The new Volkswagen Up! : First pictures
The first photos of the Volkswagen up! have just been released ahead of the new small car making its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September.
The Volkswagen Up! Has an entirely new design that its predecessors which will be offering maximum space on a minimal footprint (3.54 x 1.64m) which makes it ideal for driving in a city environment. It will be launched in Europe in December with 3 different versions for 3 different budgets and needs. Take up!: Entry-level car
Move up!: Comfort-oriented model
High Up!; Luxury version
At the car’s market launch, there will also be two models based on the high up!: up! black and up! white. Making a debut in the up! Is a new generation of three-cylinder petrol engines which have outputs of 60PS and 75PS coupled with CO2 emissions that are less than 100g/km. There are also plans for an up! with an electric drive.
The up! Is also making a debut in its new safety technology called the City Emergency Braking system which is completely optional. It is automatically active at speeds under 18mph, and uses a laser sensor to detect the risk of an impending collision. Depending on the speed and situation, emergency Braking can reduce accidently severity by activation automatic brake interventions that could possible prevent a crash. This is the only vehicle in the segment that is being offered with this function. At 3.54 metres in length and 1.64 metres in width and 1.48 metres in height, the up! is one of the smallest four-seater cars. Its overall length consists of short body overhangs and a long wheelbase of 2.42 metres. Use of space in the car is exceptionally good, because of the wheelbase, which is one of the longest in the segment, combined with an engine that is mounted well forward. The 251-litre boot is also significantly larger than is typical in this class. When the rear seat is fully folded, cargo space is increased to 951 litres.
For the first time in a Volkswagen, the maps + more system is now being offered, which is a mobile Personal Infotainment Device (PID). In the economically priced up!, this is an equally economical system that was developed to organise navigation, telephone, information and entertainment, and was designed in cooperation with Navigon, one of the world’s leading suppliers of navigation systems. 
The user simply snaps the PID into place above the centre console. Unlike many other similar systems of this type, maps + more melds with the car’s network of systems more effectively: navigation, telephone and infotainment can be controlled and viewed via the maps + more touchscreen, which can also be used to view vehicle information, such as the display of the parking sensors (where fitted). Apps specially developed for the up! also let users extend maps + more to meet their specific needs.
