VW Up! - My Letter in Autocar 16th November Issue

[Mk5 GTian]

I had a letter published in Autocar 3 weeks ago. It read;

VW NEEDS TO UP THE POWER

'I love the new Up but I hope VW does a GTi version.
It could rip out the 1.0 3 cylinder petrol engine and
shoehorn in the 178bhp 1.4TFSI engine from the Audi
A1. As the Up weighs about the same as a multipack
of Quavers, the performance would be amazing. I know
I'm missing the point of the Up - low emissions, high
economy, but it would be awesome nonetheless'.

What do you think? Spritual successor to the original 1.6 Mk1 GTi?

 

[Hurdy]

Not a bad idea

Then they could put the 2.0 K04 in the Polo. 

[Mk5 GTian]

Not a bad idea

Then they could put the 2.0 K04 in the Polo. 

Yes! The proverbial of a shovel! I recall reading about 225 bhp 1.8T's in Lupos. I'm all up for ridiculous power in tiny Dubs!

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Not a bad idea

Then they could put the 2.0 K04 in the Polo. 

Yes! The proverbial of a shovel! I recall reading about 225 bhp 1.8T's in Lupos. I'm all up for ridiculous power in tiny Dubs!

 

Or the chech Lupo with twin R32 engines!  Outrageous 

[Mk5 GTian]

Not a bad idea

Then they could put the 2.0 K04 in the Polo. 

Yes! The proverbial of a shovel! I recall reading about 225 bhp 1.8T's in Lupos. I'm all up for ridiculous power in tiny Dubs!

 

Or the chech Lupo with twin R32 engines!  Outrageous 
Bloomin' eck! Where did you see that Mike?

[Snoopy]

Search for V12 lupo on youtube some fun videos on there
I like the idea of a UP GTI as a mk1 owner and i can see VW marketting going for it but it will be dull and slow sadly selling on the badges only.
I also see the UP selling only on theVW badge as for interior i think the hyundai i10 has it beat.

[Mk5 GTian]

Search for V12 lupo on youtube some fun videos on there
I like the idea of a UP GTI as a mk1 owner and i can see VW marketting going for it but it will be dull and slow sadly selling on the badges only.
I also see the UP selling only on theVW badge as for interior i think the hyundai i10 has it beat.

It depends what they put in it. If the 1.4 TFSI fits, It'd be far from slow! It's really light, so 178 bhp would be massive.