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Written by Ollie Marriage
Volkswagen has announced UK pricing for the Up GTI. It"ll start at 13,750 for the three door with the five door costing 400 more. There, that"s not too scary is it? In fact, in the modest pantheon of affordable fun cars this looks particularly tempting. A basic Mini starts from 15,900, a Fiat 500 starts at 11,615 and neither of those puts sporting fun at the top of the menu. Or is remotely as spritely as the Up. How spritely? 0-62mph in 8.8secs and a 122mph top speed. Not fast, but hey, as quick as an original Golf GTI. Power and weight, as you"re probably well aware, are broadly the same as the 1976 original - 115bhp meets 1,070kg. Perhaps a bit lardy for a small car, but we can forgive it that since it does such a great job of looking the part - tartan seat fabric, red-rimmed grille, side stripes and so on. In the UK standard spec will include Bluetooth, heated seats, USB, DAB, aircon and heated seats. Enough, in other words. An affordable car, that"s affordable to run too, promising 127g/km of CO2 and 50.4mpg. You"ll never get that of course, because you"ll be having way too much fun making the most of the six-speed manual (no double clutch nonsense here) and turbocharged 1.0-litre three cylinder motor. Peppy describes it quite well. It doesn"t rev high but as we"ve found out when we"ve driven it before, the Up GTI makes up for that with sheer enthusiasm.
Date written: 18 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10609
Volkswagen has announced UK pricing for the Up GTI. It"ll start at 13,750 for the three door with the five door costing 400 more. There, that"s not too scary is it? In fact, in the modest pantheon of affordable fun cars this looks particularly tempting. A basic Mini starts from 15,900, a Fiat 500 starts at 11,615 and neither of those puts sporting fun at the top of the menu. Or is remotely as spritely as the Up. How spritely? 0-62mph in 8.8secs and a 122mph top speed. Not fast, but hey, as quick as an original Golf GTI. Power and weight, as you"re probably well aware, are broadly the same as the 1976 original - 115bhp meets 1,070kg. Perhaps a bit lardy for a small car, but we can forgive it that since it does such a great job of looking the part - tartan seat fabric, red-rimmed grille, side stripes and so on. In the UK standard spec will include Bluetooth, heated seats, USB, DAB, aircon and heated seats. Enough, in other words. An affordable car, that"s affordable to run too, promising 127g/km of CO2 and 50.4mpg. You"ll never get that of course, because you"ll be having way too much fun making the most of the six-speed manual (no double clutch nonsense here) and turbocharged 1.0-litre three cylinder motor. Peppy describes it quite well. It doesn"t rev high but as we"ve found out when we"ve driven it before, the Up GTI makes up for that with sheer enthusiasm.
Date written: 18 Jan 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10609
