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The Volkswagen Golf and up! GTI led the charge with category wins at The Sunday Times Motor Awards, with the technology-packed Golf winning ‘Family Car of the Year’ and the plucky, fun-filled up! GTI taking the ‘Value Car of the Year’ title. The Golf’s breadth of appeal and position as the standard-setter for the C-segment were noted and praised by The Sunday Times judges, while the up! GTI’s clear Mk1 Golf GTI DNA was key to the pocket rocket’s success with the panel. So far ahead of its

The smallest Volkswagen model becomes even more functional and more flexible. This summer the second series of the up! lineup will be launched in Europe with refreshed exterior, additional colors, new wheels, extended list of personalization options, restyled interior and of course tons of hi-tech gadgets and systems. As you may know, up! is one of the most successful Volkswagen cars in Europe and we all expect that the new lineup will be even better than the predecessor. Design and style The

Two years ago Volkswagen introduced a super mini car called with the strange name up! It became a big hit around the globe and it is common view on the city streets, thanks to its fuel-efficient characteristics, great price and convenient dimensions. Now, the company is announcing a derivative of the model, which features unique styling inside and out, and it is called street up! special edition. It was created with the intent to appeal to the sports-minded customers. As you can see VW’s stre

Volkswagen is going to offer CUP Special Edition variants of the Up, Golf, Beetle, Eos, Touran, Tiguan and Sharan. Optionally, the Open Sky or the R-Line Exterior CUP package can be co-opted. For customers, this results in a maximum discount of up to €4,700. The CUP Special models have in addition special optical elements such as alloy wheels, decor and seat covers on a comprehensive model-dependent equipment package with, for example, the radio Composition Colour or RCD 310 and the air c

Volkswagen has announced the Twin-Up diesel-electric hybrid concept. The super-efficient small car will probably  become a production model. The Twin-Up has two-cylinder 0.8 liter common-rail diesel engine from the XL1 – 47HP (35 kW) and 120Nm (88 lb-ft) of torque. There is also an electric motor with 47HP (35 kW) and 140Nm (103 lb-ft). The combined power is 74HP (55 kW) and 214Nm (158 lb-ft), which is sent to the front axle through a dual-clutch 7-speed gearbox. 0-100 km/h in 15.7 seconds

Volkswagen has introduced two Up! special editions for the fans of loud music. The two new special-edition versions are called Groove up! and Rock up!. Both vehicles are based on the top-specification High up! model, each with a unique twist. Firstly, the Groove Up!, which comes with a pumping Fender sound system, complete with 6 speakers, a subwoofer and a 300-Watt amplifier. Also standard is the Maps & More personal infotainment device, which along with touchscreen satellite navi

Volkswagen has officially presented the all-new 2013 Cross Up! . The ultra-small crossover will make its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, next month. The Cross Up was expected, because Volkswagen has already previewed this version of the small car at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The 2013 Cross Up is powered by a three-cylinder petrol with 75HP (55 kW) coupled with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The power is put on the road through FWD like the normal Up. The exterior of the ultra-smal

Volkswagen has announced the new 2013 eco Up!, which will join the range of small cars by the manufacturer. It is available as 3- or 5-door hatchback and the prices start from €12,950 in Germany and it will be eligible for rebates in excess of €1,000. The new eco Up! is powered by a 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine that has been specially modified to run on natural gas. The engine has 68HP (50 kW) and 90Nm (66 lb-ft) of torque. 0-100 km/h in 16.3 seconds and a top speed of 164 km/h (102 mp

One of the most important automotive highlights of the last year was the introduction of the two-door Volkswagen up! Now, Volkswagen is a four-door version to the model range, which will be at dealership in Europe by early summer. The four-door doesn’t differ much from the two-door version- it has the same engines (44 kW/60 PS and 55 kW/75 PS), equipment versions (take up!, move up!, high up!, black up!, white up!) and dimensions (3,540 mm long, 1,641 mm wide without mirrors, 1,478 mm high).

Another tuned vehicle by Abt sportsline has been exhibited at the Geneva Motor Show. It is the ABT up!, which gained a lot of interesting goodies. The exterior received carbon-look stripes with aggressive red ones across the entire surface. The mix of retro and modern age is really successful. Window frames and side skirts are the “common thread” leading straight to the strong back of the ABT up!, where rear masks, an exhaust pipe tunnel and the sporty double exhaust pipe form a unit. There a

One of Volkswagen's most practical and fuel-sipping cars is now available with the best possible efficiency setup. Introducing the Up! BlueMotion with two engine variants. However, to prevent the scales from tipping over too much to the “blue” side of things, the company has also introduced two exciting new options - A panoramic sliding sunroof and a thing called the “leatherette pack” First stop, the engines. We have two 1.0 liter engines that develop 60 bhp and 75 bhp respectively. They alre

ABT Sportsline has introduced the tuned version of the small city car – Volkswagen Up!. It looks very nice and quite sporty. Actually, the car reminds Abt of the Fiat 500 Abarth, which is a great vehicle. “Which does also mean that this baby is supposed to be fun as well“, commented Hans-Jürgen Abt. ABT Sportsline’s managing director “It is huge fun to drive it through the narrow streets here in downtown Kempten!“, he added. There is no doubt that the Up! is a real ABT meaning that it i