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2012 Volkswagen Up! (Lupo) spy shots

HI-RES GALLERY: 2012 Volkswagen Up! (Lupo) spy shots

An all-electric minicar, a New New Beetle, and a sporty convertible--the Volkswagen Up! platform, which will be the basis for the next-generation Lupo, could spawn all of these, and more. Today we have new spy shots of the prototype testing in Europe, revealing little, but confirming much.

The car in the photos appears to be the basic three-door hatch variant, which is expected to be among the first to reach production. A five-door/microvan is also expected at launch. A sporty convertible could follow shortly after, while the all-electric Up! isn't expected until 2013.

For the combustion-powered models, the car is expected to share the three-cylinder gasoline engine found in the new 2011 Polo, earmarking it almost certainly for non-U.S. sale, though if the Polo makes it stateside, the Up! could, too.

The all-electric Up! is expected to get a 60-horsepower motorand a lithium-ion battery good for at least 65 miles. That's not much on the scale of U.S. distance driving, but it should prove more than adequate in its intended environment: urban centers.

As always, we'll keep you posted on the latest 2012 Volkswagen Up!/Lupo news as it breaks.





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  1. By Are You Sure-Sure? Posted: 8/26/2010 2:15pm PDT

    Are you sure the new New Beetle is based on the Up platform? That's TWO sizes smaller than the current one which is Golf-based. I could see Polo maybe, but Up? I'm sceptical.
     
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  2. By sill Posted: 8/26/2010 2:18pm PDT

    Wonder if the Up! will make it to both Mexico and the U.S.
     
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  3. By Fizz Posted: 8/26/2010 2:18pm PDT

    I like the term, "micro-van." Sounds a lot cooler than mini-van.
     
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  4. By kurt Posted: 8/26/2010 2:17pm PDT

    Looks cool, but so many things promised/in the works from VW lately. I'll believe it when I see it.
     
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  5. Nelson avatar Nelson Ireson Posted: 8/26/2010 3:03pm PDT

    Are You Sure-Sure?: No, I'm not at all sure--it's just a possibility. No one really knows (outside of VW, anyway) what form the next Beetle will take.
    Remember back to the Up! concept's premiere, though, that it was billed as the spiritual successor to the original Beetle, potentially laying the groundwork for the next-gen one.
     
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  6. By  HyundaiSmoke Posted: 8/29/2010 7:16pm PDT

    This car will also have a 1.2L with 105 HP. That would make that powertrain ready to go for the US. In a car this small 105 HP would be a rocket.
     
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