According to British magazine Autocar, Volkswagen is considering seriously to mass produce small Buggy Up! , Sharing the platform with other small range of the New Small Family.
Prototype with a series of limited?
The prototype of the Volkswagen Buggy Up! presented for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2011, and currently in Wolfsburg they will learn the actual market share to position themselves, if it is, in short, worth begin our series production.
Unclear what will ultimately allow production Buggy Up! will share with many elements of the Volkswagen Up! so as to minimize the cost of production.
A confirmation of this acquisition news, with images of Volkswagen of patents in the United States. Volkswagen, among others, is not new to the creation of this type of vehicle.
In the '60s, for example, produces Beetle Camper, a "train" designed to shore and that, indeed, found great success (and demand) in some areas (the United States) in which it is marketed.
Machine of Up! but beach-style (Buggy)
The new Volkswagen Buggy Up! must have the same mechanism with city car from Wolfsburg, with a three-cylinder 1.0-liter 59 or 74 hp, which is capable of traveling between 17 and 25 km per liter.
This body type is characterized by the absence of the roof, in the style of a train from the coast, and must be produced, but in small series, you would think, just for certain areas of the U.S. market