Test report – technical data – price
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Rome, October 12, 2011- “This is pleasantly simple,” says VW brand designer Klaus Bischoff, and holds up his iPhone. “And this is simple and also inexpensive: the BIC lighter.”Just as the new city of VW to be, the up. We have tested the car with the 75-HP petrol engine.As a three-doorThere the 3.54-metre up as a three-door four-seat. Processing leaves here and there in our previous serial car still be desired, at the transition between the door panels and bare metal. But otherwise, the Interior, at least in our well-equipped test car is chic. In the rear the headroom for adults is well enough the legroom but almost. The Daihatsu Cuore shows that it better also goes in the city. The trunk offers 251 to 951 liters in volume. This is up to the top of the class level and reached almost Polo mass. Another plus is the shelf which is fitted as standard in the medium-sized facilities move up.

Two engines from the startFrom launch, the up with two cylinder one liter gasoline units is available. The 75-HP version tested by us accelerates rapidly, appears subjectively much zippier than the standard Sprint suggests in 13.2 seconds. The Motörchen also runs very quiet despite missing balance shaft. The five-speed circuit works without problems, with one exception: for cost reasons, the reverse has no lock. The Steering puts no obstacles in the way one. As standard, it is an electro-mechanical power steering.Not as economical as the Fiat 500 TwinairThe fuel consumption is good with 4.7 L / 100 km, but not top. The Fiat 500 TwinAir needs only 4.1 litres – superior 86 HP. The new VW is economical but quite as BlueMotion technology version with start stop Automatikund consumption of 4.3 litre. Who places emphasis on extremely low fuel costs and CO2 emissions, must wait until early 2012 at Volkswagen. Then comes a natural gas version only 79 grams of CO2 per kilometre emitted – record for a vehicle with a combustion engine. No CO2 emits the up blue e-motion which is to start in 2013.Only emergency braking system of the classBut like not only the engine, the chassis also has good get VW. Course motorway frequent with the small up are poorly served, of course staggering the small thing in quickly driven curves. But technical so small vehicle is a total surprisingly travel comfort. In addition, four airbags and ESP are series. In addition, the up next to the soon starting group related Citigo Skoda and seat Mii of the only city with emergency brake system is. This works at speeds between five and 30 km/h and to can prevent collisions with frontal obstacles in this area. The system is to have package with cruise control and Park piepsern rear for 590 euros – but not for the base version.Emergency braking does not always workThe device is like that from Volvo and Ford from the supplier continental. The Sensorikbasiert on a laser, which is installed in the Innenspiegel-foot is. His light boxes covers a range up to 10 meters front of the car. The system calculates the distance from the transit time of the reflected signals. It falls below a critical value, is first preconditioned the braking system, then switched the hydraulic brake assist sharp and finally performed an emergency – if need be, also a screeching halt to the State. We tested the system on an inflatable obstacle. Result: While it worked with dozens of other test car, it worked precisely in our vehicle incorrectly. Although we have been slowed down, but on all five passes, we bounced on the obstacle – also a VW expert made it any better. Declaration by the manufacturer: some air in the brake system was obviously on our previous vehicle.Smart Navi solutionAnother special feature of up is the navigation system maps + more. While there is a Mobilnavi on the basis of NAVIGON 70 premium. The device with five-inch touchscreen is used in a regular fixture on the instrument panel. That is however already exists at more than one vendor. What is new, but, is that the device via its connection receives also vehicle data. So you can show a virtual Rev-counter with the Navi for example – the base version it is not in the instrument cluster standard on. Or you can print the last minutes of consumption. Park General are on board, the Navi display when reversing provides a graphical display. For the parking of the car, the Navi also stores the position so that one easily finds the up use of carried Navis. Only the best added value VW has denied the device: the speedometer connection for navigation. A jam occurs in the tunnel, one prompts so also here in the wrong place to turn. Nevertheless: maps + more is a good idea. It costs €355, a similarly expensive CD-radio requires however about the sound then the navigation prompts.Spartan take upWe are thus at the facilities. The basic version includes take up on the aforementioned elements of ESP and four airbags, only the easy-entry entry aid. The mirrors are adjusted manually, brought the Windows, the doors shut off individually via key – that is the case with base city stop. Most buyers will go probably a level higher, with the move up. Here there are in addition to the dash pads and a glove box with flap also has a split folding rear seat back – the Bank itself is here also only undivided folding. More standard equipment: a tachometer, power Windows front and a central door locking with remote control. Makes sense to expand this core which can be “cool & sound” package for 895 euro.75 HP from 10,450 euroThe up is to have – with 60 HP and Spartan base model from 9,850 euro. Die75-PS version there 11.250 euro 10,450 euros and with the not-so-lean move Ausstattungkostet the whole thing. For comparison, the Fiat 500 is to have from 11,400 euro. For this to get only a 69 PS gasoline, however with more standard equipment than at VW. The new up brothers from Skoda and seat should cost less than 9,000 euros, but even less standard equipment. It is cheaper for the KIA Picanto 1.0 with 69 PS: here it starts also at 8,990 euro. If length, interior décor and security play no role, the Dacia Sandero, starting at 6.990 euro is unbeatable. But you can see in these comparisons: fully the Volkswagen is not overpriced.