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2012 Volkswagen Up! front 3/4 view
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear 3/4 view
2012 Volkswagen Up! front 3/4 view
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear 3/4 view
2012 Volkswagen Up! side view
2012 Volkswagen Up! front view
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear view
2012 Volkswagen Up! front detail
2012 Volkswagen Up! front bumper
2012 Volkswagen Up! headlight
2012 Volkswagen Up! logo
2012 Volkswagen Up! logo
2012 Volkswagen Up! wheel
2012 Volkswagen Up! wheel
2012 Volkswagen Up! side mirror
2012 Volkswagen Up! taillight
2012 Volkswagen Up! badge
2012 Volkswagen Up! engine
2012 Volkswagen Up! engine
2012 Volkswagen Up! engine
2012 Volkswagen Up! engine detail
2012 Volkswagen Up! engine detail
2012 Volkswagen Up! interior
2012 Volkswagen Up! interior
2012 Volkswagen Up! interior
2012 Volkswagen Up! interior
2012 Volkswagen Up! front seats
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear seats
2012 Volkswagen Up! steering wheel
2012 Volkswagen Up! gauges
2012 Volkswagen Up! instrument panel
2012 Volkswagen Up! menu display
2012 Volkswagen Up! navigation system
2012 Volkswagen Up! audio system display
2012 Volkswagen Up! instrument panel
2012 Volkswagen Up! headlight controls
2012 Volkswagen Up! cup holder
2012 Volkswagen Up! shifter
2012 Volkswagen Up! shifter
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear cargo area
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear cargo area
2012 Volkswagen Up! rear cargo area
A company has the right to change its mind, right?
Volkswagen, which said as recently as late 2010 that it wouldn’t consider a two-cylinder engine for its Up! city car, is now doing just that.
The German automaker will add the option of a two-cylinder diesel engine to the Up as part of an effort to compete against the Fiat Panda TwinAir, UK’s Autocar reports. VW’s Ulrich Hackenberg added that the two-banger is compatible with larger platforms as well, bringing up all sorts of fuel-saving possibilities for Europe’s biggest automaker.
Hackenberg, when interviewed by Autocar in late 2010, said the company would prefer getting the most efficiency out of its three-cylinder engines rather than going to a two-cylinder. VW’s Michael Hinz said at the time that two-cylinder engines were too expensive and unrefined to consider for the Up!