VW UP! (production)

[2o6]

http://www.autoweek.nl/autonieuws/17326/officieel-volkswagen-up-bestormt-a-segment

Looks awesome!

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[2o6]

I want one.

[CALL_911]

Successor to the Lupo?

[2o6]

Successor to the Lupo?

Replaces the Fox, so sort of a "successor", but VW always had an entry into that segment.

[Cookie Monster]

OMG really want.

[Soup DeVille]

Car names should not have exclamation points in them. They should not have punctuation marks at all.

[68_427]

I'm liking the rims on the white and black one.

[2o6]

I'm liking the rims on the white and black one.

I think the retro, faux-steelies make the car look super awesome.

[Cookie Monster]

Yeah the wheels are so nice I like them more than the "upscale" ones on the red.

[2o6]

Yeah the wheels are so nice I like them more than the "upscale" ones on the red.

There may be a 5-door, too.


This platform will also house the next SEAT Arosa, and Skoda Joyster.

[Madman]

Successor to the Lupo?

The Fox was the successor to the Lupo.  The "up!" is sure to replace the Fox.

Personally, I feel this is a much better spiritual successor to the original Beetle than that silly rounded-off Golf.

[93JC]

Car names should not have exclamation points in them. They should not have punctuation marks at all.

By default I hate it because of the name.

[the Teuton]

By default I hate it because of the name.

Then you don't like the Firepower!, Cee'd, or anything like that either.

[Speed_Racer]

By default I hate it because of the name.

And in case you're colorblind, the black and white ones have the colors written the doors.

[Colonel Cadillac]

By default I hate it because of the name.

Yeah, I was going to say the same thing but I decided to let someone else point it out. The exclamation point is retarded.

[Soup DeVille]

Then you don't like the Firepower!, Cee'd, or anything like that either.

Now you're getting the picture. (and I think later versions of Firepower marketing dropped the ! anyways)

[93JC]

I've never seen a Chrysler press release say 'Firepower!', with the exclamation point. I think it was a bunch of automotive journalist BS. The car itself had 'Firepower' (no !) on it.

On the other hand this piece of crap really does have an exclamation point on it.

[MrH]

How the fuck do you guys get excited over little shit box economy cars?  I don't understand that at all.

[the Teuton]

Just checked the 2005 press release...no ! for the Firepower on that.

[2o6]

You guys are insane.

[thewizard16]

Another tiny, utilitarian car... I actually think the styling is almost cute, and the black one with the wheels from the red one would be pretty sharp, but the stupid name, interior, and colors spelled out on the side kill off the appeal for me. Short, unusual car names with an exclamation point also seem like you're supposed to yell them.

"What do you drive?"
"I DRIVE A VOLKSWAGEN UP!"

[2o6]

Seriously, are you guys nitpicking over an exclamation point!?


The concept had an exclamation point, too, and nearly everyone liked that. This stayed very close.

[Colonel Cadillac]

How the fuck do you guys get excited over little shit box economy cars?  I don't understand that at all.

Haha, it's beyond me.

The concept had an exclamation point, too, and nearly everyone liked that.

I cannot even fathom how you could believe this.

[2o6]

I cannot even fathom how you could believe this.

Because it's a cute, minimalist small car that looks very chic and that nearly everyone can afford.

[Colonel Cadillac]

Because it's a cute, minimalist small car that looks very chic and that nearly everyone can afford.

I was referring to the exclamation point.

The car is nice, sure, and the interior looks great.

[2o6]

I was referring to the exclamation point.

The car is nice, sure, and the interior looks great.

Oh.


Honestly, I don't see why people are in such a tizzy about it.

[thewizard16]

Because it's a cute, minimalist small car that looks very chic and that nearly everyone can afford.

It's relatively cute, but the minimalist nature, ridiculous probably youth-oriented branding, and the cheap looking interior leave it as an unappealing little box in my opinion. I didn't like the concept and I don't like this, but I generally don't like these kinds of cars anyway so it's not a big surprise, just as it's not a surprise you seem to like it. The (repeated) lesson is that just because it's cheap and you think it's cute doesn't mean it's going to be well-received by everyone else.

[93JC]

How the fuck do you guys get excited over little shit box economy cars?  I don't understand that at all.

Surely you can appreciate it from a design and engineering standpoint. It's hard enough designing a car; try designing one that has to fit far more design constraints than something like a full-size luxury car while keeping an adequate balance between quality and price.

I like the fact that companies design cars like this more than I like the cars themselves. 

[Soup DeVille]

Another tiny, utilitarian car... I actually think the styling is almost cute, and the black one with the wheels from the red one would be pretty sharp, but the stupid name, interior, and colors spelled out on the side kill off the appeal for me. Short, unusual car names with an exclamation point also seem like you're supposed to yell them.

I completely missed that. Yeah, that'd annoy the crap out of me.

[93JC]

What colour is the red one? It doesn't say on the side.