Seat Mii thinks its a Skyline - Real (Noisy) Road Test

This 2014 Seat Mii (Volkswagen Up! with a Spanish accent) makes a proper noise! But what is this city car like out on the Welsh valley roads?
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[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I bought the Up version when it was new. I still have it. Nearly 100,000 trouble free miles and counting. 👍 It's _the_ poster child for the old saying "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow".

[@mfbfreak]

14:50 a liter of gasoline contains about 34.000kj of energy. 50 uk mpg is about 1 liter per 17km. A 200g bag of crisps contains about 4000kj. This means it does about 2km per bag of crisps, or 50boc/100km.

[@sbomorse]

My Mom had a Citigo and it was a brilliant little car. The rear seat does have plenty of legroom - I'm 6ft3 and I could sit in the back behind my 6ft Mom. Autonomous Emergency Braking was only a £275 option and heated seats were standard on the Citigo Elegance. They're fantastic cars, they feel like a much bigger car.

[@TheRealFLX81]

Go Team Miss Hubnut! Charade with a naughty exhaust would be hilarous and make Shammy even more unique! :D

[@dmodeboy]

I owned a little Mii 8 years ago. Was a great little car. Loved the thrummy 3 cylinder engine. It was red with a couple of go faster stripes over the bonnet, roof and boot. Stripes didn't exactly work but it was great fun! Definately one of my favourite cars I've owned as it was just cute 🙂

[@derek-press]

I have a 2014 Mii, bought it 2 years ago with only 6K on the clock, it was the previous owner's second car and was just used for the school and shopping run so it was practically brand new it still has that new smell, it's a great little get to work and back car I love it ,it practically drives itself and very economical

[@nstarmore]

You can't buy a Mii or Citigo of any kind any more, the electric versions were on sale (in the UK at least) for roughly 3 minutes, which for me highlighted everything that is wrong with the car industry at the moment. These are great cars in petrol and electric form and are a rarer instance of VW getting it right.

[@khalidacosta7133]

Not enough profit in them, car manufacturers prefer you to buy more expensive cars instead which has a better profit margin.

[@nstarmore]

@@khalidacosta7133 oh for sure but it used to be that the profit made from the fancier models paid for the city cars so you didn't have to pay inflated prices for something you didn't need (or want), so the more savvy amongst us could enjoy simpler cars at a reasonable price. How times change. Tbf it's mainly because of the hideous costs involved with EV development, so it's understandable just very sad

[@khalidacosta7133]

@@nstarmore Possibly, I think it might have been with the EU directives that car manufacturers MUST push down average fleet emissions to 95g/km. So these city cars were paid by (partly) the fancier models which had far higher emissions. With electric cars pushing down the average fleet emissions and car makers being able to turn a profit on the fancier models and EV's... it doesn't make financial sense. To this end, Fiat Chrysler were paying Tesla around £1 billion per year just for the emissions regulatory credits!!!

[@willwelch5700]

I love the sound of this exhaust 👌🏻👌🏻 you expect a big bad-ass car to be coming down the road and then there is this little gem! I love it 👍🏻

[@ThreeCoos]

Thanks for yet another great video, camera work and editing - spot on. And yes, that exhaust would get old very quickly.

[@SPTSuperSprinter156]

Owned one of these in its VW form for a couple of years. Great engine, seemingly unbreakable, spent many a country road totally flat out because they are so slow. Mine was specced great too, cruise control and AC among other things. Unfortunately at only 60HP and weighing over a ton, in base engine spec these are very slow. Never drove the 75PS version, but with the same torque figures I suspect performance is similar. TSI supposedly suitably peppy, but never had the chance to drive one. Ultimately got rid of it not because it was slow (I could work around that), but because the seat isn't comfortable for journeys of any length and the steering wheel does not have telescopic adjustment. That Garmin maps and more thing is also absolutely woeful and hardly ever worked with my bluetooth connected phone. Ended up upgrading to a sporty-ish Polo which still has cheap road tax, not as tiny, much quicker and a more pleasant place to be. The UPs and their derivatives are quite a clever marketing ploy because they're cheap enough to tempt in people (like me) who have previously shunned VW.

[@MauriceNL1]

With a simple stage 1 tune, a sport exhaust and sport intake they can make around 85hp and are way more pitty than stock!

[@alanwardle6083]

Hi, agree with most of your comments. Kerb weight is about 930kg, so less than a ton. I have the 75HP version, the extra 15HP is achieved by raising the rev limit to 6,200 rpm from 5,200 rpm, so makes no difference in normal driving. The worst feature IMO are the seats.

[@MauriceNL1]

89hp sorry. Someone in The Netherlands did this and put it on a dyno: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpO2p3xsmd6dpbs

[@wombat3024]

Performance definitely isn't the same in the 75, which I have, and I'd hardly call it slow, it tops out at 107mph. Yes, if you want to overtake on faster roads you have to make sure you're in the right gear, but I'm typically finding I'm wanting to go faster on country roads than everyone else. It certainly weighs well under a tonne, and I suspect the comfort issue is as much down to your build, as the seats, I regularly do 400+ miles a day in mine, I did so yesterday, in fact, and I do not get any comfort issues. It certainly fulfils its design brief, and is capable of crossing countries in decent comfort.

[@slipperysimon5559]

Great video again. We own a 2014 Citigo. It's a fantastic little car. My Wife learned to drive in it. It is the perfect little car for her. Her commute is a mixture of City roads, Dual Carriageway and the dreaded M25. It copes with all that no problem.

[@delukxy]

Sounded rather flat. I would bet it goes better with the standard exhaust. The ECU may not be able to cope with the odd back pressures of the sports one. Probably better economy too.

[@campbelltroup2750]

Great continuity and editing on this video.

[@TrevorBuick]

Great to see a test in the hub nut style Ian, interesting car, good review the psheew and lights shot 👍👍👍

[@erik_dk842]

I bought a 2013 Up! with original sunroof for my wife and added a leather steering wheel and installed original cruise control. I also had it remapped from the original 60 HP to 75HP (On the dyno it was 67 original and 82 with the remap) Before the remap, you had to upshift during overtaking, as the engine would loose its breath. Now it does nearly 90 kph/ 55 mph in second gear, great for merging or overtaking on smaller roads. That's the only real difference the ramp made. A 90 HP TSI in similar condition costs twice as much used here in Denmark.

[@Grimwriggler]

Great video Ian. I always have a small seat diesel in my fleet Thay also had links with Mercedes Benz in the 60s 70s ..used their diesel engins

[@alansmith1770]

Loved it Ian lovely exhaust note 😊

[@plym1969]

Another great review Ian. 😊👍😊

[@davidpring9108]

4:30 They changed that in later years, mine has dual switches on the drivers side

[@tony-yp6qk]

another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍

[@kaitlyn__L]

Yes! Give Miss HubNut her sports exhaust :D Also, ugh, Ford did that lack of a footrest next to the clutch pedal in the Fiesta too. The Focus has it, and it’s the same platform, and there’s room in the Fiesta for it, but it isn’t there. I think that must just be artificial differentiation between the models. And IIRC the Polo is the same platform as this, so maybe VW is doing something similar there? Make the Polo feel more of a “real car”?

[@rafaelapresa7806]

What a wonderful utilitarian car, very proud Seat Mini SE owner . Congratulations for the channel 😊

[@ginggur17]

Now that barks well. Love the sound of a 3 pot. 👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@jontallon73]

Loads of rear room and amazingly practical, especially with the variable boot floor

[@stippolyte]

Driven a few triples and generally like the noises they make, mostly sounding like half a Porsche flat 6 when being revved, this I do like as it sounds a proper straight 6 from the 60's and 70's. Pity you can't get an aftermarket valved version with a normal/sports mode.

[@Hairnicks]

Sweet city car, hilarious exhaust, a bit like those 50cc motor bikes that look like super bikes! Good vid, love your take on stuff. 5 days away from getting my Yeti, very excited.

[@Shane_Marsh]

Another fabulous HubNut production. My old VW 'move' up had a movable boot floor so you had a flat floor with the seats folded and I could get two full sized adults in the back. The max hp and torque were at max revs and the 75hp revved a bit further up than the 60hp. Apart from that they were pretty much the same.

[@whippydesign]

The E up.... built in Yorkshire!!!!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Must resist.... The notion of putting a sports exhaust on the family Skoda Fabia with the same engine, it sounds immense... I do love the little MPI engine it does the job and i was a bit sceptical about it pulling the estate body but that scepticism has vanished, also driven a Citigo with the 60bhp version of this engine as well. Nearly bought a Mii before I got my Cactus but was annoyed that the road tax was twenty pound more than what I was paying on the family Skoda for the same engine! Great review as always.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Do it!! >:D

[@huwdavies6650]

My Sister and Brother in law have the Škoda E City Go IV. They absolutely love it!

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

I had one as a rental car, horrible little crappy thing, underpowered is an understatement. Saying that it did do some amazing burnouts I blew a tyre. It's party piece is reverse J turns though it loves them

[@argonautsuk]

Howdy from Manchester. Love the noise it makes 😍

[@MrHYDRO84]

What a great little ride that is looks so much fun

[@davidsjenkins281]

Great video keep up with the good and it be good to see one of these cars. Used as a daily drive

[@mccarthymccarthy1]

I've got the Mii S - you'd love it Ian - keep fit windows, no air con and no central locking! Had it from 2 years old (£3999) for 7 years. Cheapest motoring! Great drive. Taken it to south of France. Very comfortable and I'm 1.93m

[@gg_vard]

I like the cost cutting showing in these, of course the metal on the interior of the door panels, but also the interior light and the door handles - and the pedals! are the same that can also be found on a 2000 Skoda Octavia. And of course the single window switch on the driver's side. ( in the new electric ID3, a 5 door car, there are only 2 switches and a "touch-button" that says REAR so you can operate the rear windows)

[@martinmentor]

Love my Citigo. Yes it's low on power. But more powerful than bigger cars that I learnt to drive in! Fun knitting bends together and I can get much more in it than you imagine possible

[@davidpring9108]

I own a 2015 Up, it's very nice indeed. I tried the Seat and Skoda before I went for the VW, the VW just felt a lot more substantial

[@jontallon73]

Odd since they all share the track at Bratislava

[@MaxKuehn]

that's exactly why I prefer 3 cylinder engines over the 4 cylinder ones. great noise 😃

[@paulbennell3313]

I don't generally like modern cars but I'd love one of those!

[@jeb1683]

I had a Citigo for 2 months whilst my car was being repaired. I currently drive a Model 3, but the Citigo is still the most fun I've had in a car. As another comment rightly states, there is much more fun driving a slow car fast than a fast car ... but even at the same speed!

[@thomasrpoulsen]

3 cylinders just make a great little noise. Even the c1 does. Cheers Ian

[@daniellee9015]

Brilliant video Ian 👍 a bit like a Peugeot 208 3 cylinder but slow

[@WolfiesWheels]

Not a car that had ever been on my radar. But it is now, I think it sounded great too 😎.

[@richardhalliday6469]

Just had a look on the SEAT page - the Mii electric is no longer available according to their website.

[@davidquinn5906]

Hasn't been for a long time. Got mine a year ago from a dealer who'd bought it as a demonstrator only for Seat to then stop taking order for them.

[@alextoft9199]

I agree about VW quality. I still enjoy my 2002 Fabia. It's not exciting but because they use all the same VW parts bin stuff. It's lovely and easy to drive. Feels just like an A3 or Golf of the time. In regards to realibilty, the diesels are a lot better. The 1.4 16v in the Fabia is brisk enough, but it has had so many niggles. Electronics as well. The Passat we have is a diesel on 290k. That has been pretty faultless.

[@SimonWebbRCandModellingChannel]

My second car is a Peugeot 108 1.2 Allure, and the 82bhp that the engine makes is pure bliss......weighing only 860kg the car zips along with great acceleration and sounds very good as well as the back box is mounted transversely at the back of the car. It encourages you to blip it and accelerate needlessly just to listen to the sound. I absolutely love the little thing I really do. So what with my VW Passat Estate for my Model Aircraft transportation and towing, and my little 108 for fun razzing about, I am a happy man!

[@willotoole4118]

Looks better than the UP!

[@kellybrickey4300]

Three cylinders inline have a brilliant sound. I wore out four First gen Geo Metros over here in the U.S.

[@K9DashCams]

I have a 5 door Citigo Elegance with black wheels, fantastic car, I use mine as a van alot of the time & it holds a lot of stuff.👍

[@bigtrev8xl]

Your camerawoman, is a real asset to the Hubnut channel..👍👍👌🍺

[@Poppy323F]

I used to have a 2014 High Up! and it wa sa fabulous little car that I occasionally regret getting rid of, it even had heated seats and cruise control!

[@EinkOLED]

I hired a VW Up in the the Azores a few years ago, and was impressed by it's solid design and performance.

[@matt-beale]

Great review Ian, Now you can see why the silencer is going back on as I did not expect it to be so loud.

[@brianiswrong]

Thank you for allowing Ian,and thus all of us to get the lowdown on your car 👍

[@matt-beale]

@@brianiswrong You are welcome, I have been waiting to have the Exhaust replaced with a much quieter one after this review was filmed. The Mii was owned as a 2nd car for occasional use. Since Fuel prices have gone so High The Mii has become the daily driver as I can not justify running a BMW 5 Series M sport everyday when I have a much more economical car.

[@frantisekpodlipny4085]

I have CNG version of Skoda Citigo in my part time job. That car is from 2014 and has 350.000 km (like 220.000 miles) on the clock. Everything rattles and rust is spreading but car still runs without any major problems. This Seat Mii with tuned exhaust sounds exactly like 2-stroke Wartburg.

[@bentullett6068]

I forgot they did the cleaning running CNG ones. We don't get these versions in the UK sadly. I am surprised it is rusting already you must live in a part of the world where damp cold weather hurts cars.

[@frantisekpodlipny4085]

@@bentullett6068 I live in Czech Republic and salt is applied on the roads during winters here. Rust is not too bad on that car. It can by easily reapired but nobody cares.

[@justinmepham4970]

I had a Mii from new back in 2013, excellent car, only changed it as I needed a larger family car. I could easily get high 60s MPG out of it on my normal running around, even getting into the 70+ mpg a few times, not managed that in the cars I've had since!

[@gerryellis3847]

I have an Up GTI love it

[@2tone209]

AY UP MR AND MISS HUBNUT

[@crossercuss1]

would love to see an ampera road test ... really thinking about buying one... thanks again for your great videos

[@robenglish416]

Have the Citigo-e and it’s like driving a fun fair car! Have the larger battery and it gives you a range of 100-150 miles, depending on driving and mostly temperature. My wife use it as her work car and we fold the backseats then which in the Skoda give you a flat floor with a luggage divider. Usually take things to the tip also (have a foldable liner). The kids don’t usually complain and I find seats comfortable (longest drive in one go is about 100 miles). Do motorway speed brilliantly, 75 mph not a problem, very stable with the wheels in the corner compared to my old Opel Corsa.

[@chrisoncars4879]

Reg check suggests that's actually only the 60hp version... The 75hp was only on the top spec, so it would have heated seats and need to be an Elegance or SE L. That's a Toca and only available as a 60hp engine. The 75hp version is a fair amount livelier. I've had two VW Ups, a 75hp Club Up and a 90hp High Up TSi. Both brilliant little cars, the TSi was surprisingly nippy. I did 16k a year in each and they were both very reliable. Mine both had heated seats and cruise control, brilliant for a small car. Shame you had one with a silly exhaust and only 60hp, the higher levels are a lot better and they're usually quite a refund car.

[@matt-beale]

Hi, This is my Mii and It has the 75hp map added to it, but you are right it was originally 60hp.

[@huwdavies6650]

My dad has a Peugeot 208 with the 1.2 Puretech engine. Those 3 cylinder engines do have a lot of character. Give them the beans and they sound like a miniature V6.

[@davidpring9108]

Mine is the VW Up High Up trim model. So comes with electric adjustable heated mirrors, Heated seats, sat nav, diamond cut 17" alloys, Hands free. Also has a split boot. Coild have had parking sensors as an optional extra, but the previius owner diddnt tick that box

[@PowerslideSWE]

Try to have a test in an UP! GTI, fab little cars, I love mine.

[@stephenswift9868]

I think a UP! GTI would be fun! That would be a good test. I like the look of them too.

[@matt-beale]

@hubnut The Exhaust is now back to standard so peace is restored.

[@HainjeDAF]

Great video once again. Volkswagen's answer tot the succes of Aygo / C1 / 107. 3 cylinders have 1st and 2nd order mass motion forces inside the engine balanced out by definition of their construction. That gives a very smooth running and a distinct engine note. Also the flywheel can be lighter which caters for nippier throttle response. I'm on my second Aygo now (1st gen B40 with 1KR-FE). Love it. The trick is to keep when the revs up, many a bigger car gets surprised by the aygo being quick

[@HainjeDAF]

@@astafford8865 I don't know the UK market but citybugs are good value keepers. Especially if they have a service history. They are very reliable if not driven like a maniac. Parts are easy to come by, even OEM parts aren't expensive. (i bought new front disks and pads for 150 euros from the dealer. which is quite acceptable and was even cheaper than parts store. Putting them on was 30min work.) Front brakes are almost always advisable to check/replace as many suffer from stoplight reacing. Mine has 170.000 original km and i bought it new. It has never broken down and running costs are very low. Allthough mine receives dealer maintenance, they are reasonably self serviceable with a Hanes manual.

[@volt8684]

@@astafford8865 my daughters yaris 1.0krfe engine done 100k miles. Not one fault 55mpg drives as new

[@cornishadz]

Great little car. Exhaust sounds good for a minute. And typical VAG quality. I do agree with the seats. Our alhambra has leather seats and they get uncomfortable after a hour or 2 of driving....my friends 68 plate berling van seats.......bloody comfortable. #becausefrench

[@nigelrudd670]

Up gti on my wish list 🤓👍

[@jimbofaulty]

hi Ian, you mentioned a charade gtti, my dad had a 1992 one in black. If you could get hold of one and do a test that would be one great video.

[@mattw8332]

Looks like a hoot to drive. Nice light interior and tastefully modified. 🙂 There were waiting lists to buy electric versions of the trinity of these cars. Not sure if that is still the case.

[@Isaki138]

Recycled Golf MkIV underneath with restrictive traction control and windows that don't properly defog. Very practical shape though. Hope you'll one day test the Mazda2 DL or DJ.

[@mrjsv4935]

Nice little city car, too loud for me though :P I once had a 2011 Suzuki Alto, which is about the same size city car as this, and had a 1-litre 3-cylinder engine in it as well. My only 3-cylinder car so far. Trunk was about a size of a mail box :D

[@danielross7221]

I loved the little smirk on your face when you 1st pulled away. I had one of these given to me as a courtesy car from the dealer. great fun to drive

[@anthonystevens8683]

Although I've not driven the Mii version of this car I have driven the Citigo version a few times but with the lower power version of the engine when my cars were in for service. They handled and drove pretty well considering the power and had a surprising amount of room for something that looked like you could fit in a ruck sack. The thing that I kept forgetting was to lower the parcel shelf after loading some shopping as it blacked out rear vision. My fault I know. I do remember the sound (or should I call it 'noise') system though. To put it politely it was suboptimal. Fine for speech but not great for music, it sort of sounded like an improved old telephone. For a town car that can be used for longer journeys they are great though. Just remember that parcel shelf. I never understood the Up version with that upticked rear window, that just restricted the visibility, I also never saw the point for the three door as you mentioned this could be 'interesting' in supermarket parking but I guess you should carry that ruck sack.

[@Rjhs001]

Nice little car Ian. Your videos were always good but with Miss Hub Nut as camera person, the improvement is marked. Big thanks to her for adding to an already good brand.

[@desmondoflynn2862]

We have acquired (rather accidently) a second hand VW Up semi automatic Up 5 door in the last six months, 75 BHP with all the goodies: A/C, heated seats and cruise control. The semi auto box is almost impossible to predict and tricky to drive smoothly. Why did VW not put in a DSG box? Too expensive? Even a CVT from Nissan would have been ideal for this city car. But the engine makes up for all of this; it is zippy, revs easily and is more than adequate to keep up with city and motorway traffic. The interior is quite funky and this is a deliberate nod to the Fiat 500 which re-set small car funkiness a while back. All in all, a great small package but the car deserves a decent auto box !!

[@PaddyWV]

I knew there'd be Hub chuffs! (Much chortling) 🙂

[@thomas05ish]

Loved the exhaust note . Electric version only practical if you live in town and don’t do long journeys. For anyone in the country who needs to do long journeys (does that remind you of anyone you know) they are still impractical. Hope you haven’t swallowed the net zero nonsense which is being force fed to our school children. Great video again.

[@GryphLane]

I had one of these, bought new in 2013, in silver. Number plate ended PYX so obviously I called it Pixie. Was a brilliant car but I just needed more space.

[@asm1]

UP GTI was/is 115PS. Thats more than a MK1 Golf GTI

[@neilsradios]

Used to get them as courtesy cars when my SEAT was in for a service. I quite enjoyed them, felt a bit like driving a 1980s car but it had bluetooth and didn't break down 🙂Although I never noticed this "anecdata", as I only ever drove one during the day, people who rented them told me the Up/Citigo/Mii had very poor headlights. I sort of fancied the Up GTI but need more room than it offers and don't have road/drive space for a hobby car!

[@fatbelly27]

Uprated bulbs sort out the headlights

[@melcu1990]

one design trend I dislike on modern cars is how deep the dashboards are and how far away the windscreen is from you. I feel much more connected to the car and the road when I’m closer to the glass, and I think it gives a better sense of where the corners are. I love old school defenders for this, you have barely 4 inches of dashboard!

[@ruglund]

my dad has a Mii, my sister in law had a VW Up, and my exwife has a citigo, Ive driven all three, can confirm its a hilarious little car - give them the beans as Sarah-n-tuned says, and have tons of fun.

[@MrBrianc1975]

Great video. Whilst we're on the subject of three cylinder city cars have you any plans to test a smart car? I recommend a 451 convertible. If your ever in Dorset mines available.

[@captainaverage721]

Thanks

[@HubNut]

Thank you!

[@davenaylor8076]

Always thought the E Up was a special addition for the Yorkshire market.

[@loislurso]

I have Skoda Citigo, and it does have window controls for both windows on driver side.

[@fatbelly27]

It was a later change - 2015 ish. Also added boot strings and a boot light.

[@MattBrownbill]

My Dad's Up is too high geared, so it doesn't sound happy at lower revs, labours quite a lot. He was so unhappy with his, he replaced it with another (don't ask!). Our family seems very unlucky with VWs and Audis. They seem to be very poor value for money, and not up to the quality, the price would suggest.

[@edwardalannewton8591]

Nice car

[@graemew7001]

One of the cars I'd be looking at when it comes time to replace the Panda but a 5 door although I'm not a fan of the way the rear windows open.

[@davidquinn5906]

Get one. You won't regret it. Anyway you won't be sitting in the back.

[@bentullett6068]

I have to ask if you hold the key fob unlock and lock button down on this model do the windows raise and lower as it is a feature found on the SEAT cars because they are Spanish and hot weather proof, my Ibiza has this feature and its great in the hot weather we have as you can eliminate heat from the car before you reach it. Skoda versions may have a little ice scraper because of Czech Republic and cold weather.

[@frglee]

I recently replaced my 2004 Skoda Fabia mk1, and looked hard at the Citigo, which was quite a tempting prospect. However, after some thought and a growing need to do more long distance travel for family reasons, I thought maybe something a bit bigger might be a better idea. For a similar price to some of the used Citigos I saw, I ended up buying a 2014 Skoda Rapid 1.2SE TSi. I'm quite impressed with it, economical with all the modern bells and whistles...things have sure come on with Skoda cars since 2004!

[@chucklberry]

I have a 2013 Skoda Rapid 1.2 TSI had it 3 years and it has been a great car so far

[@jamesprince4991]

Do test the 107/C1/Aygo, too. My favourite small car trio, mostly because of the excellent Daihatsu engine.

[@qwerty4real591]

You should drive a VW Lupo/Seat Arosa quite similar but older

[@rabcarver333]

Extra cup holder in the door bin. My Mazda has a similar setup.

[@paultaylor7082]

Love the Thumbs Up at the start from Miss Hubnut! The exhaust noise is unique, but not as good as the raspy fart of a Morris Minor. It's a City car, a bit too small for me and many others here, not practical for a family, other than one with small children. I'm not sure I've ever seen one, Citigos and Ups! aren't that common, this Seat version is ever rarer, I'm not sure I've ever seen on on the road other than here. This is the precursor to the now common 3 pot 1 litre turbocharged small hatchbacks (slightly bigger than the Seat) on offer from the major manufacturers, although others have commented on their reliability not being as good as the bigger engined versions. Ok for driving around town and local journeys, but I wouldn't fancy a 200 mile drive from Manchester to London in one.

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

Seat is geared towards da yoof, Skoda is sensible cheap motoring, VW is the premium brand. The E up was marketed for Yorkshire I think

[@Ty4ons]

Higher end trims had a false boot floor to make it flat with the seats folded. Not sure if all models could have that though. Frugal little car, I got diesel-like economy and could forgive the lack of power with the noise you got from revving it.

[@Bicyclehub]

I want one after seeing this! Didn’t know it was three cylinder. It seems like VW returned to the shape of the Lupo after making the dull Fox for a few years. Not surprised; the flatter, wider design is much cooler.