Misha Charoudin TC off in UP! : 1. Car off but key switched on 2. Put hazards on 3. Push the gaspedal 5x (tc off light must go on now) 4. Start car and have fun 🚗💨🔥
Rule number one for creating m.strategy for firm that makes money from selling cars or financial services. Never tell the price difference in %. Подобно на бързите кредити, не казват лихвата на година, а на месечна база.
I like the 6-speed gearboxes... But i get the point... not even a TC off on the GTi!? Why is it a GTI then? 1.4 TSI with that 6-speed, better brakes and a more sport-focus suspension (and the TC button) would be perfect!
Here in Canada, you can get a base Civic Sedan LX for $12k GBP (with K20C2 engine, heated seat/mirror, climate control, android auto/apple etc). Cool thing is, when you turn off the Civic's traction control, you can completely fry the front tires while standing still and TC stays off. Perhaps VW should check out Honda's TC tuning for everyday use.
TC is part of the ESP, and that got mandatory in the EU after 2014. You can't really turn it off in new cars, hence "Sport Modes". I Gues VW simply did not wanted to program a specific ESP software for a cars that was sold only in homeopathic numbers in it's very short production time.
Here in Brazil the TSI came with 105 HP and 16.8 kgfm, so a bit more then in Europe. That makes the difference even smaller. People are remapping and getting something around 150 HP without any related engine damages. But the biggest gain I see is that they found a way to attenuate the TC in the process and forcing it to be less intrusive. A huge nice collateral. I'm driving one abanero TSI CrossUp!
Totally agree mate! When I bought my original 70bhp UP in 2013 there was talk of the UP GTi coming out, fast forward 5 years and its finally here, yet it has nothing to shout about at all, how can VW badge something "GTi" and have the cheek to slap drum brakes on it and not allow ESP to be diss engaged. The 6th gear would be welcome on the highway though, proving its actually longer than the current 5th. Cheers buddy
Hi Misha, Although I agree with you normally, I do think that your missing the point slightly on the GTI, not everyone would want to modify a 90ps TSI as it would void the warranty and the GTI is about creating some theatre everyday for normal journeys which it does very well, it also looks cool and handles quite well given its size. I wish it had LED lights as standard and better bolsters on the seats but it doesn't take away from how much fun the car is it also sounds great when you are driving it. I work in sales at a VW dealership in England and have been driving the Up! GTI for a few days and it never fails to put a smile on my face, that's what makes this car special :)
The reason i bought my Up Gti, is because its as close to the original Golf Gti as its possibly to be. Almost identical horsepower figures, 0-60 times almost the same, as is the top speed. The original 1977 Gti ALSO HAD REAR DRUM BRAKES, as does the UP., so there's no complaints there. The Up is a back to basics fun warm hatch, just brilliant fun to own and drive. The biggest reason for my purchase, was because i already own a Move Up!, which is a great town car, and i simply love the looks of the Up Gti. That's all that matters.
I have the naturally aspirated 60 hp one... I wanted to configure my own with 75 hp because 60 sounded ridiculous... VW told me we'd had to wait over 3 months and I just couldn't, so I got it from a dealership that had the 60 hp automatic ones in stock. The single clutch automatic is kinda bad, but once you learn how to drive it, it's... okay. The 60 hp engine is what surprised me though: I was able to pull off a 0-100 in about 8 seconds and the engine doesn't sound too bad when accelerating! It has a deep beefy roar to it, compared to a four cylinder. It kinda sounds like a V6 tbh... love the sound of the n.a. engine! Even on the highway, people are so surprised how quick it gets up to speed... The transmission happily downshifts to a (very) low gear (which is necessary to have at least some torque) and will overtake pretty much everyone. It has done 180 km/h at a little over 4K rpm (it's limited to 4K but sometimes will exceed 4K just a little bit) and is so much faster and snappier than my friend's 70+ hp Smart ForFour that does 130 at like 5000 rpm... I never thought about the TSI engine because I haven't had very good experiences with VAG's 4 cylinder TSI engines (very high fuel consumption, unreliability, misfires, uneven idle, ...). I see why a turbo makes so much more sense in this car, but honestly, even the 60 hp got my wheels spinning more than I want it too when it gets just a little wet outside because it's so lightweight and because it sends almost all of its torque to its wheels so quickly... Only when turning into a street that goes uphill (car goes to second), you notice it's a small three cylinder: even while flooring it, it picks up speed rather slowly... It's not my dream car, it's *very* basic and it's kind of too small for me, but it's a fun little car though!
The first time I saw it was last year in Worthersee.. First reaction : no rear brake discs , no decent support on the seats and a lot of hard plastic on the dash , doorpanels ,.. It is most certainly not worth the amount of cash you have to pay for it.. So Misha , I'm with you on this one. If you want a performance UP! , buy the TSI and use the extra money to do upgrades.
Good argument mate ..But 90% of Gti buyers will be driving it around the city and parking outside gyms and coffee shops and love the brand name i personally love the Up Gti its a great little package and the 5K premium u pay will hold more on resale than a ur lower model in stock form ..Great vid
Why does everything these days have to be brand, but not actualy do the things the brand stand for. Its for all consumer stuff. After they have "the name" they lose quality.
I have a up TSI in Brazil, and here it comes stock with 105whp using etanol and 101whp using gasoline, measured in the dynamometer(our cars are flexfuel). Some piggybacks, already can turn TC off, without turning ABS off. One of them is the TORK ONE, and their remap, reach 156hp, with intake and exhaust. For me the only thing i want of the GTI is the 6-speed gearbox.
Nelito G. Vieira Junior de velocidade vc fala?? Up remap pega 230 de gps, se for uma puta descida e muito longa deve chegar nos 240. O meu tá original, consigo relativamente fácil 201~202 de gps e numa puuuuuta de uma descida muiiiiito longa consegui pegar 206(de gps, pq de painel tava marcando quase 215). Mas o remap o carro chega nisso muito rápido, em reta normal pega 220 fácil, outro nível..
Nelito G. Vieira Junior ahhh, 200 por hora no aro 14 com duraplus, qual a chance?? Acho de boa andar até uns 160 dependendo da estrada, acima disso começa a encher o saco..
Still think the G40 Polo is the best small sports car VW have ever made, that had vented discs up front and again drums on the rear, brake fade was pretty alarming on it. It put out about 115-120 BHP as standard, which doesn't seem much but as it was supercharged the power was available pretty low down, and it had close ratio box too, which gave it pretty good acceleration for the late 80's, and pretty nasty torque steer, still a nice wee car to drive, I loved mine.
Nice Vlog as always - well done for keeping content coming during the winter. I agree with you on the UP! GTI - you've done so much to your own UP! that a GTI would be a disappointment at this stage.
I totally agree with you, i'm looking for a Up! as my first car and was also looking into the Gti but wasn't impressed, and this makes my choice much easier. Now i just need to find some good seats for in the front. Btw Thank you for going into so much detail to explain your stance on this topic
Just clarify, you get a lot more standard features on the GTI. You will get more options included: Heated door mirrors Heated seats Brakes are larger. Proper GTI steering wheel. Beats sound 7 speakers And a few more... well worth it.
Your UP! is the best because is was sculpted by craftsmen (e.g. Guerilla for the exhaust and Tom for the cage). Sculpted it is, not welded together by robots that only make money for VW.
I love the Sub7UP.... But.. Currently in the UK a 3 door brand new base model 'High Up - 90PS TSI' is priced £12,675. The new base model 'GTI UP' UK price is £13,750. So for £1,075 more I get: 23PS more power, 6 speed gearbox, 15mm lowered and stiffened MacPherson suspension, Polo ventilated front brakes, Golf GTI sports steering wheel with quicker ratio and slightly heavier, 195/40 tyres on nice Brands Hatch 17in alloy wheels, GTI finishers like grill, roof spoiler, strips, tartan etc, close-couple fuel filter, full colour 5" Beats DAB and ambient lighting. So lots of goodies for just over a £1000 more in the UK.
Here in Brazil, people do not have much issues with traction control. Here we have one thing called "Tork One". It turns the traction control off and increases power.
Love the video, thanks for posting. I have a stock standard Up, and I absolutely love the car. Incidentally, it's the 2 door version with leather seats (or probably pleather) as opposed to the usual cloth seats. I'd love to do some mods to the car, but that'll have to come later when finances allow. I'm from South Africa.
I was looking for a used TSI after having had 2 regular 75 hp ones that I absolutely loved as daily drivers. TSI's are rare as hens teeth (Sweden in my case) I've seen 3 for sale in a year, about the same for the GTI's. Got a GTI Yesterday, 23000 km's, one owner, mint condition from a private seller and they are the same price here as a used TSI, so in that case it's a no-brainer to get the GTI if not for the looks of it alone and again, for the rarity if anything with just 46 sold, dunno the sale numbers of the TSI ut it's more, I've yet to spot ONE GTI on the road.
Buy a Clio like mine (1.6l 107PS), give it the full "Apex Treatment" and you have a better car for 11k. If maintained well, I'm sure the engine will do around 200.000km, even if bought with 100kkm and run on the track from then :D
VW suffers from the same issues like any other big company in making more money and thereby forgetting the needs of its fans. „Lets call it GTI, does it need new seats?“ - „No, they‘re fine.. we allready called it GTI, what more could you expect?“
The up! GTi is a nostalgia act, a marketing tool. The GTi is essentially a cosmetic package and a 6th gear. It is a good car but it isn't what they advertise it to be. It's too expensive for what it is yet I'm sure the people who buy it are perfectly okay with it and love the up! GTi. However the GTi did its job well, now I want a basic VW up! or even the Skoda or SEAT variant.
Well thought out explanation Misha, you brought up a lot of good points that VW should be able to address if they care to do so. Perhaps they will do so in some sort of "UP! R" version?
Had the same thoughts about the Up GTI a couple weeks ago while planed to buy one. At the end it was to expensive for what it is and what it overs so I ended up with a used Twingo RS for a third of the price. Sure it has a totally different Engine but still they very comparable. And most important difference, you can turn off the TC to 100% just by pressing the button.
You said you went on a trip with 5 people in the Up. There are only 4 seatbelts, correct? This is what holds me back on buying an Up, there is room for 3 man in the back but no third seatbelt. If they stop you with a fifth person in a 4-seater, that's a pretty big ticket.
It’s funny. In Brazil, we don’t have the Up! GTI, and the Up! TSI comes stock with a 105 hp (advertised) engine, and trust me, our gas is pretty much the worst quality you can get.
The Up! is not made for racing on a track, it’s made to be used as a shoppingcart. If you want a small performance car, buy the: - Abarth 500 - Clio RS - Polo GTI
I have a Up! TSI here in Brazil and our model comes with 125-130hp proved on many dynos, our Up model is flex-fuel too but we don't have many accessories and the TSI model only come in 4 doors --'.....some people are using the Golf TSI 1.4 turbo and reaching the 200hp in that little 3 cylinder engine...........and if you want so much to turn-off the TC, just remove the first fuse (nº30)
My reason against the up! GTI is, when I go to a VW dealer and ask them to show me the new GTI and they show me an up!, I'll just walk out of the door. The real GTI was, is and always will be the Golf!
How can you compare a track ready, and set up car, to a road going car, with no race car credentials. Just hate these foreigners who talk utter rubbish.
You seam UPset. I’m not understanding the wheel issue you’re referring too. 17 inch wheels should have the same final diameter due to a smaller side wall which should not effect acceleration but should give better cornering. Smaller diameter wheels work good for comfort as the larger side wall acts as part of the suspension, like in F1 cars. I think 17 inch wheels in the case of the GTI are simply for looks.
Misha Charoudin OK, I did not know this. I switched to 17s on my car from stock 18 inch for ride comfort. I know 19 are impractical in Canada due to bad roads. The additional weight counteracted the benefit of a wider tire and stiffer side wall. The article did say there was a sweat spot for every car so going to small doesn’t work either. I like what you did, smaller diameter and wider tire. The GTI rims look great but you are right, you don’t gain anything. Thanks, you learn something new everyday.
Doc Da Boss yes, I'm about to order an Octavia vRS wagon, and i love the option black diamond iirc wheels, but sticking with stock as it's stiff enough without pitting 19s on it. Tbh i prefer how the Leon FR wagon drives, but prefer the looks of the vRS.
Most interesting thing for me now when up isnt that much on the channel is that when I go back and watch videos of UP UPsetting supercars and think about that, it is like "holy sh*t", but back in the days it was normal thing to see everyday on vlogs.
I understand why a car company would not want you to be able to turn off traction control completely but it is still vexing. All has to do with lawyers and lawyer speak. Words like "responsibility" and "liability" which we who drive cars briskly try to avoid are at the top of their vocabulary and unfortunately they have more influence in the board rooms of the car companies than we enthusiasts do. I'd insert a lawyer joke here but frankly there are too many to pick from so I'll say just Google "lawyer jokes."
At the end of the day, it is still just a frigging UP! It's a student and grandma car. Somehow I don't think VW designed any of the UPs for the track, hence the thousands you have spent on upgrading that POS make it a better track car than the GTI. I can pretty much guarantee that the staff meeting to decide the gearbox or wheel choice, did not include the words..but how will it perform on the track. For what you use the car for the car is mediocre at best despite the thousands spent on it. Put a decent driver in any of the cars you seem so impressed you "embarrassed", and you wouldn't see them past the first couple of corners. The only reason you are able to overtake those cars the GTR and the porsche you keep showing is driving ability. An experienced race driver will always be able to out drive an inexperienced one.
Hi Misha, I have become a big fan of yours and all the Apex crew in recent months. I'm slowly getting through all of your vlogs one at a time. I'm disappointed to her your negative views about the UP! GTI, but it strangely wasn't put me off. I'm not looking for a track car, just something to drive to work in without the car boring me to tears! I have a track/race car already for spirited driving and am currently building another, so out and out performance is not important to me. If I do end up buying an UP! GTI I will come to Nurburg to visit you and Apex. That would make for an interesting I'm sure. Keep up the fantastic work and we will talk again I'm sure. Kind Regards, Mario
Absolute perfekt and helpfull describtion ! I hate all the "car magazines" they just Talk shit that nobody needs Really you explain it so perfekt i was Really Close to buy one now but u hold me off Thank you. No tcs off shit brakes shit seats shit Suspension they build this crap call it gti People Think wow i have a racecar and they have done nothing. Good sports cars that dont weight 3000kg getting so rar..
15:00 - the original and very first VW GTi was the Golf built by VW enthusiasts in their own time back in the 1970's.... Now those very car enthusiasts may have left / retired / died and their successors are not quite in the same league. VW wants to be bigger than Toyota, but no car enthusiast works for Toyota.
Yes, the seats are the UP's worst feature for spirited cornering. Fly round a corner on the grip threshold and you end up almost sitting on the passenger seat...
Great video @mgcharoudin Where can I find the exact specs / mods of the 7up. So: - front brakes: rotors, pads, callipers, brake lines - suspension: shocks, springs, other mods? Trailing arms? Sway bars? - what seats? Thank you!
Micha - you're missing an opportunity if you don't ask VW to give you or long term loan you an UP GTI - It's a huge marketing opportunity for them at very little cost. As you said, the 'sub 7Up' is probably the most well known UP in the world.
As a Brazilian, it's terrifying that the naturally aspirated UP only gets 60 hp there, it gets 82 here. The Tsi one got 105 at launch and got bumped up in torque if not anything else. And those figures are consistently low when people take them to the dyno. (also, ethanol) HOW does anyone justify a 115hp gti? Especially with the same engine (and according to many sources turbo) doing 125+hp on the 1l Tsi golf?
I found out that my mk2 fabia 1.6tdi Monte Carlo came factory with 103bhp and 184ftlb of torque and took it to a dyno and it made 119.4bhp and 225ftlb of torque which is surprising and yet also came with drums on the rear in the uk for some reason.
I've seen one run 135bhp on a dyno on 98 fuel. For me just seems Misha is justifying a modded car over a standard one. I run a modded mk4 and an ED30 and I'm getting tired of insurance issues (getting work use for both cars is almost impossible). I quite fancy the Up GTI with everything on it and simple insurance. While I don't like the rear drum brakes the car weighs under 1000kg, for road use these will be perfectly adequate if not nice to look at! The whole review feels a bit "sour grapes".
Hi Misha, reallynice and informative video. I really like your UP. I have a quick suggestion on the Traction Control issue. JP is building an 1.8t up and in one of the videos he disabled the TC by pulling a fuse. I check a fuse diagram and there are 4 or 5 fuses for the ABS. If you try removing them one by one, you could find a scenario where you have ABS but no TC. Other people unplug an ABS wheel sensor and so disable ABS. The 3rd option is to wire in a button. Some Skoda's use the same ABS module and have a TC off button wired in, where the UP doesn't. I hear if you wire in the button you get the TC-off funktion even without coding. I hope I have been helpful :) Ceers!
Hi Misha, the button should wire in to the ABS control module. Here is the thread i read it in. Reply 2 or 3. forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?3911-ABS-Module-on-VW-UP-help-disabling-Traction-Control You can look into details on the skoda rapid and compare with what you have in the up. Normally such circuits work by adding +12v or a ground to the pin to activate or deactivate a certain feature. I hope i helped :)
For me it is like that with VW. They are selling the same things for another price all the time. You can buy two golfs or passats with the same engine, different power, the same equipment inside and there can be no change with brakes, susp transmission. Price gap between them is huge for what you get. As i see they are quite ripping off... That is why i will not buy VW ever. :/ They are messing with customers more and more. How long FSI engines they have? Almost 10 years of producing the same construction? As i have read somewhere they are fitting DPFs thanks to euro6 into petrol engine because it is easier and cheaper than improving engine. So... (Hope i'm not mistaken) With 6 gear tranny im afraid the ratios can be the same. 6th gear is usually "overgear?" (just additional for fuel economy) so it is useful only on long distance trip like autobahn. Unfortunately i cant find any info about that. Even VW don't give it anywhere on their site. Cheers!
If only they had put the 1.4 TSI 150 hp engine in the UP GTI it would be a different story but maybe VW was afraid it would take away from Polo GTI customers.
Fun stuff, there's no TC button, but it can easily be disabled through VCDS or OBDEleven. It even shows a neat "Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) Has been disabled" on the dashboard's LCD Panel. I honestly wonder why they didn't add a TC OFF button, when they have everything necessary to logically single out the Traction Control. Marketing reasons maybe?
Oh, modules might be different between our cars, then I own a brazilian Up TSi, the ASR toggle is located in the Brakes module here. Maybe TC is regulated by your ESP module (which we stupidly don't have. Thanks volks brazil), so it might be different than what I'm thinking i.imgur.com/GgEMOJf.jpg
Well, thats a no brainer... buy a TSI, chiptune it and put a good suspension or lowering springs on it. Still saves you like 4000 euro in comparison to a GTI.
You forgot another disadvantage of the GTI compared to the TSI: Due to the newer regulation it has a particle filter (similar to DPF for Diesel cars) which makes it harder to tune legally. BTW: Did you easily get TÜV on your TSI with the Racechip? I'm thinking about getting one, too.
I'm waiting for someone to buy Up GTI, swap the engine to 1.4TSI, do some modifications and will let you drive GTI. Btw Up GTI after remap will probably make like 140-150hp so you can't compare your tuned TSI to stock GTI, they have to follow some regulations, fuel economy and other ecological stuff
Misha, you do know that you can turn off the TC by removing the red wire in the right corner in the engine compartment under the plastic cover, with a 10mm socket? I myself own a TSI with 129 HP :-) have a nice day
the 5th gear is already a huge leap from 4th, on the highway i'm getting 500-600k's on a single tank the economy is amazing. I just don't see the point in a 6th gear when i'm already getting 2.5-3k rpm on 5th
You say it right! A GTI doesn´t make sense....a normal Tsi and more Pressure and that´s the GTI. But one Thing: the 200 km/h Topspeed with the 60Hp Up- it´s not real, because your where Downhill (Autobahn Exit Kempten)... ;-)...and that´s a long Downhill Drive :-)
Here in Brazil the up! Tsi already have 105hp so that makes the 115hp of the up gti more non-sense than in the europe. And if i'm not wrong the tsi only have the 4 doors variant here in Brazil.
Completely understandable. A modified and built TSI or even up cup (lol) would still be a better route to take. Why can't they put a different and bigger, better engine, i am sure they have the resources.
If the up reaches more than 200 kp/h in 4th gear, wouldn't it be smart to chance the gears in the dif (if possible) to shorten the gear ratio? Tell me if i'm wrong.
I wonder, has nobody 'cracked' the TC codes etc yet? Heck, they did for so many other cars, there must be a way. Your frustration.... 'challenge' with your current up in any case, not GTI or anything, is quite apparent. Viel Erfolg!
Well JP wants to give his up a quattro system and tune the 1.8T to 500hp, but I still wonder what could the max. power output of the stock 1.0l can be... Maybe around 200hp while still getting good economy and being reliable?
for that money if you need a small daily you can get a sandero stepway...the windows in the back do not even open right....it is nice, but you pay so much for the brand...and 60hp...with 4 people in the back going up hill, would not be nice. EDIT: i seen the part at 200km/h with 4 people, not only do i not think that the sandero would reach it, i do not think you could have a conversation without screaming :))
Vor 30 Jahren hatte ich einen Daihatsu GTti. Deshalb lache ich nur ueber den VW UP GTI, hahaha. "Nachsprung" durch Technik, hahaha. Der Daihatsu war seiner Zeit enorm voraus!
I know this is an old upload but @3.07 you're saying that with decent fuel 98 octane or higher this engine produces 90hp on the wheels or even higher. Now I have the same engine on the polo and always have had this fuel dilema. 95 or 100 octane. Vw suggests 95 octane for the engine and the general consesus is that higher octane fuel is wasted since the engine can not take advantage of the extra octanes. I have been using both 95 and 100 but havent yet fully understood. Is higher octane fuel better for this engine ?? Ive also tuned it with APR stage 1 95 RON still tuner suggests I only use 100RON !! My question is, should I use 95 or 100 Octane ?
Yes, this is possible to fit a 4-cyl engine in the Vw Up but... why? I think that car make sense just how it is build already, cheap 3-cyl city car. If you want some extra power, take the polo. And what‘s more important, if VW would offer an Up with 4-cyl engines it would cost more and nobody would buy it. And yes, JP has done it but you must admit it wasn‘t that easy too, that engine barely fit in it and there are some issues still...
The drum brakes on the back of the up! SUCK..!!! Every time it rained I had to park my car with the hand brake OFF because the brake pads were frozen (rusted) to the drums if I left the brakes on..!!!!! I had the same problem with the Lupo.
Thank you for this video! I was thinking about getting a GTI but this actually gave me good doubts about it. Will probably start looking for a normal up! if the numbers add up. 👍🏻
I'd still get the Fiesta ST, especially given its price. I don't like the interior of the ford, resting on laurels come to mind. I am a fan of the last polo gti i think it's more on the sprite of the original golf gti. But sill if get an st150 or try and get a 200 iirc the 200 rrp is 18k.
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Suddenly, the UP is now also for rent! 80€ per lap inc fuel OR 60€ if you book before February! Shoot me an email: misha@apex-nuerburg.com
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Love this video. You really know your UP's! Great to hear all the differences and improvements with the 7UP
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TC off in UP! :
1. Car off but key switched on
2. Put hazards on
3. Push the gaspedal 5x (tc off light must go on now)
4. Start car and have fun 🚗💨🔥
Commie moron, aren't renting a car capitalist thing???
If you think of the difference in price not as 5000 euros more, but as 40 - 45% more, then it becomes even more ridiculous.
javoresku yep
Rule number one for creating m.strategy for firm that makes money from selling cars or financial services. Never tell the price difference in %. Подобно на бързите кредити, не казват лихвата на година, а на месечна база.
I like the 6-speed gearboxes... But i get the point... not even a TC off on the GTi!? Why is it a GTI then?
1.4 TSI with that 6-speed, better brakes and a more sport-focus suspension (and the TC button) would be perfect!
Here in Canada, you can get a base Civic Sedan LX for $12k GBP (with K20C2 engine, heated seat/mirror, climate control, android auto/apple etc). Cool thing is, when you turn off the Civic's traction control, you can completely fry the front tires while standing still and TC stays off. Perhaps VW should check out Honda's TC tuning for everyday use.
edcunhaph its an UP! It is marketing and not an track car. If you want those specs get an Polo GTI.
Its cheap. Maybe they build a 30k Up in the future.
TC is part of the ESP, and that got mandatory in the EU after 2014. You can't really turn it off in new cars, hence "Sport Modes". I Gues VW simply did not wanted to program a specific ESP software for a cars that was sold only in homeopathic numbers in it's very short production time.
@@borisbommenif you’re goner spend the extra money better off with the Fiesta ST slaps the Polo GTI
TC off in UP! :
1. Car off but key switched on
2. Put hazards on
3. Push the gaspedal 5x (tc off light must go on now)
4. Start car and have fun 🚗💨🔥
It work only at low km
@@jonathan2fast4u I know
@@kevv010 so its useless
Here in Brazil the TSI came with 105 HP and 16.8 kgfm, so a bit more then in Europe. That makes the difference even smaller. People are remapping and getting something around 150 HP without any related engine damages. But the biggest gain I see is that they found a way to attenuate the TC in the process and forcing it to be less intrusive. A huge nice collateral. I'm driving one abanero TSI CrossUp!
Totally agree mate! When I bought my original 70bhp UP in 2013 there was talk of the UP GTi coming out, fast forward 5 years and its finally here, yet it has nothing to shout about at all, how can VW badge something "GTi" and have the cheek to slap drum brakes on it and not allow ESP to be diss engaged. The 6th gear would be welcome on the highway though, proving its actually longer than the current 5th. Cheers buddy
For a big part of customers, marketing > product value. Look at McDonalds, Apple...
has the same performance as the orignal golf gti, which they were aiming for, considering they have the nearly the same dimensions and weight.
They should have put the 1.5 EVO in it!
It should be named UP-R! and have a 2 liter 300hp engine.
Have you actually driven one? The brakes are fine for one thing, and most people would never trouble the ESP let alone want it disengaged
Hi Misha,
Although I agree with you normally, I do think that your missing the point slightly on the GTI, not everyone would want to modify a 90ps TSI as it would void the warranty and the GTI is about creating some theatre everyday for normal journeys which it does very well, it also looks cool and handles quite well given its size. I wish it had LED lights as standard and better bolsters on the seats but it doesn't take away from how much fun the car is it also sounds great when you are driving it. I work in sales at a VW dealership in England and have been driving the Up! GTI for a few days and it never fails to put a smile on my face, that's what makes this car special :)
9:35 i payed for the whole speedometer so i will use the whole speedometer
My Seat Arosa did 170kmh
The top speed is 151kmh
The speedo goes to 200kmh I am kind of disappointed...
The reason i bought my Up Gti, is because its as close to the original Golf Gti as its possibly to be.
Almost identical horsepower figures, 0-60 times almost the same, as is the top speed.
The original 1977 Gti ALSO HAD REAR DRUM BRAKES, as does the UP., so there's no complaints there.
The Up is a back to basics fun warm hatch, just brilliant fun to own and drive.
The biggest reason for my purchase, was because i already own a Move Up!, which is a great town car, and i simply love the looks of the Up Gti.
That's all that matters.
I have the naturally aspirated 60 hp one... I wanted to configure my own with 75 hp because 60 sounded ridiculous... VW told me we'd had to wait over 3 months and I just couldn't, so I got it from a dealership that had the 60 hp automatic ones in stock.
The single clutch automatic is kinda bad, but once you learn how to drive it, it's... okay.
The 60 hp engine is what surprised me though: I was able to pull off a 0-100 in about 8 seconds and the engine doesn't sound too bad when accelerating! It has a deep beefy roar to it, compared to a four cylinder. It kinda sounds like a V6 tbh... love the sound of the n.a. engine!
Even on the highway, people are so surprised how quick it gets up to speed... The transmission happily downshifts to a (very) low gear (which is necessary to have at least some torque) and will overtake pretty much everyone.
It has done 180 km/h at a little over 4K rpm (it's limited to 4K but sometimes will exceed 4K just a little bit) and is so much faster and snappier than my friend's 70+ hp Smart ForFour that does 130 at like 5000 rpm...
I never thought about the TSI engine because I haven't had very good experiences with VAG's 4 cylinder TSI engines (very high fuel consumption, unreliability, misfires, uneven idle, ...). I see why a turbo makes so much more sense in this car, but honestly, even the 60 hp got my wheels spinning more than I want it too when it gets just a little wet outside because it's so lightweight and because it sends almost all of its torque to its wheels so quickly...
Only when turning into a street that goes uphill (car goes to second), you notice it's a small three cylinder: even while flooring it, it picks up speed rather slowly...
It's not my dream car, it's *very* basic and it's kind of too small for me, but it's a fun little car though!
The first time I saw it was last year in Worthersee.. First reaction : no rear brake discs , no decent support on the seats and a lot of hard plastic on the dash , doorpanels ,.. It is most certainly not worth the amount of cash you have to pay for it.. So Misha , I'm with you on this one. If you want a performance UP! , buy the TSI and use the extra money to do upgrades.
A GTI still won't allow you to disable the traction control = EPIC FAIL!
yes you can. but you need i man who can do it for you :)
you just have to remove the first fuse (nº30) to turn off the TC, we have some OBD2 TC controller too....
I just have to push a button in my car which is ...not a GTI.
Easily done.
Good argument mate ..But 90% of Gti buyers will be driving it around the city and parking outside gyms and coffee shops and love the brand name i personally love the Up Gti its a great little package and the 5K premium u pay will hold more on resale than a ur lower model in stock form ..Great vid
Why does everything these days have to be brand, but not actualy do the things the brand stand for. Its for all consumer stuff. After they have "the name" they lose quality.
lol misha don't forget to breathe :D
You forgot about the part where the GTI weighs almost 100KG more then the TSI which is just plain stupid.
I have a up TSI in Brazil, and here it comes stock with 105whp using etanol and 101whp using gasoline, measured in the dynamometer(our cars are flexfuel). Some piggybacks, already can turn TC off, without turning ABS off. One of them is the TORK ONE, and their remap, reach 156hp, with intake and exhaust. For me the only thing i want of the GTI is the 6-speed gearbox.
Pedro Cesar Matos aeeeee ó o BR aqui huehuehuehue
ta curtindo o carro? so no remap pega quanto? to considerando pegar um
Nelito G. Vieira Junior de velocidade vc fala?? Up remap pega 230 de gps, se for uma puta descida e muito longa deve chegar nos 240. O meu tá original, consigo relativamente fácil 201~202 de gps e numa puuuuuta de uma descida muiiiiito longa consegui pegar 206(de gps, pq de painel tava marcando quase 215). Mas o remap o carro chega nisso muito rápido, em reta normal pega 220 fácil, outro nível..
E o carro fica estavel? Tenho um gol g6 e a uns ~150 ja nao passa confiança
Nelito G. Vieira Junior ahhh, 200 por hora no aro 14 com duraplus, qual a chance?? Acho de boa andar até uns 160 dependendo da estrada, acima disso começa a encher o saco..
Still think the G40 Polo is the best small sports car VW have ever made, that had vented discs up front and again drums on the rear, brake fade was pretty alarming on it. It put out about 115-120 BHP as standard, which doesn't seem much but as it was supercharged the power was available pretty low down, and it had close ratio box too, which gave it pretty good acceleration for the late 80's, and pretty nasty torque steer, still a nice wee car to drive, I loved mine.
Nice Vlog as always - well done for keeping content coming during the winter. I agree with you on the UP! GTI - you've done so much to your own UP! that a GTI would be a disappointment at this stage.
I totally agree with you, i'm looking for a Up! as my first car and was also looking into the Gti but wasn't impressed, and this makes my choice much easier. Now i just need to find some good seats for in the front. Btw Thank you for going into so much detail to explain your stance on this topic
Just clarify, you get a lot more standard features on the GTI.
You will get more options included:
Heated door mirrors
Heated seats
Brakes are larger.
Proper GTI steering wheel.
Beats sound 7 speakers
And a few more... well worth it.
I love how he pans to the empty space where the GTI would have been :D
Your UP! is the best because is was sculpted by craftsmen (e.g. Guerilla for the exhaust and Tom for the cage). Sculpted it is, not welded together by robots that only make money for VW.
RumbleBelly I read the last sentence as Yoda....
I love the Sub7UP.... But.. Currently in the UK a 3 door brand new base model 'High Up - 90PS TSI' is priced £12,675. The new base model 'GTI UP' UK price is £13,750. So for £1,075 more I get: 23PS more power, 6 speed gearbox, 15mm lowered and stiffened MacPherson suspension, Polo ventilated front brakes, Golf GTI sports steering wheel with quicker ratio and slightly heavier, 195/40 tyres on nice Brands Hatch 17in alloy wheels, GTI finishers like grill, roof spoiler, strips, tartan etc, close-couple fuel filter, full colour 5" Beats DAB and ambient lighting. So lots of goodies for just over a £1000 more in the UK.
Here in Brazil, people do not have much issues with traction control. Here we have one thing called "Tork One". It turns the traction control off and increases power.
Love the video, thanks for posting. I have a stock standard Up, and I absolutely love the car. Incidentally, it's the 2 door version with leather seats (or probably pleather) as opposed to the usual cloth seats. I'd love to do some mods to the car, but that'll have to come later when finances allow. I'm from South Africa.
I was looking for a used TSI after having had 2 regular 75 hp ones that I absolutely loved as daily drivers. TSI's are rare as hens teeth (Sweden in my case) I've seen 3 for sale in a year, about the same for the GTI's. Got a GTI Yesterday, 23000 km's, one owner, mint condition from a private seller and they are the same price here as a used TSI, so in that case it's a no-brainer to get the GTI if not for the looks of it alone and again, for the rarity if anything with just 46 sold, dunno the sale numbers of the TSI ut it's more, I've yet to spot ONE GTI on the road.
Buy a Clio like mine (1.6l 107PS), give it the full "Apex Treatment" and you have a better car for 11k. If maintained well, I'm sure the engine will do around 200.000km, even if bought with 100kkm and run on the track from then :D
U know.. still waiting for the rg video hahahahaha..
VW suffers from the same issues like any other big company in making more money and thereby forgetting the needs of its fans. „Lets call it GTI, does it need new seats?“ - „No, they‘re fine.. we allready called it GTI, what more could you expect?“
The up! GTi is a nostalgia act, a marketing tool. The GTi is essentially a cosmetic package and a 6th gear. It is a good car but it isn't what they advertise it to be. It's too expensive for what it is yet I'm sure the people who buy it are perfectly okay with it and love the up! GTi.
However the GTi did its job well, now I want a basic VW up! or even the Skoda or SEAT variant.
Well thought out explanation Misha, you brought up a lot of good points that VW should be able to address if they care to do so. Perhaps they will do so in some sort of "UP! R" version?
Had the same thoughts about the Up GTI a couple weeks ago while planed to buy one.
At the end it was to expensive for what it is and what it overs so I ended up with a used Twingo RS for a third of the price.
Sure it has a totally different Engine but still they very comparable.
And most important difference, you can turn off the TC to 100% just by pressing the button.
You said you went on a trip with 5 people in the Up. There are only 4 seatbelts, correct? This is what holds me back on buying an Up, there is room for 3 man in the back but no third seatbelt. If they stop you with a fifth person in a 4-seater, that's a pretty big ticket.
Ottohub I was wrong lol
It’s funny. In Brazil, we don’t have the Up! GTI, and the Up! TSI comes stock with a 105 hp (advertised) engine, and trust me, our gas is pretty much the worst quality you can get.
The Up! is not made for racing on a track, it’s made to be used as a shoppingcart.
If you want a small performance car, buy the:
- Abarth 500
- Clio RS
- Polo GTI
I have a Up! TSI here in Brazil and our model comes with 125-130hp proved on many dynos, our Up model is flex-fuel too but we don't have many accessories and the TSI model only come in 4 doors --'.....some people are using the Golf TSI 1.4 turbo and reaching the 200hp in that little 3 cylinder engine...........and if you want so much to turn-off the TC, just remove the first fuse (nº30)
When I was watching the grand tour and they mentioned the traction control, the first thing that came to my mind was you Misha xD
My reason against the up! GTI is, when I go to a VW dealer and ask them to show me the new GTI and they show me an up!, I'll just walk out of the door. The real GTI was, is and always will be the Golf!
jp's upgewixxt projekt :D
How can you compare a track ready, and set up car, to a road going car, with no race car credentials.
Just hate these foreigners who talk utter rubbish.
Foreigners. Where are you based exactly?
You seam UPset. I’m not understanding the wheel issue you’re referring too. 17 inch wheels should have the same final diameter due to a smaller side wall which should not effect acceleration but should give better cornering. Smaller diameter wheels work good for comfort as the larger side wall acts as part of the suspension, like in F1 cars. I think 17 inch wheels in the case of the GTI are simply for looks.
Doc Da Boss more metal of the rim = heavier. Look up the comparison tests online.
Misha Charoudin OK, I did not know this. I switched to 17s on my car from stock 18 inch for ride comfort. I know 19 are impractical in Canada due to bad roads. The additional weight counteracted the benefit of a wider tire and stiffer side wall. The article did say there was a sweat spot for every car so going to small doesn’t work either. I like what you did, smaller diameter and wider tire. The GTI rims look great but you are right, you don’t gain anything. Thanks, you learn something new everyday.
Doc Da Boss yes, I'm about to order an Octavia vRS wagon, and i love the option black diamond iirc wheels, but sticking with stock as it's stiff enough without pitting 19s on it. Tbh i prefer how the Leon FR wagon drives, but prefer the looks of the vRS.
The Sub 7 Up is much better than whatever Up GTi.
you're welcome 😊
Most interesting thing for me now when up isnt that much on the channel is that when I go back and watch videos of UP UPsetting supercars and think about that, it is like "holy sh*t", but back in the days it was normal thing to see everyday on vlogs.
5rdjo Graphics yeah, waiting for the track to re-open again
I understand why a car company would not want you to be able to turn off traction control completely but it is still vexing. All has to do with lawyers and lawyer speak. Words like "responsibility" and "liability" which we who drive cars briskly try to avoid are at the top of their vocabulary and unfortunately they have more influence in the board rooms of the car companies than we enthusiasts do. I'd insert a lawyer joke here but frankly there are too many to pick from so I'll say just Google "lawyer jokes."
It is a pleasure to listen to someone who knows what he is talking about
At the end of the day, it is still just a frigging UP!
It's a student and grandma car.
Somehow I don't think VW designed any of the UPs for the track, hence the thousands you have spent on upgrading that POS make it a better track car than the GTI.
I can pretty much guarantee that the staff meeting to decide the gearbox or wheel choice, did not include the words..but how will it perform on the track.
For what you use the car for the car is mediocre at best despite the thousands spent on it. Put a decent driver in any of the cars you seem so impressed you "embarrassed", and you wouldn't see them past the first couple of corners. The only reason you are able to overtake those cars the GTR and the porsche you keep showing is driving ability. An experienced race driver will always be able to out drive an inexperienced one.
You're clearly not a car guy.
Hi Misha,
I have become a big fan of yours and all the Apex crew in recent months. I'm slowly getting through all of your vlogs one at a time. I'm disappointed to her your negative views about the UP! GTI, but it strangely wasn't put me off. I'm not looking for a track car, just something to drive to work in without the car boring me to tears! I have a track/race car already for spirited driving and am currently building another, so out and out performance is not important to me. If I do end up buying an UP! GTI I will come to Nurburg to visit you and Apex. That would make for an interesting I'm sure. Keep up the fantastic work and we will talk again I'm sure.
Kind Regards,
Mario
I'm still waiting for the UP! R420 4Motion
Absolute perfekt and helpfull describtion ! I hate all the "car magazines" they just Talk shit that nobody needs Really you explain it so perfekt i was Really Close to buy one now but u hold me off Thank you. No tcs off shit brakes shit seats shit Suspension they build this crap call it gti People Think wow i have a racecar and they have done nothing. Good sports cars that dont weight 3000kg getting so rar..
15:00 - the original and very first VW GTi was the Golf built by VW enthusiasts in their own time back in the 1970's....
Now those very car enthusiasts may have left / retired / died and their successors are not quite in the same league. VW wants to be bigger than Toyota, but no car enthusiast works for Toyota.
Its a nice city car and its not expensive ! I like UP GTI will buy one definitly
Yes, the seats are the UP's worst feature for spirited cornering. Fly round a corner on the grip threshold and you end up almost sitting on the passenger seat...
Don’t let the GTI Upset you 😉
Great video @mgcharoudin Where can I find the exact specs / mods of the 7up. So:
- front brakes: rotors, pads, callipers, brake lines
- suspension: shocks, springs, other mods? Trailing arms? Sway bars?
- what seats?
Thank you!
Micha - you're missing an opportunity if you don't ask VW to give you or long term loan you an UP GTI - It's a huge marketing opportunity for them at very little cost. As you said, the 'sub 7Up' is probably the most well known UP in the world.
Yea but in their marketing strategy for the UP this is not included. Maybe they will fix it for this year.
I need to move UP
We want the KIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
As a Brazilian, it's terrifying that the naturally aspirated UP only gets 60 hp there, it gets 82 here. The Tsi one got 105 at launch and got bumped up in torque if not anything else. And those figures are consistently low when people take them to the dyno. (also, ethanol)
HOW does anyone justify a 115hp gti? Especially with the same engine (and according to many sources turbo) doing 125+hp on the 1l Tsi golf?
i envy you Brazilians.. You also got the Dacia Sandero RS which we never had in Germany :/
Let talk for real here, the Up needs an Aero Pack next. Maybe wider, lower, harder?
woah dude, "JP Performance" and "Backyard" in the same sentence... SHOTS FIRED
I found out that my mk2 fabia 1.6tdi Monte Carlo came factory with 103bhp and 184ftlb of torque and took it to a dyno and it made 119.4bhp and 225ftlb of torque which is surprising and yet also came with drums on the rear in the uk for some reason.
I've seen one run 135bhp on a dyno on 98 fuel. For me just seems Misha is justifying a modded car over a standard one. I run a modded mk4 and an ED30 and I'm getting tired of insurance issues (getting work use for both cars is almost impossible).
I quite fancy the Up GTI with everything on it and simple insurance. While I don't like the rear drum brakes the car weighs under 1000kg, for road use these will be perfectly adequate if not nice to look at! The whole review feels a bit "sour grapes".
Hi Misha, reallynice and informative video. I really like your UP.
I have a quick suggestion on the Traction Control issue. JP is building an 1.8t up and in one of the videos he disabled the TC by pulling a fuse. I check a fuse diagram and there are 4 or 5 fuses for the ABS. If you try removing them one by one, you could find a scenario where you have ABS but no TC.
Other people unplug an ABS wheel sensor and so disable ABS.
The 3rd option is to wire in a button. Some Skoda's use the same ABS module and have a TC off button wired in, where the UP doesn't. I hear if you wire in the button you get the TC-off funktion even without coding.
I hope I have been helpful :)
Ceers!
Yavor Tsanev where to would you wire the button?
Hi Misha, the button should wire in to the ABS control module. Here is the thread i read it in. Reply 2 or 3. forums.ross-tech.com/showthread.php?3911-ABS-Module-on-VW-UP-help-disabling-Traction-Control
You can look into details on the skoda rapid and compare with what you have in the up. Normally such circuits work by adding +12v or a ground to the pin to activate or deactivate a certain feature.
I hope i helped :)
Yavor Tsanev THANKS!!!
For me it is like that with VW.
They are selling the same things for another price all the time. You can buy two golfs or passats with the same engine, different power, the same equipment inside and there can be no change with brakes, susp transmission. Price gap between them is huge for what you get. As i see they are quite ripping off... That is why i will not buy VW ever. :/ They are messing with customers more and more. How long FSI engines they have? Almost 10 years of producing the same construction? As i have read somewhere they are fitting DPFs thanks to euro6 into petrol engine because it is easier and cheaper than improving engine. So...
(Hope i'm not mistaken)
With 6 gear tranny im afraid the ratios can be the same. 6th gear is usually "overgear?" (just additional for fuel economy) so it is useful only on long distance trip like autobahn. Unfortunately i cant find any info about that. Even VW don't give it anywhere on their site.
Cheers!
If only they had put the 1.4 TSI 150 hp engine in the UP GTI it would be a different story but maybe VW was afraid it would take away from Polo GTI customers.
Great points Misha. Buy the tsi and spend the balance to get proper parts and you probably will get a better car than the Up gti.
VW just got free advice how Up! GTI should be and look (Apex Up! TSI) :)
Fun stuff, there's no TC button, but it can easily be disabled through VCDS or OBDEleven. It even shows a neat "Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) Has been disabled" on the dashboard's LCD Panel.
I honestly wonder why they didn't add a TC OFF button, when they have everything necessary to logically single out the Traction Control. Marketing reasons maybe?
GTMoraes VCDS said there was no permission. OBDElevel only does ESP, no TC
Oh, modules might be different between our cars, then
I own a brazilian Up TSi, the ASR toggle is located in the Brakes module here. Maybe TC is regulated by your ESP module (which we stupidly don't have. Thanks volks brazil), so it might be different than what I'm thinking
i.imgur.com/GgEMOJf.jpg
Better seats, bigger engine, TC switch off, rear disc brakes
Violla - perfect GTI
Agree 100 % regarding the standard seats. I got an up as a work car but had to swap it out for a fiesta, just because the seat hurts my back!
i want this as my first car. its a dream car for me! its soo cool!!
Well, thats a no brainer... buy a TSI, chiptune it and put a good suspension or lowering springs on it. Still saves you like 4000 euro in comparison to a GTI.
Well standard 60HP Up the Sub7Up has UPped the game a lot 😎 😉
You forgot another disadvantage of the GTI compared to the TSI: Due to the newer regulation it has a particle filter (similar to DPF for Diesel cars) which makes it harder to tune legally.
BTW: Did you easily get TÜV on your TSI with the Racechip? I'm thinking about getting one, too.
I'm waiting for someone to buy Up GTI, swap the engine to 1.4TSI, do some modifications and will let you drive GTI. Btw Up GTI after remap will probably make like 140-150hp so you can't compare your tuned TSI to stock GTI, they have to follow some regulations, fuel economy and other ecological stuff
Not the Most scientific approach but the bottom line makes perfect sense.
Misha, you do know that you can turn off the TC by removing the red wire in the right corner in the engine compartment under the plastic cover, with a 10mm socket? I myself own a TSI with 129 HP :-) have a nice day
Casper Grønbo if this is true I think you've just made someone very happy (or angry for not telling it earlier)
Sam Kwant it absolutely true, i have done it my self :-) it turns TC off and the “start stop” feature
Casper Grønbo didn't it disable the abs?
Sam Kwant Sorry yes ABS is off the wheel will lock up if you floor the brake
Casper Grønbo oh well abs is for pussies anyway, I have no abs and never had the wheels lock up, but that's probably because my 80's brakes are shit
the 5th gear is already a huge leap from 4th, on the highway i'm getting 500-600k's on a single tank the economy is amazing. I just don't see the point in a 6th gear when i'm already getting 2.5-3k rpm on 5th
You say it right! A GTI doesn´t make sense....a normal Tsi and more Pressure and that´s the GTI. But one Thing: the 200 km/h Topspeed with the 60Hp Up- it´s not real, because your where Downhill (Autobahn Exit Kempten)... ;-)...and that´s a long Downhill Drive :-)
Here in Brazil the up! Tsi already have 105hp so that makes the 115hp of the up gti more non-sense than in the europe. And if i'm not wrong the tsi only have the 4 doors variant here in Brazil.
Completely understandable. A modified and built TSI or even up cup (lol) would still be a better route to take.
Why can't they put a different and bigger, better engine, i am sure they have the resources.
200+ on 60hp! Dat drag coëfficiënt! You should check the top speed of the sub7up
About the same
If the up reaches more than 200 kp/h in 4th gear, wouldn't it be smart to chance the gears in the dif (if possible) to shorten the gear ratio? Tell me if i'm wrong.
I wonder, has nobody 'cracked' the TC codes etc yet? Heck, they did for so many other cars, there must be a way. Your frustration.... 'challenge' with your current up in any case, not GTI or anything, is quite apparent. Viel Erfolg!
Well JP wants to give his up a quattro system and tune the 1.8T to 500hp, but I still wonder what could the max. power output of the stock 1.0l can be... Maybe around 200hp while still getting good economy and being reliable?
for that money if you need a small daily you can get a sandero stepway...the windows in the back do not even open right....it is nice, but you pay so much for the brand...and 60hp...with 4 people in the back going up hill, would not be nice.
EDIT: i seen the part at 200km/h with 4 people, not only do i not think that the sandero would reach it, i do not think you could have a conversation without screaming :))
Seriously, Misha and James May should make some series together :D
You wouldn’t buy it because a SnapBack hat looks inappropriate with any car.... Even a 1970’s Capri!
GREAT VIDEO, MISHA, YOU MAY HAVE SAVED US A FEW THOUSAND QUID. WHAT IS THE GRAND TOUR VIDEO YOU ARE REFERRING TO THOUGH?
Vor 30 Jahren hatte ich einen Daihatsu GTti. Deshalb lache ich nur ueber den VW UP GTI, hahaha. "Nachsprung" durch Technik, hahaha. Der Daihatsu war seiner Zeit enorm voraus!
There is a ESP "Off" Button in the GTI ;)
Kikan Studios ESP is not TC. I can switch off ESP via the app myself too, does not do much.
hmmm
I know this is an old upload but @3.07 you're saying that with decent fuel 98 octane or higher this engine produces 90hp on the wheels or even higher. Now I have the same engine on the polo and always have had this fuel dilema. 95 or 100 octane. Vw suggests 95 octane for the engine and the general consesus is that higher octane fuel is wasted since the engine can not take advantage of the extra octanes. I have been using both 95 and 100 but havent yet fully understood. Is higher octane fuel better for this engine ?? Ive also tuned it with APR stage 1 95 RON still tuner suggests I only use 100RON !! My question is, should I use 95 or 100 Octane ?
I am buying one to stance out. Air ride with some nice simmons rims. Might get a large roof rack carrier case too. Love the aesthetics of the Up!
Yes, this is possible to fit a 4-cyl engine in the Vw Up but... why? I think that car make sense just how it is build already, cheap 3-cyl city car. If you want some extra power, take the polo. And what‘s more important, if VW would offer an Up with 4-cyl engines it would cost more and nobody would buy it. And yes, JP has done it but you must admit it wasn‘t that easy too, that engine barely fit in it and there are some issues still...
Nice video, very informative. Good points!
Keep up the good work.
Actualy I love the up with your smaller wheels than the ones on the gti
The drum brakes on the back of the up! SUCK..!!! Every time it rained I had to park my car with the hand brake OFF because the brake pads were frozen (rusted) to the drums if I left the brakes on..!!!!! I had the same problem with the Lupo.
Thank you for this video! I was thinking about getting a GTI but this actually gave me good doubts about it. Will probably start looking for a normal up! if the numbers add up. 👍🏻
Go for TSI!
It´s a big fail that it dosen´t allow to disable traction control. Shame on you VW!
So, basically, buy the TSi, chip it, change the rear drums, up the suspension, and piss off all GTi drivers you meet!
I like the Up GTI, 6 speed is nice, being the gearing nerd that I’m, but then they probably won’t sell it in HK, so f them
I'd still get the Fiesta ST, especially given its price.
I don't like the interior of the ford, resting on laurels come to mind.
I am a fan of the last polo gti i think it's more on the sprite of the original golf gti. But sill if get an st150 or try and get a 200 iirc the 200 rrp is 18k.