MOTORING
ISLAND LIFE MOTORING REVIEW
VW
UP
Even in these tough economic times it is
The three-door car has a five-speed
still difficult to imagine you can still buy a
manual gearbox; it’s comfortable and
new VW for less than £8,000.
roomy inside, and there is a pleasant
But those innovative German motor
amount of acceleration from its 1.0-litre
manufacturers have clearly come up with
engine. This is a car that will provide fierce
another winner with their VW Up! It is a
competition to the likes of the Fiat 500,
small, stylish car with a ride quality that is
the Kia Picanto and the Toyota Aygo – it’s
ideal for negotiating all the problems that
al most as if it was designed with Island
Island roads inevitably throw up, whether
motoring in mind!
it is driving along windy roads, or pottering
through town traffic.
The entry level for the range is just £7,995
There are four more models in the Up
range, all with the same sizes engine and
five-gear box – the Move Up!, the High
on the road, and another bonus is that
Up!, the Up! Black and the Up! White. So
because of CO2 emissions of lower than
far Esplanade have found the Move Up!
110 grams, the road tax is just £20 a year
the most popular, which for £8,970 has the
throughout the range.
added extras of air conditioning, electric
Naturally the basic Up! does not carry
the frills and gadgets of many makes and
windows and remote locking.
As you would expect there are more
models. So courtesy of VW Esplanade,
extras on the top three of the range, but all
Newport, I took out the entry level Take Up!
have combined fuel figures in excess of 60
I unlocked the door with a key, and wound
mpg, and all are in Group One insurance.
the windows up and down manually. So
what?
TEST DRIVEN ON THE ISLAND
BY PETER WHITE
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Esplanade • Medina Avenue • Newport • PO30 1HG • 01983 523232
www.visitislandlife.com
esplanade.co.uk