VW Up! GTI 5 Door
Discussion
Currently have a mii 59bhp as my commute car. Great fun in the twisty lanes and even on motorway it is not a chore to drive so 115bhp in up gti will be a hoot.
With regard to seats. I was a little disappointed to see my seats feature in the gti. They are fine but not anything to get excited about.
I'm 6ft 2 and on the lowest stting they can go far too low for me so tall drivers will have no issues. Had a ford ka before this where you sat high up on the seats. In the mii you can sit much lower.
Plus with my seat in my position i can sit behind myself. Loads of room for a small car.
So gti will definately be considered when this mii goes back next year. It could be the perfect small fun commute car i need. (In white)
With regard to seats. I was a little disappointed to see my seats feature in the gti. They are fine but not anything to get excited about.
I'm 6ft 2 and on the lowest stting they can go far too low for me so tall drivers will have no issues. Had a ford ka before this where you sat high up on the seats. In the mii you can sit much lower.
Plus with my seat in my position i can sit behind myself. Loads of room for a small car.
So gti will definately be considered when this mii goes back next year. It could be the perfect small fun commute car i need. (In white)
I have a poverty spec VW Up as a hire car this week. I assume it is the most basic version, as it has front electric windows + wheels with plastic trims and a Bluetooth radio and that is it!
Boot: Tiny
Seats: A little funny as they do not feel like they support you. However, I can confirm that after 250 miles in them today, they are fine. No aches or pains.
Bluetooth: excellent.
It is nice to drive and chuckable.
It is a cracking little car, but I do prefer the Polo. Not sure of the cost difference and whether the extra cost of the polo is justified.
Cheers.
Boot: Tiny
Seats: A little funny as they do not feel like they support you. However, I can confirm that after 250 miles in them today, they are fine. No aches or pains.
Bluetooth: excellent.
It is nice to drive and chuckable.
It is a cracking little car, but I do prefer the Polo. Not sure of the cost difference and whether the extra cost of the polo is justified.
Cheers.
Mezzanine said:
Nice little review from Henry Catchpole here
Cheers, looks good. It’s funny seeing all the “proper petrolhead” journalists reviewing a city car!gf15 said:
I have a poverty spec VW Up as a hire car this week. I assume it is the most basic version, as it has front electric windows + wheels with plastic trims and a Bluetooth radio and that is it!
Boot: Tiny
Seats: A little funny as they do not feel like they support you. However, I can confirm that after 250 miles in them today, they are fine. No aches or pains.
Bluetooth: excellent.
It is nice to drive and chuckable.
It is a cracking little car, but I do prefer the Polo. Not sure of the cost difference and whether the extra cost of the polo is justified.
Cheers.
Cheers for the review, I don’t often have a lot in the boot so it should be OK. Rear seats fold flat if I do need to carry stuff.Boot: Tiny
Seats: A little funny as they do not feel like they support you. However, I can confirm that after 250 miles in them today, they are fine. No aches or pains.
Bluetooth: excellent.
It is nice to drive and chuckable.
It is a cracking little car, but I do prefer the Polo. Not sure of the cost difference and whether the extra cost of the polo is justified.
Cheers.
I do most of my day to day driving in town so the small (outside) size was a big plus for me, the salesman was saying that the new Polo was the size of a mk4 Golf!
99dndd said:
Cheers for the review, I don’t often have a lot in the boot so it should be OK. Rear seats fold flat if I do need to carry stuff.
I do most of my day to day driving in town so the small (outside) size was a big plus for me, the salesman was saying that the new Polo was the size of a mk4 Golf!
It really is. I was looking at one when I test drove the up! GTI and it’s considerably larger than the outgoing Polo. And to my eyes it’s not a particularly good looking car to be honest. Perhaps it’s spec sensitive, but to my eyes it looks a bit dumpy and unattractive.I do most of my day to day driving in town so the small (outside) size was a big plus for me, the salesman was saying that the new Polo was the size of a mk4 Golf!
Likewise, the size of the up! is part of the attraction for me. I’ve got a Golf R estate for family duties, the up! is for commuting and town use.
Collecting my Up tomorrow, sadly not a GTI but a one owner 12000 mile 2016 75hp to run as a daily. I've only driven it around the block at the dealers but I liked it alot, it's replacing my old BMW e38 728 so I reckon refinement will be donw some, but hey, I can live with that. 
This one infact.
This one infact.
Sorry to hear that Andrew, hopefully they're just giving you a worst case scenario.
I just went to check on the live chat but apparently it's busy.
I've got into the habit of checking every other Tuesday and there was no change the last time I checked.
I'll be on to them again this Tuesday, hoping some of the cancellations will bump me up the queue.
I just went to check on the live chat but apparently it's busy.
I've got into the habit of checking every other Tuesday and there was no change the last time I checked.
I'll be on to them again this Tuesday, hoping some of the cancellations will bump me up the queue.
ManicMunky said:
Wow... kinda glad I didn't order one yet as I'd not have got the scrappage for my current stinky derv.
I really enjoyed the test drive, just wish it had bolstered seats!
Agreed, I also thought the seats were a bit of a let down, but I guess they've kept the price down somehow.I really enjoyed the test drive, just wish it had bolstered seats!
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