Production
At Frankfurt Motor Show IAA 2011 Volkswagen unveiled the final version of the up! based on the Volkswagen New Small Family (NSF) modular architecture. The three-door bodywork is inspired by the 2007 concept up!, the engine range is 1.0 L three-cylinder gasoline 60 hp (45 kW) and 75 hp (56 kW) which is also available in CNG. The up! is a front-wheel drive with transverse engine mated to a five-speed manual gearbox and is 3.54 metres (139 in) long has a wheelbase of 2.42 m (95 in). The cabin is configured to four seats.
The up! is available to order in the United Kingdom since October 2011 for five models – Take up!, Move up!, High up!, up! black and up! white.
It was introduced on the German market on December 3, 2011. Deliveries to other European markets began in April 2012.
SEAT Mii limited production started in October 2011 for the European market, with sales having started at the end of 2011. The final version was launched in May 2012. The Škoda Citigo was launched in the Czech Republic in October 2011. The Citigo will be sold in other countries of Europe from summer 2012, as well as in Asia (except Japan and Korea and Russia. It is unknown if the up! will be sold in the US
Volkswagen has announced the up! range will be extended to include a production version of the GT up! concept, which will launch in 2013. This will feature a turbocharged version of the 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine producing 110 hp (82 kW) and will look similar to the concept version. An electric hybrid up! — which will be badged Blue-e-motion — will follow.
Along with the other two rebadged models, up! is the first car in its class to offer an automated braking system, called City Emergency Braking. The system is automatically activated at speeds below 30 km/h (19 mph), when a laser sensor identifies a danger of collision and activates the brakes. In the SEAT model, the system is called City Safety Assist and in the Škoda model it is called City Safe Drive.
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SEAT Mii
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Skoda Citigo
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