Volkswagen Up! 2012 vs Volkswagen Polo 2009
| Gearbox: | Manual | Manual | |
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| Engine: | 1.0 Petrol | 1.2 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 60 HP | 60 HP | |
| Torque: | 95 NM | 108 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 14.4 seconds | 16.1 seconds | |
| Volkswagen Up! and Volkswagen Polo have the same engine power, but Volkswagen Up! torque is 13 NM less than Volkswagen Polo. Volkswagen Up! reaches 100 km/h speed 1.7 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.5 | 5.5 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 5.4 l/100km | 6.5 l/100km | |
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The Volkswagen Up! is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Volkswagen Up! consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Polo, which means that by driving the Volkswagen Up! over 15,000 km in a year you can save 150 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Volkswagen Up! consumes 1.1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Polo. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 35 litres | 45 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 770 km in combined cycle | 810 km in combined cycle | |
| 890 km on highway | 1000 km on highway | ||
| 640 km with real consumption | 690 km with real consumption | ||
| Volkswagen Polo gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 3.54 m | 3.97 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.68 m | |
| Height: | 1.49 m | 1.49 m | |
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Volkswagen Up! is smaller, but slightly higher. Volkswagen Up! is 43 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Polo, 4 cm narrower the height of the cars does not differ significantly. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 251 litres | 280 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 952 litres | |
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Volkswagen Polo has more luggage space. Volkswagen Up! has 29 litres less trunk space than the Volkswagen Polo. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 9.8 meters | no data | |
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`290 | 1`550 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | average | average | |
| Volkswagen Up! has slightly fewer faults. Deffect rate in annual technical inspection is similar for both cars, it's slightly higher for Volkswagen Polo, so Volkswagen Up! quality could be a bit better. | |||
| Average price (€): | 4400 | 4000 | |
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