Photo: Theophilus Chin
VW Group’s city car triplets have never been designed to stand toe to toe with a Citroen DS3 parked on the high street. They’re main focus is being efficient and cheaper to buy than superminis.
But some people can’t help but fall in love with a small car, no matter how boxy it actually looks. Thus, the Up! and its brothers are perfect candidates for a “dolce vita” transplant.
Changing these cars into complete convertibles would be very tricky, not to mention pointless. But adding a soft folding roof as an option would actually help them tremendously. This was done with the first generation Renault Twingo and proved quite popular.
The Germans could create a bespoke small convertible like Renault’s Wind, but sales of this model have been less than stellar for some reason, so a €500 optional folding roof is the best way to offer fresh air in the Up!.
Rendering by Theophilus Chin
Changing these cars into complete convertibles would be very tricky, not to mention pointless. But adding a soft folding roof as an option would actually help them tremendously. This was done with the first generation Renault Twingo and proved quite popular.
The Germans could create a bespoke small convertible like Renault’s Wind, but sales of this model have been less than stellar for some reason, so a €500 optional folding roof is the best way to offer fresh air in the Up!.
Rendering by Theophilus Chin
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