VW UP! (production)

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2o6

August 21, 2011, 10:23:58 AM

2o6

#1
August 21, 2011, 04:38:18 PM
I want one.

CALL_911

#2
August 21, 2011, 04:47:32 PM
Successor to the Lupo?


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2o6

#3
August 21, 2011, 04:48:14 PM
Quote from: CALL_911 on August 21, 2011, 04:47:32 PM
Successor to the Lupo?

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

Cookie Monster

#4
August 21, 2011, 05:00:13 PM
OMG really want.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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Soup DeVille

#5
August 21, 2011, 05:04:19 PM
Car names should not have exclamation points in them. They should not have punctuation marks at all.
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#6
August 21, 2011, 05:06:31 PM
I'm liking the rims on the white and black one.
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#7
August 21, 2011, 05:06:57 PM
Quote from: 68_427 on August 21, 2011, 05:06:31 PM
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

#8
August 21, 2011, 05:10:43 PM
Yeah the wheels are so nice I like them more than the "upscale" ones on the red.
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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#9
August 21, 2011, 05:11:29 PM
Quote from: thecarnut on August 21, 2011, 05:10:43 PM
Yeah the wheels are so nice I like them more than the "upscale" ones on the red.

There may be a 5-door, too.


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#10
August 21, 2011, 06:24:47 PM
Quote from: CALL_911 on August 21, 2011, 04:47:32 PM
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.
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#11
August 21, 2011, 06:30:40 PM
Quote from: Soup DeVille on August 21, 2011, 05:04:19 PM
Car names should not have exclamation points in them. They should not have punctuation marks at all.

:hesaid:

By default I hate it because of the name.

the Teuton

#12
August 21, 2011, 06:51:10 PM
Quote from: 93JC on August 21, 2011, 06:30:40 PM
:hesaid:

By default I hate it because of the name.

Then you don't like the Firepower!, Cee'd, or anything like that either.
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#13
August 21, 2011, 06:59:55 PM
Quote from: 93JC on August 21, 2011, 06:30:40 PM
:hesaid:

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

#14
August 21, 2011, 08:59:20 PM
Quote from: 93JC on August 21, 2011, 06:30:40 PM
:hesaid:

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

#15
August 21, 2011, 09:05:39 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on August 21, 2011, 06:51:10 PM
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)
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#16
August 21, 2011, 09:21:51 PM
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

#17
August 21, 2011, 09:33:43 PM
How the fuck do you guys get excited over little shit box economy cars?  I don't understand that at all.
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#18
August 21, 2011, 09:34:51 PM
Just checked the 2005 press release...no ! for the Firepower on that.
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Quote from: CJ on April 06, 2010, 10:48:54 PM
I don't care about all that shit.  I'll be going to college to get an education at a cost to my parents.  I'm not going to fool around.
Quote from: MrH on January 14, 2011, 01:13:53 PM
She'll hate diesel passenger cars, all things Ford, and fiat currency.  They will masturbate to old interviews of Ayn Rand an youtube together.
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#19
August 21, 2011, 09:36:37 PM
You guys are insane.

thewizard16

#20
August 21, 2011, 09:37:49 PM
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.

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2o6

#21
August 21, 2011, 09:46:35 PM
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

#22
August 21, 2011, 09:49:17 PM Last Edit: August 21, 2011, 09:51:00 PM by Colonel Cadillac
Quote from: MrH on August 21, 2011, 09:33:43 PM
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.

Quote from: 2o6 on August 21, 2011, 09:46:35 PM
The concept had an exclamation point, too, and nearly everyone liked that.

I cannot even fathom how you could believe this.

2o6

#23
August 21, 2011, 09:59:25 PM
Quote from: Colonel Cadillac on August 21, 2011, 09:49:17 PM




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

#24
August 21, 2011, 10:11:56 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on August 21, 2011, 09:59:25 PM
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

#25
August 21, 2011, 10:12:38 PM
Quote from: Colonel Cadillac on August 21, 2011, 10:11:56 PM


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

#26
August 21, 2011, 10:18:54 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on August 21, 2011, 09:59:25 PM
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.
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Quote from: Raza  link=topic=27909.msg1787179#msg1787179 date=1349117110You're my age.  We're getting old.  Plus, now that you're married, your life expectancy has gone way down, since you're more likely to be poisoned by your wife.

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#27
August 21, 2011, 11:16:05 PM
Quote from: MrH on August 21, 2011, 09:33:43 PM
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

#28
August 21, 2011, 11:21:07 PM
Quote from: thewizard16 on August 21, 2011, 09:37:49 PM
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.
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#29
August 21, 2011, 11:21:51 PM
What colour is the red one? It doesn't say on the side.
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