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On a minimal footprint (3.54 metres long), the Volkswagen up! offers maximum space for 4 people and highly efficient powertrain technologies. Making its debut in the up! is a new generation of three-cylinder engines. The petrol engines have power outputs of 44 kW / 60 PS and 55 kW / 75 PS, fulfil the Euro 5 emissions standard and drive the front wheels. Combined fuel consumption values for the BlueMotion Technology version (with such features as a Stop/Start system, battery regeneration and tyres optimised for low rolling resistance): 4.2 l/100 km (60 PS) and 4.3 l/100 km (75 PS). Both 1.0-litre engines satisfy the 100 g/km CO2 emissions limit.

Space utilisation in the car is exceptionally good, because of its wheelbase - one of the longest in the segment - together with a compact engine mounted well forward and a new running gear design. The driver, front passenger and rear passengers are travelling in a small car, but it is by no means cramped. The newly developed modular seats - which serve as the basis for a wide range of seat variants for specific up! versions - offer very good driving comfort. The front seats of the up! are 15 per cent lighter in weight than comparable concepts. The head restraints for the driver and front passenger are firmly attached to the seats - in the style of sports car seats. The advantage is that, regardless of a person's stature, they always give a proper fit. In the rear, fixed head restraints are less desirable, because they would detract from an optimal rear view for the driver; that is why they are equipped with conventional height adjustment.

When it comes to passive and active safety, standard features include front airbags and head-thorax side airbags plus a seatbelt fastening reminder for driver and front passenger, belt tensioners in front, ABS with ASR, ESP electronic stabilisation programme (in Germany), ISOFIX fixtures and top-tether fittings for mounting suitable child seats in the rear and a deactivation function for the front passenger airbag (when using a child seat on the front passenger seat).

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