Comparison: wheelbase VW up! vs. competitors 2024

The wheelbase is the distance between the centres of the front and rear wheels It is the value that most determines the comfort of the front and rear seat occupants.Hatchbacks like the VW up! 1.0 may have a shorter wheelbase due to their compact size. A shorter wheelbase can contribute to their agility and maneuverability in tight spaces.With it’s length of 3600 mm and bootspace of 251 l, the VW up! has a wheelbase of 2407 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Infiniti Q30 1.6t (H15 ), which is 293mm more than the up! 1.0 - 2700 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Infiniti is 825mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " hatchback" category belongs to Opel ADAM 1.2 , which is 2311 mm - that makes it 96mm shorter than the VW in question.
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VW up! - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

The difference in wheelbase between first generation (up! 1. Generation) from 2011 and last generation (up! 1. Generation (1. Facelift)) from 2016 is 1.3cm mm.
The wheelbase of the current generation of up! is 2407 mm.

Variants

VW up! variants: up! vs. up! cross up! vs. up! e-up! vs. up! GTI

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: VW up! variants
Variant nameWheelbase
up!2407 mm
up! cross up!2411 mm
up! e-up!2417 mm
up! GTI2412 mm
1. up! 2407 mm
2. up! cross up! 2411 mm
3. up! e-up! 2417 mm
4. up! GTI 2412 mm

The wheelbase compared to other VW models

VW up! vs other current cars by VW

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: up! vs. other models by VW
Variant nameWheelbase
up! 2407 mm
up! cross up! 2411 mm
up! GTI 2412 mm
up! e-up! 2417 mm
Polo GTI 2549 mm
T-Cross 2551 mm
Polo 2552 mm
Taigo 2554 mm
T-Roc 2590 mm
T-Roc R 2594 mm
Golf 2619 mm
Golf GTD 2626 mm
Golf GTI 2627 mm
Golf R 2628 mm
Golf GTE 2630 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 2630 mm
Golf Variant 2669 mm
Golf R Variant 2678 mm
Tiguan 2678 mm
Golf Alltrack 2679 mm
Tiguan R 2679 mm
ID.4 GTX 2769 mm
ID.5 2770 mm
ID.5 GTX 2770 mm
ID.3 2770 mm
ID.4 2771 mm
Passat GTE Limousine 2786 mm
Passat GTE Variant 2786 mm
Passat Limousine 2786 mm
Passat Variant 2786 mm
Touran 2786 mm
Passat Alltrack 2788 mm
Tiguan Allspace 2789 mm
Arteon 2835 mm
Arteon Shooting Brake 2836 mm
Arteon R 2838 mm
Arteon R Shooting Brake 2838 mm
Touareg 2904 mm
Touareg R 2904 mm
ID.7 2971 mm
1. up! 2407 mm
2. up! cross up! 2411 mm
3. up! GTI 2412 mm
4. up! e-up! 2417 mm
5. Polo GTI 2549 mm
6. T-Cross 2551 mm
7. Polo 2552 mm
8. Taigo 2554 mm
9. T-Roc 2590 mm
10. T-Roc R 2594 mm
11. Golf 2619 mm
12. Golf GTD 2626 mm
13. Golf GTI 2627 mm
14. Golf R 2628 mm
15. Golf GTE 2630 mm
16. T-Roc Cabriolet 2630 mm
17. Golf Variant 2669 mm
18. Golf R Variant 2678 mm
19. Tiguan 2678 mm
20. Golf Alltrack 2679 mm
21. Tiguan R 2679 mm
22. ID.4 GTX 2769 mm
23. ID.5 2770 mm
24. ID.5 GTX 2770 mm
25. ID.3 2770 mm
26. ID.4 2771 mm
27. Passat GTE Limousine 2786 mm
28. Passat GTE Variant 2786 mm
29. Passat Limousine 2786 mm
30. Passat Variant 2786 mm
31. Touran 2786 mm
32. Passat Alltrack 2788 mm
33. Tiguan Allspace 2789 mm
34. Arteon 2835 mm
35. Arteon Shooting Brake 2836 mm
36. Arteon R 2838 mm
37. Arteon R Shooting Brake 2838 mm
38. Touareg 2904 mm
39. Touareg R 2904 mm
40. ID.7 2971 mm

How does the wheelbase of the VW up! compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW up! vs. similar cars

(Wheelbase)
Wheelbase: VW up! vs. similar cars
Car modelWheelbase
Nissan Pulsar 20142700 mm
Infiniti Q30 20152700 mm
Peugeot 208 20122538 mm
Chevrolet Kalos 20052480 mm
Alfa Romeo 33 19902475 mm
Renault Clio 20032471 mm
MINI MINI 20012467 mm
Toyota Corolla 20002465 mm
Toyota Yaris 20062460 mm
Daihatsu Charade 20112460 mm
Citroen C3 20022460 mm
Fiat Punto 19992460 mm
Citroen DS 3 20102452 mm
Honda Jazz 20042450 mm
Ford Fiesta 19992446 mm
Nissan Sunny 19912430 mm
Suzuki Celerio 20142425 mm
Skoda Citigo 20122420 mm
SEAT Mii 20122420 mm
Peugeot 205 19902420 mm
VW Polo 19992407 mm
VW up! 20162407 mm
Lancia Ypsilon 20032388 mm
Opel KARL 20152385 mm
Lancia Y 20002380 mm
Suzuki Ignis 20002360 mm
Nissan Micra 20002360 mm
Subaru Justy 20032360 mm
Renault Twingo 19982347 mm
Toyota Aygo 20142340 mm
Opel ADAM 20132311 mm
1. Nissan Pulsar 2014 2700 mm
2. Infiniti Q30 2015 2700 mm
3. Peugeot 208 2012 2538 mm
4. Chevrolet Kalos 2005 2480 mm
5. Alfa Romeo 33 1990 2475 mm
6. Renault Clio 2003 2471 mm
7. MINI MINI 2001 2467 mm
8. Toyota Corolla 2000 2465 mm
9. Toyota Yaris 2006 2460 mm
10. Daihatsu Charade 2011 2460 mm
11. Citroen C3 2002 2460 mm
12. Fiat Punto 1999 2460 mm
13. Citroen DS 3 2010 2452 mm
14. Honda Jazz 2004 2450 mm
15. Ford Fiesta 1999 2446 mm
16. Nissan Sunny 1991 2430 mm
17. Suzuki Celerio 2014 2425 mm
18. Skoda Citigo 2012 2420 mm
19. SEAT Mii 2012 2420 mm
20. Peugeot 205 1990 2420 mm
21. VW Polo 1999 2407 mm
22. VW up! 2016 2407 mm
23. Lancia Ypsilon 2003 2388 mm
24. Opel KARL 2015 2385 mm
25. Lancia Y 2000 2380 mm
26. Suzuki Ignis 2000 2360 mm
27. Nissan Micra 2000 2360 mm
28. Subaru Justy 2003 2360 mm
29. Renault Twingo 1998 2347 mm
30. Toyota Aygo 2014 2340 mm
31. Opel ADAM 2013 2311 mm

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