VW Up! Facelift
Here's a light
refresh has come for VW’s entry-level model, with now gains a sportier looks.
Volkswagen has given the
Up a fresh front bumper and newly designed headlights with LED daytime running
lights, a new range of alloy wheels up to 17-in in diameter, redesigned rear
lights and a rear diffuser because who wouldn’t want some extra downforce on
their way to the grocery shop.
The cabin has been
similarly updated and now offers ten different dashboard panel designs with VW
using what is known as the in-mould-labelling process. The also new ambient
lighting is color-coded depending on which version you go for (white for high
up!, orange for cross up! or blue for e-up!) while new seat designs are also
available.
An optional infotainment
system has a five-inch color display and comes with a smartphone dock for
devices up to 5.5inches in size, allowing you to use your mobile as a fully
integrated navigation and app running system via Bluetooth. VW also added the
option of a climate system with an allergen filter.
The engine range comes
with the familiar two version of the company’s 1.0-litre petrol, offering 59 hp and 74 hp while the range-topping version now uses the
turbocharged 1.0-litre TSI three-cylinder engine known from the Golf, tuned to
produce 88 hp and 160 Nm of torque available from 1,500 to
3,000 rpm.
The new VW Up TSI can
accelerate from nought to 0-100 km/h in under 10 seconds and up to a top
speed of 185 km/h with the company claiming a combined fuel consumption
of just 64.2 mpg UK (4.4 lt/100km). A manual five-speed gearbox is the only option
for the fastest member of the Up range.
Lesser versions can be
optionally equipped with a five-speed Automated Shift Gearbox. Finally the
smaller model VW makes comes with driver assistance systems like City Emergency
Braking, cruise control, park radar and a reversing camera.
