At the 2011 International Motor Show Germany Volkswagen presented the city car VW Up!, and two years later the electric version, VW E-Up!, arrived on the market. It was offered as a 3-door and 5-door hatchback, and 12 years later, VW announced that the small city car had come to an end.

The car was produced in the plants in Bratislava (Slovakia), where they are already ready for the production of the new Passat station wagon. Only already produced versions remain in the offer for potential customers.

After the cessation of production of the Citigo (Skoda) and Mii (Seat) models, Volkswagen was left without a car in the A segment. However, the company has already announced that by the end of the decade it will offer a similar electric model, the ID.1, which will be a cheaper alternative to the previously announced ID.2 model.

Currently in the Volkswagen offer, the Polo is the smallest but also the most affordable model in the offer for European markets. There’s also the Up GTI, premiered in 2016, powered by a 1.0-liter three-cylinder TSI petrol engine with 113 hp (85 kW), which is enough to push the small city car to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8 .8 seconds with a top speed of 196 km/h (122 mph).

Source: Volkswagen

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