Volkswagen up! review - CarBuyer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2012
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The up! is Volkswagen's brand-new city car and the smallest model in the range. It's designed to take on rivals like the Fiat 500 and Toyota Aygo and offers excellent value for money while maintaining VW's high levels of quality. Its clean-cut design and efficient, fun to drive three-cylinder petrol engine should prove a hit with a crop of young customers. A starting price of £7,995 means this is a VW that's affordable, too. As a result, the up! takes the crown as CarBuyer's Best City Car for 2012.
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Whenever an Up! pulls out in front of me, I often laugh and think "what a cheeky little car".
Looks funny, but seems like got a nice cabin for it's sides
I got one today for my first car and am absolutely chuffed with it
Nice! How exciting 😀
Are you able to give an update on how you've been finding it?
I've just sold my BMW X5 4.8is and bought a Volkswagen up! It's brilliant.
With all due respect I prefer glossy metal to cheap plastic. Dunno about elbow comfort but exposed door metal looks better and gives a slight retro feel to this car. I wouldn't classify that as a downside.
I don't think that covering the metal parts on doors with just plastic helps anything. I prefer the exposed metal actually. The suspension really feels nice! A great little car indeed.
This is one of the best cars VW has made, very cheap to run and buy, its well equipped and practical. It even looks nice :D
Nice car.
How much does it cost to buy one
@@alphamarteytv3169 3k
Ace car, I’ve had mine around 18 months now and has never let me down, great on petrol too
Girlfriend just brought this car. She is well pleased. I drive a Golf and I was impressed with the build quality. I was especially impressed about the fuel sipping ability. I literally thought something was wrong with the fuel gauge. We put £40 in drove 160 miles and it didn't even take out £10 worth of fuel. Gob smacked. It does really well with fuel. Must be about 65mpg. My old golf is 30mpg.
Right I'm buying one lol
I like the gloss panel in the interior.Also I like coloured panel in doors.All these make vw up more beautiful.I like the lights of vw up.
I prefer up because suspension is comfort,good handling,smooth ride..Vw up is the best in city cars
Better than a fiat punto?
I defo agree with you here!
I got myself a C1 Vibe, its brilliant!
I like the exposed metal on the doors. Reminds me of my VW Lupo which i will reluctantly have to replace one day.
Do they come with a spare tire as standed or is it spare wheel-less
2021..Wife's had a five door for six years..it's a little beast. I'm 6ft tall, and in the driver's seat there's a ton of room. Sitting there you feel like you're in a larger car.
this is the best car review website, and this guy is the best.
Recently I read that they had scrapped distributing the UP! here in Australia and bemoaning the fact they didn't have enough sales here. I think one of the main reasons was, that it was only offered in manual transmission, and, although manuals are popular in Europe, Automatics are the most popular here and manuals are fairly rarely sold by dealers and it is harder to sell manual cars too. So please bring back the UP! but in auto and I think you will see sales.
Is the Up and the Citigo in insurance group 1???
Yes I have driven both. Of course the 208 is going to be quieter, roomier and slightly more comfortable but the UP! is obviously better in the long run.
Good review, Matt. Really, really like this car. It's the car the Toyota iQ should always have been.
he is a vw and ford lover for sure
does anyone now how good they are on petrol? I'm looking for something cheap to run. I'm stuck between this and the fiat 500
Favorite car channel. thanks.
you do get the Connect van from ford
but you do have the MUSTANG and the Fusion is a Mondeo
Carbuyer couldn't find cars to review so they thought that they would repost a video instead! Well played carbuyer! Well played!
Great review...
We had a test drive in one of these about 8 weeks ago my wife thought it was a great car I drove it and found it very smooth over bumps,of which there are plenty in GB.1 week later she ordered 1, 5 doors auto,with leather seats VW do great deals.we pick up this weekend and I will report back soon.
George Watmough how was it
It appears to have killed him
Jesus George please get in touch…we are worried sick…it’s been 8 long years…I hope both your wife and the leather seats are still in great condition. …???
@@ImOothman You only waited 4 years to hear how his wifes new car was..I however have waited 8 years… so I win…for now…..(No more comments until 2026)
is the VW up! a manual or a auto
+Ms Tommyknocker have you actually owned or driven one? I sincerely doubt it would be worse than all other car in its class, and knowing VW it should be better than most.
This Up has two sister cars coming out. The Seat Mii and The Skoda Citigo. All three cars exactly the same underneath. But the Mii and Citigo have a laser that detects the car in front and applies the breaks if you don't. Not sure if the Up has this feature. The Seat looks extremely cute, even in the 5 door version.
Bring this to the U.S !
Have you driven the car at all?
With smaller cars on the rise in the States, I would hope to see the Up coming here too.
will this come to america?
THANKS
Once in a while you get both a cheap and good car.. it's like when Companies for some reason let their engineers do a good job. it had its quirks but nothing major and when you add the price tag and the overall performance, this was far more satisfying in the long term than many of the other cars on the road.
Hey Editor,,, you re uploaded this review
Gonna get one maybe next week
I bought this car because of your review.
axelismydog how has it been? do you still have it?
Yooka: Why am I not surprised that Mat Watson mentioned the Kia Picanto, and the Hyundai i10?
I went to a VW dealer today and they said that the up! is sold out in the UK. I'm guessing it's a good car :D
wasn't this review uploaded before already?
up 5-door is a epic little car
didnt u guys do this car last week....
The VW up!
I have got to buy you
I really wish VW mad a hot version on the up!, with 1.2 tsi and with uprated suspension and breaks and so on, they seem like they would be a really fun car.
Great car! I'm thinking of moving from a Peugeot 308 to this one.
Don't unless your peugeot is broken and its really hard and expensive to fix.
what about the fiat panda?
If they'd put the engine in the rear like they had on an early prototype I would have definitely bought one.
yes rear engine would have made it amazing.
Would have been cool, but a lame excuse for not buying one.
Who exactly is the 'target market' of the VW Up? I ask this because my grandparents have just taken delivery of one. I always assumed it was targeted at more younger people.
Just to let you know: if anyone pulls out on me in an Up, I will not let them get away with it because it's "box design" is "cheeky"
Cool, no one asked
Im not sure, but I think they added the part where Mat says that its a strictly 4 seater whereas the i10 can fit 5
best car i have seen
well they're basically the same thing except some minor changes and the badge (and price a bit lower)
the interior of the up is the most refined in it's class, (not in the version in this video), it even has a (optional) emergency breaking system.
hp depends also on the model theres a gt version of the up is going to follow next year and when it comes to fuel economy the eco up (coming to markers aprox later this year) has the worlds lowest CO2 emmision of any mass produced car. The up deservs it's title for best city car from various car magazines around the world.
look by all means, i drive a 94 jeep xj but i love the vw brand. i started out with a 53 beetle and its a guzler and no its slow and hevy on fuel. im from SA so its bad. i love Lolla to bits but this will be my next buy. wont get rid of lolla though.
A car that won't annoy people if it cuts them up? Hmm maybe I should get it and see how many junctions I can go out at without stopping. The car's cheeky enough to get away with it right? :D
which is best fiat 500 or vw up?
+Moreira Da Lima The UP is. I have driven the fiat 500 alot and i think the up drives better and it also does more km/l or mpg, and where i live the Up is alot quite alot cheaper then the fiat 500
The Fiat 500 is based on the same Fiat Panda's platform, but it costs a bit more...
Anyway it is sad that many car makers think that Americans aren't even slightly interested in city cars...
As to Mat from CarBuyer who is otherwise probably the best reviewer in the automotive world, tell me just one thing. What is all that exposed interior door metal in those small cars such a big deal for? In what way does covering it with plastic make it better? Thanks.
Which model up is this? E.g move up, high up etc.
Move up!
need a city car that can fit a 6 ft 3 inch surfboard inside, don't mind if it pokes through the front two seats, recommendations?
Put it on the roof. What do you think the roof carriers are there for? :)
yes, but you cannot leave a the car with the surfboard on top since it will be stolen, so i wouldn't be able to leave the car anywhere when I'm not surfing which i need to
i think thats illegal
***** No it is legal. You are allowed to carry items on your roof which are longer than the length of your car (by how much: look in the traffic code of your country. it is different everywhere). Vw UP 3.5 m long, surf board 1.905 m (6 ft 3 inch) long. The surf board is actually shorter than the car itself so... Problems officer?
ZooG DevilZ Almost all roof carriers are equipped with security locks. You would be able to leave your car everywhere. BTW small, boxy Vw with a surf board on top... Seems cool enough for me.
this is a crosover of a large car and a smart car and it was made by germany and they put a quite fast engine and the back of an aygo a bit.
can you get these automatic?
***** Yes, there is a DSG-lite version called ASG.
Love how he casually throws his iPad/tablet in the glovebox...
loved your review, Volks has started manufacturing this car in Brazil with a little changes, nice review
How is it different? Bigger wheelbase? Softer suspension?
MrGamerBoy It's a little bit longer to fit people better on the back and the trunk door is not entirely glass (or black) that's just it
You think TDI engines are unreliable? I've had my A8 3.0TDI do 1300km at an average speed of 130mph (from London to the south of Italy) with only 1 break in between. The journey took 9 hours. No problems whatsoever before, during and after the journey. She's still running like she's new today. I'm pretty sure that TDI engines are very reliable. I know that because I have tried them.
Its getting a re upload coz this is Mats car,Becca drives a Subaru STi
It looks nice from the back. Not too sure about the front end though
I want the Up GT.
They deleted the old version of this review, and re-edited it. Maybe Mat wasn't satisfied with a few aspects of the previous version. I wondered why 2 videos were missing a few days ago.
Where does the 1.0 petrol engine come from??? Is it the same in the Skoda Citigo and the SEAT Mii??? Who makes it???
What do you mean? VW does't make engines?
Who makes it then
What is actually a déjà vu?
1. You lost one life and you have to re-start the current level from the beginning.
2. Somebody went back in time and changed your future.
3. It's the joining link between 2 different lives, after re-incarnation.
4. We are characters in a movie whose tape is being re-winded.
5. A brain short-circuit.
6. Haven't I read this reply comment already?
he also stated that he loved this too.. he just has a past with pandas so would always choose one over this.. but he said he would definately consider one of these
This has been filmed in Hughenden Valley in Buckinghamshire.
More spacious: you are right, a bit more luggage capacity in the up! compare to panda.
Interior: I can't believe you honestly think up!'s interior is more refined the the new panda's.
Look better: I believe most people prefer panda's design over up's, whether they are old or young, a car that looks like a tuna can just can't look good.
Then you still get a panda with more hp and better fuel economy for the same price.
Well mat The Beetle had the same door thing so dont feel negative about it
True
steering on open road? no info again
I can't deny it. I actually liked this little car. I thought the tin panels on the inside were nice.
Normally, Mat makes valid complaints. But this time, it really looked like he was looking for something negative to say.
A tiny car with spunk.
There is a GT version coming
IS THAT MAT WATSON?
What happened to sound and video quality in your videos???
this is 2 years old...
almost 5 years now
Yes the Rabbit is known as "Golf" outside of the U.S. , and no doubt the the Vdubs imported from Germany were the best, and still are the best. I love my car, but i dont think ill be buying a VW if it comes from anywhere near Puebla, Mexico lol.
we want review of citroen ds5 !!!
Which is more reliable a VW up or a Ford Fiesta?
It depends on the engine you want to get. The up has the same engine for all variants.
Nice
btw lolla is my bug
its the same video reuploaded.
Wow, astonishing arguments ! Some TDI engines from 2000-2005 are quite known for their poor reliability. TDIs 140, 136 and 110 are subject to a flywheel troubles. The TDI 115 is a nightmare (flywheel break, leaks in the injectors-pump, EGR valve blocking).
And some others TDIs have troubles too. And, of course, since those engines are great "German engineering", it costs you a leg each time you bring your VW for repairs.
Ask around you and take a look into specialized magazines.
The VW up is not a rival to the Peugeot 208 because the Up is aiming at the city car category like the Citroen C1, Toyota Aygo and the Peugeot 107.
The Peugeot 208 is in the small car market with cars like the Volkswagen Polo, Fiat 500, Ford Fiesta, Citroen DS3.
also if you have been reviews of the Peugeot 208 they say that its just as good if not better than the Fiesta just the driving position isn't great and you can't have experienced the Peugeot 208 yet to say the VW up is better than it.
Again??
then what twin air standing for? Engine of the year awarded. Petrol and economical as a diesel. well I got nothing to say about it because it has the best of everything
This is a brilliantly packaged car but the engine isn't good enough. I tried the 75bhp version. There is not much pull until above 3000rpm and then it feels as if it's going to shake itself apart; VW elected not to fit balance shafts or even an unbalanced flywheel (which is what Ford did for the Fiesta Ecoboost).
If you can live with the engine, the Skoda Citigo looks best out of the three "sister" cars IMO.
Shit in the Rabbit era????? What about the MK3 era? I have a Jetta/Bora mk3 and i replaced the rear windows with crank ones and i also had to disconnect and bypass the factory alarm... VW does struggle with electronic stuff unfortunately... :(((
2:30 good OLD VW polo is in the view :D
Back in the days when this particular reviewer didn't use foul language during his videos.
Saw some people say u can't get this car with diesel, u can. Eco-diesel even.
Is there gonna be a review of a Skoda Citigo? It'll be great to do a side by side comparison between Citigo and Up!
I also much more like 107/C1/Aygo, Panda and i10 than Citigo/Up/Mii.
Fiat Panda is a symbolic car and the old generation is still famous around europe. If we were talking about another fiat like punto or qubo you were right but panda is different. Panda is the only proper car that fiat ever made.