- Volkswagen up!
Infobox Automobile
name = Volkswagen up!
manufacturer =Volkswagen Group
class =Concept car
body_style = 3-doorhatchback
layout =RR layout
wheelbase = Auto in|55.9|0
length = Auto in|135.8|0
width = Auto in|64.2|0The Volkswagen up! series of
city car concepts debuted in the 2007 motor show calendar year starting with the Volkswagen up! at theFrankfurt Auto Show .All up! concepts are designed by
Walter de Silva (Chief Designer of theVolkswagen Group ) andKlaus Bischoff Head Designer of theVolkswagen brand.Volkswagen up!
The up! debuted at the 2007
Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany.The nostalgia reminding concept harked back to the
Volkswagen Beetle by having a Boxer Engine in the rear powering the rear wheels, up! has 18 inch wheels.The up! interior is made to seat 4 adults in comfort and featured a unique flat folding seat system.
The seats are air inflatable so the seats fit every body shape.
up! also has a unique central displays, two monitors, one 8 inch monitor shows the vehicle speed, fuel level and range, as well as your CO2 emissions.
The second 7 inch monitor controls climate control, radio volume, music selection, telephone, navigation, photos and movies etc.
up! measures 3.45 metres / 135.8 inches and has a width of 1.63 metres / 64.2 inches.
pace up!
The space up! debuted at the 2007
Tokyo Auto Show in Japan.space up! had all the features of the up!, but was a four-door and 23 centimetres longer. The doors opened like on the doors on the
Mazda RX-8 .Its wheelbase is also larger 1.54 metre long with a length of 3.68 metres /141.7 inches and 1.63 metres /64.2 inches width.
Also for the first time VW showed images of the engine which was a petrol FSI.
Volkswagen space up! blue
The space up! blue debuted at the 2007
Los Angeles Auto Show in the US.The space up! blue was visually the same as the space up! but it had a Samba styled roof that stored a large 150
watt solar cell.Twelve
lithium-ion batteries give the space up! blue power of 45kW and a 65 mile range.Combined with Volkswagen's world's first
hydrogen High TemperatureFuel Cell s, range is extended by 155 miles (249 km) giving total range of 220 miles (354 km).External links
* [http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/vortex_news/article_2052.shtml up! Press Release - VWvortex]
* [http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_2083.shtml space up! Press Release - VWvortex]
* [http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_2128.shtml space up! blue Press Release - VWvortex]
* [http://www.vw-up.de/ VW up! Blog & Forum (in German)]
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