Volkswagen Up

Volkswagen up!
Volkswagen up! 5-door (pre-facelift)
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Also calledŠkoda Citigo
SEAT Mii
Production
  • November-December 2011–2023 (Volkswagen up!)
  • 2011–2020 (Škoda Citigo)[1]
  • 2011–2021 (SEAT Mii)[2]
  • 2014–2021 (Brazil)[3]
Assembly
  • Slovakia: Bratislava (Volkswagen Bratislava Plant)
  • Brazil: Taubaté (Volkswagen do Brasil)
DesignerKlaus Bischoff, Oliver Stefani and Marco Antonio Pavone[4]
Body and chassis
ClassCity car (A)
Body style3-door hatchback
5-door hatchback
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
PlatformVolkswagen Group NSF[5]
Powertrain
Engine
Electric motorPermanent magnet synchronous motor
Transmission6-speed manual
5-speed manual
5-speed ASG automated manual
1-speed fixed gear ratio (electric)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,420 mm (95.3 in)[7]
Length3,540–3,563 mm (139.4–140.3 in)[7]
Width1,641 mm (64.6 in)[7]
Height1,478–1,489 mm (58.2–58.6 in)[7]
Kerb weight929–997 kg (2,048–2,198 lb)[7]
Chronology
PredecessorVolkswagen Fox
SEAT Arosa
SuccessorVolkswagen ID.1

The Volkswagen Up, often written Volkswagen up!, is a city car produced by the Volkswagen Group from 2011 to 2023.

Name

The name "up!" was taken from the prototype of the same name and is derived from the middle letters of the previous Volkswagen Lupo model. A tactic that was repeated in the Volkswagen Iroc prototype, which also borrows the middle letters from the name of the Volkswagen Scirocco.

Overview

The vehicle is part of the modular "New-Small-Family" platform. The development was originally intended to be developed with a rear engine; however, due to the cost implications of developing new engines and transmissions from scratch, this was later discarded.

References

  1. "Skoda Citigo axed - but an electric replacement is in the works". CAR Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. "Seat Mii Electric (2021). End of production on June 18, 2021". Byri. 2021-06-03. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. "Oficial: VW up! sai de linha no Brasil 3 meses após ganhar modelo 2021" [Official: VW up! leaves production line in Brazil 3 months after getting the 2021 model year]. Motor1.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. US D671034, Bischoff, Klaus; Stefani, Oliver & Pavone, Marco Antonio, "Motor vehicle", published 2012-11-20, assigned to Volkswsagen AG 
  5. "Intel Report: MQB Architecture at Audi and the Volkswagen Group". Fourtitude.com. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. "New Volkswagen up! Includes Natural Gas Variant". NGV Global News. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Which Model?". Volkswagen UK. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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