whilst the rears are hinged at the rear from the C-pillar, eliminating the B-pillar.[6] Its wheelbase is also larger at 2.56 metres (8 ft 5 in)[6] but retains the same width as the up! at 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in).[6]
Also for the first time Volkswagen showed images of its internal combustion engine, a Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) petrol engine.
The four-seater space up! blue concept, the third variant of the Volkswagen up! concept series, debuted at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show in the United States of America.[7]
The space up! blue was visually the same as the space up! and shared its length and width,[7] but it had a Volkswagen Samba Bus-styled roof that included a large 150 watt solar cell which recharges the batteries.[7] This means its height increases to 1.57 metres (5 ft 2 in).[7] Kerb weight is a modest (for a battery-laden hybrid) 1,090 kilograms (2,403 lb).[7]
Twelve lithium-ion batteries[7] give the space up! blue 45 kilowatts (61 PS; 60 bhp) of power.[7] and a 65 miles (105 km) range.[7]
Combined with Volkswagen's world's first hydrogen high temperature fuel cells (HT-FC),[7] range is extended by 155 miles (250 km) giving total range of 220 miles (350 km).[7]
The two-door Volkswagen e-Up! zero-emissions concept debuted at the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009.[8] The release of the scheduled manufacturing of the e-Up! is inconclusive.
The 3.19 metres (10 ft 6 in) long all-electric e-Up! uses a 3+1 seater configuration.[8] It uses a 60 kilowatts (82 PS; 80 bhp) (continuously rated at 40 kilowatts (54 PS; 54 bhp)) all-integrated drive electric motor, mounted at the front and drives the front wheels.[8] This electric motor generates a torque turning force of 210 newton metres (155 ft·lbf) from rest.[8] Power is sourced from 18 kilowatt-hours (kWh) lithium-ion batteries, which will give a range up to 130 kilometres (81 mi).[8] Quick charging will charge the battery up to 80% in an hour,[8] while a regular 230 volt plug will take five hours.[8][9] The roof of the e-Up! consists of a 1.4 square metre solar cell which supply power to the vehicles electrics, and when parked can power ventilation fans to help cool the interior when parked in bright sunlight on a hot day.[8] The solar cells can be increased in size to a total area of 1.7 square metre by folding down the sun visors.[8]
With a kerb weight of 1,085 kilograms (2,392 lb), it is able to complete the standard discipline of sprinting from rest to 100 kilometres per hour (62.1 mph) in 11.3 seconds; and should reach a top speed of 135 kilometres per hour (83.9 mph).[8] The e-Up! is 3.19 metres (10 ft 6 in) long, 1.64 metres (5 ft 5 in) wide, 1.47 metres (4 ft 10 in) high, and has a wheelbase of 2.19 metres (7 ft 2 in).[8]
Interior equipment includes a touch-screen Human Machine Interface (HMI), one notable feature allows the charge to be delayed within the HMI programming, utilising cheap-rate night-time electricity - and this can also be remotely programmed via an iPhone or similar device.[8]
The Volkswagen up! Lite was first revealed on the Los Angeles Auto Show 2009. It is a four seater hybrid concept car based on Volkswagen L1 technologies. The Volkswagen up! Lite concept car has a hybrid powertrain with one 0.8 litres (48.8 cu in) two-cylinder Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine and one 10 kilowatts (14 PS; 13 bhp) electric motor, and using a seven-speed dry dual-clutch Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG). Its technical dimension is about 3.84 metres (12 ft 7 in) in length, 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) in width and 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) high. It weighs 695 kilograms (1,532 lb), has a top-speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph), and CO2 emission not more than 65 g/km.[10]
The Volkswagen IN is a design study created by Brazilian interns of Volkswagen do Brasil which carries a significant resemblance to the Up concept cars. It is a two-seater plus luggage sub-compact capable of adopting a variety of powertrains, including a fully electric one using in-wheels electric engines.[11][12] The mock-up in 1:1 scale was presented to the press on January 29, 2010.
At Frankfurt Motor Show IAA 2011 Volkswagen unveiled the final version of the up! based on the short wheelbase version of their MQB platform. The three-door bodywork is inspired by the concept up! 2007, the engine range is 1.0 three-cylinder petrol 60 hp (45 kW) and 75 hp (56 kW) which is also available in CNG. The Up is a front-wheel drive with transverse engine mated to a five-speed manual gearbox and is 3.54 metres (139 in) long has a wheelbase of 2.42 m (95 in). The cabin is configured to four seats.
The Up was launched in the United Kingdom in October 2011 with five models – Take up!, Move up!, High up!, up! black and up! white. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in spring 2012.[13]
| Version | 1.0 | 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Type and number of cylinders | Straight-three engine with multi-point fuel-injection | |
| Valves | 12 | |
| Displacement | 999 cc (1 L; 61 cu in) | |
| Power | 44 kW (60 PS; 59 hp) @ 5,000 rpm | 55 kW (75 PS; 74 hp) @ 6,200 rpm |
| Torque | 95 N·m (70 ft·lbf) @ 3,000–4,300 rpm | |
| Transmission, standard | 5-speed-manual | |
| Top speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | 171 km/h (106 mph) |
| Acceleration from 0–100 km/h | 14.4 seconds | 13.2 seconds |
| Fuel consumption (combined, EU-norm) | 4.5 L/100 km (63 mpg-imp; 52 mpg-US) | 4.7 L/100 km (60 mpg-imp; 50 mpg-US) |
| CO2 emission, g/km (combined) | 105 | 108 |
| European emission standards | Euro 5 | |