Volkswagen Up!

Fiat, Volkswagen or steal the idea of a small two-cylinder engine. At least not with regard to the city car Volkswagen Up! The German carmaker will not follow what was done then by the Italians with the excellent TwinAir mounted on the Fiat 500. According to Volkswagen downsizing has reached its limit, so you need to stake everything on efficiency and performance. Whether this account is genuine or due simply to the fact that Volkswagen has been working on engines with three cylinders, the Up! not mount an engine smaller.

The idea is actually passed through the minds of German engineers, as recognized by the manufacturer directly. Subsequently, however, the choice has been to point to the improvement and further development of engines with three cylinders before turning to smaller units.

The confirmation of this decision had been given some time ago by the leaders of the German. Ulrich Hackenberg, head of research and development, he said: “The improvements now can only get the performance and fuel economy, not shrinking more and more engines. The Volkswagen Up! use the three-cylinder engines and will help us develop these technologies. ”

“I saw a car with twin engine – was added to turn the head of engineering, Michael Hinz – but in terms of production would be very difficult to achieve now. Even the three-cylinder engines are very expensive and are not yet precise and refined as we would like, but we’re not going to abandon them. “