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Long-term review

Volkswagen Up GTI - long-term review

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£14,055/£16,330 as tested

Published: 30 Aug 2019
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SPEC HIGHLIGHTS

  • SPEC

    Volkswagen Up GTI 3dr

  • ENGINE

    999cc

  • BHP

    115bhp

  • MPG

    58.9mpg

  • 0-62

    8.8s

Up and down

It’s not perfect, the Up GTI. But it is very enjoyable. And, it seems, very popular. So popular that at the moment you can’t buy a new one in the UK. VW has filled all its slots for 2019 and halted orders. The GTI will return later this year, but until then your options are used (for the same kind of money you’d spend new) or nowt.

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