This is another Volkswagen up!-based concept car called the e-up!, and although we’re just looking at it in concept form now, it’s been decided that a production version of the e-up! will be launched in 2013. This Frankfurt 2011 concept is a near-production study, which has some design differentiation for one to identify it compared to the regular internal combustion engine powered up!
The most distinctive design feature would be the arc-shaped layout of the LED daytime running lights integrated in the front bumper. The gap between the hood and the bumper which normally has a cooling grille in the up! is covered by a chrome trim strip since the narrow air intake slots above and below the licence plate suffice to cool the electric ddrive.
The e-up!’s electric motor makes a peak power of 60 kW and a sustained power of 40kW, and typical of electric motors, has a high torque of 210Nm from zero revs. The electric motor can take the e-up! to a top speed of 135km/h.
The car’s battery capacity of 18kWh enables a maximum distance of about 150km depending on driving style, which should be enough for city driving. The batteries themselves are located in the underbody of the e-up!. Meanwhile, all key drive and ancillary components are housed in front in the engine compartment.
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Why VW keep playing with the Up! ?
Is it really gonna be that cheap?
I’m sick of this up! already. Call me butthurt to see VW can produce so many concept for production based on a model which resembles closely to Emas.
wow…so many fed-up with this vw up!
why? :(
Expect Peter Scyreyer to copy this n launch something “very similar” under KIA.
Sketchers/stylists should get real fact right: tyre bounce up and down, they are not static studio decorations. Sketch the gap between tyre and wheel arch properly so that that gap will blend nicely with the rest of car lines. If u make fictitious small gap above the tyres, the car only looks nice on paper but when finished production, does not look as nice. Good artists like Leornardo studied the real nature of being in great detail. That’s how their masterpieces stand the test of time.