Anyone for a VW UP GTI?

[Brenbo]

I have just seen on Autocar, VW plan to build a VW Up GTI please, read the link below:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-gti-rival-abarth-595

[Sootchucker]

Quite like that render - looks cute but not at £15k plus

[lemski]

I like it but for 15k I could buy a mk1 had have alot more fun spending the change on it.


Could be a fun car though if there trying to go up against the fiat

[fredgroves]

Thats no Abarth 595 eater.

Meh

[Running Man]

I ran an Abarth 500 as my daily in 2014   

Great little hot hatch with the sound, looks and performance - sorry but the proposed UP GTI is no match, latest Mini Cooper is not much £more and is brilliant fun with a 0.62 in 7.9  - cracking 3 cylinder 1.5 turbo, going to miss mine when my lad takes it over 

[caprigreen]

I think it looks great with decent discount might be interested. Small cars suit the tight rural roads in Cornwall . Not too bothered it is not as quick as some, it's the style I like .

[monkeyhanger]

That amount of power with the GTI badge is a joke -the Ye Olde Lupo GTI outdoes this, and tiny displacement engines tuned for performance (like Ford's little 1 litre ecoboost) are not frugal in real life driving. For example, my wife's Audi A1 1.6TDI is barely more economical than my old MK7 GTD on a long run cruising at 80mph, and the GTD engine is pulling along 200kg more weight (or about 15% when you factor in 2 average occupants).

If it has 113PS, call it a GT, not a GTI.

[JoeGTI]

They've recently completely discontinued the UP here in Ireland. No interest in it at all bar the car rental market.

[Damion]

I just had a look at the Up car van derivative!

2 seats, and caged back - quirkey!

[scanesare]

That amount of power with the GTI badge is a joke -the Ye Olde Lupo GTI outdoes this, and tiny displacement engines tuned for performance (like Ford's little 1 litre ecoboost) are not frugal in real life driving. For example, my wife's Audi A1 1.6TDI is barely more economical than my old MK7 GTD on a long run cruising at 80mph, and the GTD engine is pulling along 200kg more weight (or about 15% when you factor in 2 average occupants).

If it has 113PS, call it a GT, not a GTI.

Exactly. GT would be much more appropriate given the modest power and performance, we are not in 1980's I believe. VW have quite a legendary badge in the GTI that should be carefully thought on which car it deserves putting on.