Production VW Up! Ditches Rear-Engine, Rear-Wheel Drive for a Traditional FWD Setup
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Production VW Up! Ditches Rear-Engine, Rear-Wheel Drive for a Traditional FWD Setup



It won’t be long before we get our first glimpse of the production version of Volkswagen's all-new Up! city car that scheduled to have its official world premiere at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.

But here's a little something we learned. While the three-door hatchback model's looks are very similar to the original Up! Concept car displayed at the 2007 Frankfurt auto show, under the sheetmetal it's a different story as Volkswagen has ditched the study's unique rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout.

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