The up! BlueMotion is a front wheel drive hatchback road car with a front mounted engine, produced by Volkswagen.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1 litre naturally aspirated 3 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 59 bhp (60 PS/44 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm and 95 N·m (70 lb·ft/9.7 kgm) at 3000-4300 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 940 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 161 km/h (100 mph), officially stated fuel consumption is 5.0/3.6/4.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 96.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1424 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Length | 3540 mm | 139.4 inches | |
| Width | 1645 mm | 64.8 inches | |
| Height | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 940 kg | 2072 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 35 litres | 7.7 [9.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | EA211 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 3 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 999 cc (60.963 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.5 × 76.4 mm
2.93 × 3.01 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 60 PS (59 bhp) (44 kW) at 5000-6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 95 Nm (70 ft·lb) (9.7 kgm) at 3000-4300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44 kW/litre 59.9 ps/litre 59.1 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.1 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1195 kPa (173.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 14.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 63.64 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 46.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 62.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 21.37 kg/kW 35.69 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 5.0/3.6/4.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 5.0/3.6/4.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 20.0/27.8/24.4 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 56.5/78.5/68.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 47.0/65.3/57.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 96.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | A | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | B | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 165/70 R 14 T | ||
| Tyres rear | 165/70 R 14 T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 200 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 266684 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 10.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Volkswagen up! BlueMotion added 2012-03-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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