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The first generation of the VW Up! was unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA).
Designed by Volkswagen Group Chief Designer Walter de'Silva the up! model is based on Volkswagen Group's MQB platform short wheelbase.
Inspired by the concept up! of the 2007 IAA, the up! is a front-wheel drive with transverse engine vehicle and is 2.54 metres long has a wheelbase of 2.42 m and has its cabin configurated with four seats.
topEco Up!
Volkswagen presented one more Up! at the Geneva Motor Show, called the Eco Up that is fueled by a compressed natural gas-fueled engine.
The Eco Up uses a 1.0 liter, three-cylinder engine with start/stop tech and battery regeneration that is part of VW's new EA211 engine family. It produces 68hp and 90Nm of torque. Acceleration is pretty slow taking 15.8 seconds to get to 100km/g, but it uses 2.9kg of natural gas every 100km and emits 79g/km of CO2. Top speed is 168km/h.
Volkswagen claims that a kilo of natural gas contains about the same energy as 1.5 liters of gasoline. The car stores 11 kilograms of natural gas under the vehicle's floor. The only downside to the setup is the loss of a spare tire because the natural gas is stored in its place.
topVolkswagen
The legendary “people’s car”, which is what ‘Volkswagen’ stands for in German, was born in 1937 in Germany and has its headquarters at the German city of Wolfsburg, in the Lower Saxony State. This is one of the top selling car brands in the world today.
The very first model created for Volkswagen was the worldwide known Beetle. It was supposed to be a “car for the German people”, des... more
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