Volkswagen Up!

$ 10,000 will be sufficient to purchase the new city car produced by Germany’s Volkswagen. The manufacturer said that the Volkswagen Up! is almost ready to go into production, confirming the submission to the Frankfurt Motor Show next year. Initially the car will be available with two doors and four seats, while later it will be also produced a five-door version. It will be powered by a range of efficient three-cylinder engines, both petrol and diesel.

“The latest prototype of the Volkswagen Up! is ready and is currently being tested – said Ulrich Hackenberg, head of development department of the German carmaker – We will be very soon be able to start assembling cars almost ready for mass production. ”

According to rumors, in conjunction with the introduction of the five-door will also be offered an electric version of VW Up! This should happen in 2013. Since the launch until then it will be available only in type two-door powered by a three-cylinder engine from Volkswagen.

The German company has recently ruled out the possibility of producing and using two-cylinder engines, such as the Fiat Twin, on their car. A Wolsfburg still prefer to invest on the development of the technology currently used, because it did not serve to further reduce the size of the engines, the work on efficiency and performance.