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The VW Up! Thread
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FiestaST
Honorary Master
GTI badge adds instant 50bhp yo!
Ockie
Resident Lead Bender
Just did a test drive in the up! It is really comfy and I really enjoyed it. Sure, it is a small little engine, but if you shift down it gets pretty zippy. I think I might end up going for it.
Ockie
Resident Lead Bender
Just a note on the pics that is in the OP. Our version does not have the same dash. The one we get here for some reason has manual knobs still for the fan etc. Dissapointing cause I really like the dash in the pics that OP posted. 
kripstoe
Expert Member
Just a note on the pics that is in the OP. Our version does not have the same dash. The one we get here for some reason has manual knobs still for the fan etc. Dissapointing cause I really like the dash in the pics that OP posted.
Rotary knobs are Climatic AC. The buttons are for Climatronic AC, which I do not think you get here. But you can ask the dealership.
Ooooh soo exciting!
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Volkswagen Up! GTI set for 2018 introduction?
Volkswagen Up!
Volkswagen is indeed working on a GTI-badged version of the Up! city car (standard model pictured here).
It’s been on the cards for a while now, hasn’t it? In fact, earlier this year we touched on rumours it would indeed happen. And now it has been all but confirmed.
Yes, the Volkswagen Up! GTI is expected to go into production early in 2018, which would place it neatly atop the recently refreshed range.
The latest news comes courtesy of AutoExpress, which drove yet another prototype of the warmed-up city car (in five-door flavour).
According to the British publication, the Up! GTI will employ a tuned version of the brand’s 1,0-litre three-cylinder TSI mill, in this application worth somewhere in the region of 85 kW, allowing the 880 kg tyke to hit 100 km/h from standstill in around 8,8 seconds (with a manual transmission fitted).
Interestingly, those performance figures are not too different to the Mk1 Golf GTI’s statistics from some 40 years back…
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/volkswagen-up-gti-set-for-2018-introduction/
Volkswagen Up!
Volkswagen is indeed working on a GTI-badged version of the Up! city car (standard model pictured here).
It’s been on the cards for a while now, hasn’t it? In fact, earlier this year we touched on rumours it would indeed happen. And now it has been all but confirmed.
Yes, the Volkswagen Up! GTI is expected to go into production early in 2018, which would place it neatly atop the recently refreshed range.
The latest news comes courtesy of AutoExpress, which drove yet another prototype of the warmed-up city car (in five-door flavour).
According to the British publication, the Up! GTI will employ a tuned version of the brand’s 1,0-litre three-cylinder TSI mill, in this application worth somewhere in the region of 85 kW, allowing the 880 kg tyke to hit 100 km/h from standstill in around 8,8 seconds (with a manual transmission fitted).
Interestingly, those performance figures are not too different to the Mk1 Golf GTI’s statistics from some 40 years back…
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/volkswagen-up-gti-set-for-2018-introduction/
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Volkswagen is planning on introducing a new up! GTI model in 2018!
The Volkswagen up! city car has been a sales success in South Africa since it was launched almost 2 years ago. The facelifted up! was introduced recently but reports are indicating that Volkswagen will be ‘spicing up’ the range with a new up! GTI model due to make its debut in 2018.
If there is one car South Africans love, it’s the Golf GTI and it’s hardly surprising that Volkswagen will introduce an up! GTI. Just by virtue of adding GTI lettering to its name, the popularity of the up! is bound to increase as a result.
Key details
Much like the Golf GTI, the up! GTI is likely to feature sportier styling that sets it apart from the rest of the up! range. The red exterior detailing seen on the Golf GTI is likely to appear on the up! GTI and you can expect sports seats, a sports steering wheel and sport pedals transferred into the new model.
A GTI model, however, means nothing without performance and the up! GTI will still be fitted with a 3-cylinder, 1.0-litre engine, but power will be tuned to 85 kW (current up! offers 55 kW) with a manual gearbox driving the front wheels. Although 85 kW might not sound like much, with a kerb weight of only 880 kg, a favourable power to weight ratio will ensure perky performance and the zero to 100 kph sprint will take approximately 8.8 seconds.
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/volkswagen-up-gti-coming-in-2018/42942/
The Volkswagen up! city car has been a sales success in South Africa since it was launched almost 2 years ago. The facelifted up! was introduced recently but reports are indicating that Volkswagen will be ‘spicing up’ the range with a new up! GTI model due to make its debut in 2018.
If there is one car South Africans love, it’s the Golf GTI and it’s hardly surprising that Volkswagen will introduce an up! GTI. Just by virtue of adding GTI lettering to its name, the popularity of the up! is bound to increase as a result.
Key details
Much like the Golf GTI, the up! GTI is likely to feature sportier styling that sets it apart from the rest of the up! range. The red exterior detailing seen on the Golf GTI is likely to appear on the up! GTI and you can expect sports seats, a sports steering wheel and sport pedals transferred into the new model.
A GTI model, however, means nothing without performance and the up! GTI will still be fitted with a 3-cylinder, 1.0-litre engine, but power will be tuned to 85 kW (current up! offers 55 kW) with a manual gearbox driving the front wheels. Although 85 kW might not sound like much, with a kerb weight of only 880 kg, a favourable power to weight ratio will ensure perky performance and the zero to 100 kph sprint will take approximately 8.8 seconds.
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/volkswagen-up-gti-coming-in-2018/42942/
FiestaST
Honorary Master
I concur
dualmeister
Honorary Master
If you're a dwarf.
DA-LION-619
Honorary Master
Funny story my two friends(brothers) are much bigger built than their parents, the reasoning being they ate protein bars growing up.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Test drive: Tiguan Allspace; Arteon; up! GTI
All undergoing hot weather testing in SA
https://youtu.be/2MYXsnuywQk
All undergoing hot weather testing in SA
https://youtu.be/2MYXsnuywQk
HapticSimian
Honorary Master
Not at all. I skipped 'round Jo'burg in one for a few months, and my 6'4" frame was more comfortable in the up! than in a Vivo. I'll grant I took up a disproportionate part of the interior, and I would only have been able to accommodate a double amputee behind me, but still.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
We’ve already reported on the upcoming Volkswagen Up! GTI, Tiguan Allspace and Arteon. But now the Wolfsburg brand has released footage of these three vehicles undergoing testing here in South Africa.
The production versions are set to make their respective debuts at various points through 2017.
VW, like many international automakers, routinely performs hot weather endurance testing near Upington in the Northern Cape. And that’s where this footage was filmed.
So, what are we looking at here? Well, the Up! GTI employs a tuned version of the brand’s 1,0-litre three-cylinder TSI mill, in this application worth somewhere in the region of 85 kW, allowing the 880 kg tyke to hit 100 km/h from standstill in around 8,8 seconds (with a manual transmission fitted).
The Tiguan Allspace, meanwhile, is essentially a stretched version (by 110 mm) of the manufacturer’s popular Tiguan, complete with the option of seven (as opposed to the standard model’s five) seats.
And the Arteon? Well, this four-door model will replace the CC and slot in above the Passat range.
Interestingly, Volkswagen SA tells us that the Up! GTI and Allspace are currently not being considered for local introduction, while the Arteon is…
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/see-vw-up-gti-tiguan-allspace-arteon-testing-in-sa/
The production versions are set to make their respective debuts at various points through 2017.
VW, like many international automakers, routinely performs hot weather endurance testing near Upington in the Northern Cape. And that’s where this footage was filmed.
So, what are we looking at here? Well, the Up! GTI employs a tuned version of the brand’s 1,0-litre three-cylinder TSI mill, in this application worth somewhere in the region of 85 kW, allowing the 880 kg tyke to hit 100 km/h from standstill in around 8,8 seconds (with a manual transmission fitted).
The Tiguan Allspace, meanwhile, is essentially a stretched version (by 110 mm) of the manufacturer’s popular Tiguan, complete with the option of seven (as opposed to the standard model’s five) seats.
And the Arteon? Well, this four-door model will replace the CC and slot in above the Passat range.
Interestingly, Volkswagen SA tells us that the Up! GTI and Allspace are currently not being considered for local introduction, while the Arteon is…
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/see-vw-up-gti-tiguan-allspace-arteon-testing-in-sa/
DA-LION-619
Honorary Master
It would be weird not to introduce the Up! GTi
VWSA isn't even going to introduce the TSI version of the Up. It would kill the polo TSI sales. Gotta keep those sales going....
dj_jyno
Executive Member
In other words a sure sign that we're not getting it. We are talking about VWSA after all.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
I would bet a bottom dollar we would actually get it a slightly later stage.
SA is GTI country.
SA is GTI country.