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VW Up 5dr (2012) revealed - the Upsized one

Marcus Roberts, 23 January 2012 16:40

VW has revealed a new five-door version of the Up to broaden the appeal of its city car range. The new five-door Up hatch will cost £397 more than the three-door Up on the Continent; UK prices have yet to be revealed, but the three-door will kick off at £7995 when sales start on 6 March 2012. How much more practical is the ...

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VW Up 5dr (2012) revealed - the Upsized one

Marcus Roberts, 23 January 2012 16:40

VW Nils single-seater electric car concept (2011) news

Tim Pollard, 01 September 2011 15:55

This is Volkswagen's new Nils concept car - a radical single-seater electric car designed purposefully for the solo urban commuter. Ever wondered why so many cars in cities have just one occupant in the rush hour? VW says 90% of German commuters travel solo. The VW Nils is for them. VW Nils concept: in detail The Nils is all about ...

Volkswagen Up (2012): first photos of VW's mini

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Tim Pollard, 21 August 2011 07:00

Almost four years to the day after we first saw the VW Up concept car, Volkswagen is unveiling the real thing: this is the new VW Up city car, on sale in UK dealers in spring 2012. Forget the official, trendily informal name 'up!'. I'm afraid CAR's going to overrule the grammatical violations and call it the good old Volkswagen Up. ...

Volkswagen 'will build the XL1' - Piech

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Tim Pollard, 27 January 2011 10:30

Volkswagen will build the radical 313mpg XL1 eco cigar in 2013, Ferdinand Piech revealed at the Qatar motor show. In an interview with Automotive News, the VW chairman said: 'We want to go into series production with this car starting in 2013.' He insisted it would go on sale to real people, not just as media demonstrators. And VW chief ...

VW Up! (2011): Georg Kacher has the lowdown

Georg Kacher, 12 August 2010 11:40

It's only a year to go until Volkswagen launches its new Up! microcar family. The Up! is due on sale in summer 2011 and will eventually be available in three sizes, as part of VW's New Small Family (NSF) generation of city cars. Although the Lupo name was tipped to make a comeback, that's now very unlikely. Expect this to ...

VW Up! Lite (2009) first official pictures

Tim Pollard, 02 December 2009 18:30

Here's our best look yet at what a Euro-spec VW Up microcar could look like. This VW Up! Lite concept car was shown at today's 2009 LA auto show – to preview a productionised baby VW, with a diesel-electric powertrain for a stunning 116mpg economy figure.The Up Lite! is openly based on many of the production parts of the forthcoming ...

VW, Seat and Skoda confirm new supermini family

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Ben Pulman (artist's impressions by Larson), 22 April 2009 12:09

The Volkswagen Group has announced that it will put its range of Up concept cars into production in 2011. What about some Seat and Skoda versions of the VW Up too? You’re getting ahead of us. As well as VW models, there will indeed be Seat and Skoda versions and all the cars will be built in three- and five-door ...

VW group design future

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Adam Towler, 23 June 2008 19:01

VW Group’s Design Director Walter De Silva shed light on the future direction of Volkswagen design during a lecture earlier this week at the old Fiat Lingotto factory in Turin. Where are they going then? Extolling his own thoughts on design amid the current world – “constraints are what promotes creativity” - he described VW as being immersed in a ...