For a new small car VW Lupo revive the name

The company intends to revive the name Volkswagen Lupo, under which up to 2005 produced small car the German brand. According to Autocar, the name will be used for the new compact city car, inspired by the concept car Up!. Later the same machine will produce and under other brands that make up the group VW - Audi, Seat and Skoda. The appearance of such milolitrazhek part of a plan to conquer the manufacturer by 2018 the leading position of sales in all world markets.

It was supposed that the production version of the car VW Up! Rear retain the layout of the prototype and the rear-wheel drive, but because of engineering challenges that designers face during the tests in the Group decided to return to a more familiar pattern with a front engine layout. According to preliminary data, the novelty will be about 525 mm shorter, by 54 millimeters and has a 33 millimeter higher than the three-door VW Polo. Thus, the overall length of the new Lupo will be about 3445 mm, width - 1628 mm, and height - 1495 mm.