Volkswagen Up mule makes an appearance

 Volkswagen Up mule makes an appearance
Volkswagen Up Mule Wearing shortened Polo Body / Copyright S.B.Medien

Test mule of Up! chassis is riding on a shortened-wheelbase Polo IV

Here are the latest set of spy shots of a Volkswagen Up! test mule - with the Up! chassis fitted to a shortened wheelbase Polo.

The Up! will be Volkswagen's new city/minicar and will come in a slew of variants including a 3-door hatch, a slightly longer 5-door hatch, and an all-electric version.

The electric-variant E-Up! will come with a 60 kW electric motor producing 210 Nm of torque. Othe variants will likely feature VW's small diesel and petrol/gasoline power plant lineup including its 1.2 liter TDI and 1.2 liter TSI engines.

The Up! is slated to debut sometime in 2011. The E-Up! is not expected to make it to market until 2013.

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 HEMI426 HEMI426
I had hope for this car until they announced that the engine was going to be in the front.
June 1, 2010 12:54 pm
 Mikeado Mikeado
Will the "E-Up!" be shortly followed by a sports limited edition for the UK called "E-By-Gum!!", perhaps? I can't wait for the trim levels - "E-Up-Lad!" or perhaps the entry-level "Up-Yours!"... I may be here a while...
June 1, 2010 1:23 pm
 DdW DdW
Lol... how about "Up-and-About"? Or, "Upside-Down"?
June 1, 2010 10:16 pm