Volkswagen Sounds the Death Knell for the Up! GTI, Tiny Hot Hatch Is Dead for Good
11 Jan 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The Volkswagen up! GTI has been officially discontinued, and there is no direct successor in sight. Thus, the tiny hot hatch will not return to the market
Tuned VW Up! GTI Is One AWD System Away From Getting the 'R' Moniker
31 Dec 2021, 20:54 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Boasting way more power than the original Golf GTI, this Volkswagen Up! GTI was recently strapped to the dyno to prove its worth
168-HP 1.0-Liter VW Up GTI Debunks "No Replacement for Displacement" Myth
16 Sep 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It depends on what you're after: if it's power, then displacement definitely helps; however, if it's fun, you're much better off aiming for low weight instead
Analyzing VW Group’s Compact Three- and Four-Cylinder TSI Evo Petrol Engines
10 Dec 2020, 17:11 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Aiming to prologue the life of ICEs, the German manufacturer offers two small capacity engines that are surprisingly powerful and highly efficient
Volkswagen Up! "Wide Froggy" Is Ready for a Virtual GTI Meet
25 Oct 2020, 21:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The smallest and cheapest Volkswagen model is the same as SEAT's Mii and Skoda's Citigo. However, only the Up! has a GTI performance version
Suzuki Swift Sport vs. Up! GTI Drag Race Is a Brutal Smashing
26 Jan 2019, 19:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Both these hot hatchbacks are designed to be light, affordable and fun, but Top Gear should have known better than to put together an unfair drag race
VW Up! GTI Looks Angry With Ingo Noak Body Kit
29 Oct 2018, 20:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The body kit is so simple it could probably be fitted to a regular Up! as well. It's the wheels that really sell this baby GTI
Suzuki Swift Sport Drag Races Fiesta ST and Up! GTI in Cheap Hot Hatch Shootout
10 Oct 2018, 19:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hot hatchbacks are getting as expensive as sports cars used to be, so it's good to take a look at the entry-level ones here and there
2018 Volkswagen Up! GTI 0-100 KM/H Acceleration Test
25 Jan 2018, 21:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Light, nimble and cheap, the Up! GTI is the city car that could make you fall in love with driving again. Did we mention it's less than half the weight of a BMW
Volkswagen Up! GTI Review: Just Right or Not Enough?
23 Jan 2018, 20:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Up! GTI is nothing like the serious Golf GTI, which is why it's exactly the kind of hot hatch this industry needs right now
Volkswagen Up! GTI UK Pricing Announced, Is Surprisingly Affordable
18 Jan 2018, 21:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Up! GTI is not for the displacement snobs. But it does offer that rare old-school driver fun that can be had on the road
Volkswagen’s Smallest Hot Hatchback Priced At EUR 16,975
4 Dec 2017, 17:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Now available to order, the most expensive up! of them all has the performance to outpace the original Volkswagen hot hatchback: the Golf GTI Mk1
Top Gear Looks at VW Up! GTI Ahead of Car of the Year 2017
30 Oct 2017, 18:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Up! GTI is supposed to go on sale in 2018, but Volkswagen has given one to Top Gear for the Car of the Year awards and reviews
Volkswagen Up! GTI Rendered as a 5-Door, Plus Some Worthersee Videos
9 Jun 2017, 19:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do you even care that the Up! GTI only has one door for each side of the car? Because you're giving up a big engine and a lot of comfort already
Volkswagen Up! GTI Gets on Track Comparison with the Original Golf GTI
23 May 2017, 09:59 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Separated by over 40 years, the original Volkswagen Golf GTI and the upcoming Volkswagen Up! GTI have a lot more in common than you'd think
Volkswagen Up! GTI Revealed With 1.0 TSI Engine And Equally Small Red Stripe
19 May 2017, 09:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though it's not rear-engined, we somehow expect the VW Up! GTI to be a better driver's car than the Renault Twingo GT
2018 Volkswagen Up! GTI Confirmed For Launch, We Have The Specs
19 Dec 2016, 10:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen invited a group of journalists to test the prototype of the upcoming Up! GTI. Its specs have reached the Internet, and we have them here
Volkswagen up! GTI to Heat Up the Hot Hatch Scene
2 Jun 2016, 08:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This is just a rumor at the present moment, but all leads point towards a back-to-basics hot hatchback in the guise of the Volkswagen up! GTI