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Volkswagen is looking to conquer the cheap car market with its new family of small cars, tentatively referred to as the up! cars. Having previously shown the first up! concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen usedTokyo to devut the minivan version of the up!. Called the 'space up!' concept, it's 23cm longer than the previous three-door hatchback up!, has a longer wheelbase and is slightly taller. The larger dimensions and improved packaging help the space up! fit around "4.5m of legroom in a vehicle just 3.68m long", or at least that's what VW execs kept insisting at the press conference.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
zamafir @ Oct 23rd 2007 11:43PM
Very nice, VW should introduce this range of cars (wait, they're going to :D). Anywho, this looks suspiciously production ready... nice.
DJ @ Oct 24th 2007 9:43AM
Agreed, this must be built. Smart tried but the price point and timing was wrong -- they were just ahead of the curve when it came to overall/worldwide demand for such a vehicle, but it was too expensive. If they can bring it in at a lower price point, they have a winner. Look for other automakers to follow suit.
My only reservation is calling this the 'mini-van' version when it's shorter than my Yaris 4-door hatch.
zamafir @ Oct 24th 2007 1:03PM
Yup, well they've (various people in positions of power at VW) very thinly disguised that this is their new ubercheap world car.
Scotty @ Oct 24th 2007 8:45AM
What a terrible looking car. I hope the production version is more visually appealing.
And those seats don't look too comfortable, they're flat as a board.
Tagbert @ Oct 27th 2007 1:13PM
According to another article the seats are "airflow" foam that conforms to your body.
The seats look thin, but contoured, not flat. I'm glad. I've always felt that most car seats were much to bulky. The Ford Tempo was the worst offender, in that regard.
I'm really looking forward to this new line.
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Jeff Banks @ Oct 24th 2007 3:52PM
1. please don't call it the up!
2. a little more thought into the front of the car would be nice...right now it's just UGLY
3. keep it cheap
Kotse @ Oct 25th 2007 12:16AM
Looks like an "up Plus".
A roomy, rear engine/rwd would be a nice (and quiet) layout for a BlueMotion TDI...
Me(ow) like it!!
James @ Oct 26th 2007 12:24AM
Yes, Volkswagen! Produce this! Now work on your reliability ratings...
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