Jump Up, Jump Up, and Get Down: VW Debuts New Up! Minicar
What?s up!" We?ll tell you. Up!?VW insists we include the exclamation point, but we’re going to go against their convention and capitalize the “U”?is a city car launched by Volkswagen in 2013 that isn?t sold in the United States. VW?s current thinking is that anything smaller than the Golf would be of little interest to buyers here in the land of cheap gas, and it?s probably right. So while the recently updated Smart remains the only true city car available stateside, VW is about to present the facelifted Up! and its new turbocharged three-cylinder engine to the rest of the world at the 2016 Geneva auto show.
The changes kick off with the customary exterior tweaks, the Up! getting new bumpers, new head- and taillamps with standard LED daytime running lights, a rear diffuser, and a set of new exterior mirror housings with integrated turn indicators. Capitalizing on the trend of customization, the new Up! offers thirteen body colors including seven new choices (Teal Blue, Coral Red, Costa Azul, Honey Yellow, Edelweiss, Blueberry, and Savanna Gold), three roof colors, and nine exterior decal options. Expanding the palette even further are new seat designs and ten dashpad designs that are synced with the exterior body color. The two basic interior trim colors are Titanium Black and Ceramique; color ambient interior lighting and colored aluminum wheels are available on top-of-the-range models.
The top engine is a turbocharged, direct-injected 1.0-liter ...
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