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Top 10 best superminis to buy 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe up! was a regular on our list of the cheapest new cars on sale in the UK; it started from less than \u00a38,000 when it first went on sale and was priced around \u00a315,000 by the time order books closed. It was still offered in the UK in a choice of three- or five-door configurations until very recently, though the only engine available was a 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol that produced 64bhp.<\/p>\n
The sportier up! GTI was fitted with a 113bhp version of the same three-pot engine, and provided bags of fun in an easy-to-park package that reminded us of the original Golf GTI.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile the all-electric e-up! swapped the petrol engine for an electric motor that produced 81bhp and 210Nm of torque. When it first launched in 2013, the e-up! was powered by a 18.7kWh battery that allowed for a range of just 83 miles, but the pioneering electric city car was updated in 2020 and received a larger 32.3kWh battery, nearly doubling the range to 159 miles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If we\u2019re being honest, it was only a matter of time before the VW up! kicked the bucket, considering many of its original foes, such as the Citroen C1, Peugeot 108 and Toyota Aygo, have all bowed out. The up! isn\u2019t the only giant from the small car market to leave us in 2023, either, as the Ford Fiesta was laid to rest back in July.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When production of the up! comes to an end, the Polo supermini will become Volkswagen\u2019s smallest and cheapest model on sale. However, there\u2019s some speculation that the Polo may also be shown the door after the current generation. The German automaker isn\u2019t abandoning the small car segment altogether, though, as the pure-electric ID.2 \u2013 a production version of the ID.2all concept unveiled in March \u2013 is expected to make its debut in 2026.<\/p>\n
Check out the latest Volkswagen news and reviews here…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nSource: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Production of VW\u2019s dinky city car will cease before the end of the year, with no direct replacement in sight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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