VW Goes "UP" up and Away!

Ladies and Gents,i give you the Volkswagen Up, a model poised to become the company’s biggest seller and a key component in its plans to assume worldwide market leadership by 2018.

Holding true to the look of the original concept, the production Up has a simple two-box silhouette. VW design boss Klaus Bischoff says the layout provides optimal space utilisation within a compact footprint, making the car highly suitable for city driving.

The Up replaces the Lupo and should go on sale by early next year.

Among the more distinctive design flourishes is a large front bumper featuring a low-set, rectangular grille. This, together with round foglights and large, angular headlights, helps to give the Up a more expressive face than other recent new Volkswagens.