Volkswagen Up.................
Expected in 2012.
Estimated price: Rs 3.5lakh.
The Volkswagen up! is perhaps the company's most ambitious
project to invade the small car market worldwide. The production version of the
same was unveiled at the recent Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany.
However, the
one taking centre stage was the two door variant which will be limited to the
Eurpoean market.
India will get the 4-door version of the up!, an iteration of
which was also displayed at the show called the Cross up!. The Indian up! will
also benefit from a longer wheelbase which will improve space inside, Being a
budget offering, the quality of plastics inside is not as good as other VW
cars, however they sure are acceptable at the under Rs 4 lakh price tag which
VW is targeting.
The boot too is not cavernous but decent enough to gobble
medium sized luggage. Powering the up! is a 1.0-litre petrol engine and it is
this engine which will also be offered in India.
While the engine bay does have
more space to shoehorn the larger 1.2-litre engine, VW is yet to announce
anything about this upgrade.
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