Comparison: Turning circle VW up! vs. competitors 2025
Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Hatchbacks like the VW up! 1.0 are often used in cities because they offer a lot of practicality for their relatively short length, which in this case is 3600 mm. But their practicality is enhanced by a good turning circle, which makes them easier to manoeuvre even in narrow city streets.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the up! 1.0 to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s length of 3600 mm and wheelbase of 2407 mm, the VW up! 1.0 has a turning circle of 9 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has smart forfour 1.0 (W 453 ), which is 8 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the forfour 1.0 is 2492 mm and the length is 3600 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 11 m belongs to the Infiniti Q30 1.6t . It’s wheelbase is 2700 mm and width is 1805 mm.
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VW up! - How has the turning circle changed over the generations?
The turning circle of the current generation of up! is 9 m.
Variants
VW up! variants: up! vs. up! cross up! vs. up! e-up! vs. up! GTI
(Turning circle)The turning circle compared to other VW models
VW up! vs other current cars by VW
(Turning circle)
1. up!
9 m
2. up! cross up!
9 m
3. up! e-up!
9 m
4. up! GTI
9 m
5. ID.5
10 m
6. ID.4
10 m
7. Golf
10 m
8. Golf GTD
10 m
9. Golf GTE
10 m
10. Golf GTI
10 m
11. Golf R
10 m
12. ID.7
10 m
13. ID.3
10 m
14. Polo
10 m
15. Polo GTI
10 m
16. Taigo
10 m
17. T-Cross
10 m
18. ID.5 GTX
11 m
19. ID.4 GTX
11 m
20. Golf Alltrack
11 m
21. Golf R Variant
11 m
22. Golf Variant
11 m
23. Arteon
11 m
24. Arteon R
11 m
27. Tiguan
11 m
28. Tiguan Allspace
11 m
29. Tiguan R
11 m
30. T-Roc
11 m
31. T-Roc Cabriolet
11 m
32. T-Roc R
11 m
33. Passat Alltrack
11 m
36. Passat Limousine
11 m
37. Passat Variant
11 m
38. Touran
11 m
39. Touareg
12 m
40. Touareg R
12 m
41. Tayron
12 m
How does the turning circle of the VW up! compare to it's nearest competitors?
VW up! vs. similar cars
(Turning circle)
6. SEAT Mii 2012
9 m
8. Lancia Y 1995
9 m
15. VW up! 2016
9 m
16. Toyota Aygo 2012
10 m
18. Hyundai i30 2020
10 m
21. Skoda Fabia 2010
10 m
23. Opel Corsa 1983
10 m
24. Peugeot 206 1998
10 m
26. Peugeot 208 2012
11 m
27. Opel ADAM 2013
11 m
