The Volkswagen Up GTI Will Cost A Surprisingly Affordable £13,750

Prices have been announced for the intriguing Up GTI, and it's very good news for hot hatch fans looking for a fun car on a budget
The Volkswagen Up GTI Will Cost A Surprisingly Affordable £13,750

Your own slice of brand new GTI giggles is more affordable than we’d expected it to be. Volkswagen has announced a very reasonable £13,750 entry price for the new Up GTI.

That buys you a three-door, with an extra pair of doors priced at £400 in the UK. Either way you’ll be left with a cheeky city car with a 1.0-litre turbocharged three-pot. It’s good for 122mph and a 0-62mph sprint in a stated 8.8 seconds – although we wouldn’t be surprised if the truth were nearer eight seconds.

The Volkswagen Up GTI Will Cost A Surprisingly Affordable £13,750

Weighing 1070kg it’s going to be a fun thing to toss around a back road, with 113bhp under your right foot for the straight bits and a six-speed manual gearbox to row through. Apparently it’ll even give you 50mpg, if you’re really, really dedicated to the cause.

In the notoriously expensive German market the starting price is €16,975, equivalent to £14,977. The order books open on 6 February, and unless you’re quick you can expect a long lead time; it’s going to be popular. Standard kit includes heated front seats, Bluetooth, USB connection, DAB radio and air conditioning. It even has tartan GTI seats. What more do you need?

The Volkswagen Up GTI Will Cost A Surprisingly Affordable £13,750

A basic Mini costs almost £16,000, the cheapest 103bhp Fiat 500 TwinAir will set you back £15,115 and there’s no sign of a new Suzuki Swift Sport yet, so this is looking like We could be tempted. Easily.

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Comments

Anonymous

Why can’t we have this in the US?

01/19/2018 - 03:23 |
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Craig Martin

I think this has been priced really well. Having had an Up! I’m a big fan of the car. Really well built, reasonably well equipped, loads of cabin space and good fun to drive on a b road if you keep the momentum going. My I think I’ll be looking at one of these when it comes to replacing the wife’s car

01/19/2018 - 18:01 |
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The Canadian 🇨🇦(C350 Squad)(Odyssey Squad)(C

Hey VW, Its a good thing these exist, now use them to get some ups to Canada

01/21/2018 - 03:13 |
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The Canadian 🇨🇦(C350 Squad)(Odyssey Squad)(C

In reply to by The Canadian &…

Sorry, picture machine broke

01/21/2018 - 03:16 |
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