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Volkswagen Up! Lite

Volkswagen Up! Lite is a TDI diesel-powered hybrid.

The Volkswagen Up! Lite was first revealed on the Los Angeles Auto Show 2009. It is a four seater hybrid concept car based on Volkswagen L1 technologies. The Volkswagen up! Lite concept car has a hybrid powertrain with one 0.8 litres (48.8 cu in) two-cylinder Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engine and one 10 kilowatts (14 PS; 13 bhp) electric motor, and using a seven-speed dry dual-clutch Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG).


Volkswagen Up Lite at the 2010 Washington Auto Show.

Its technical dimension is about 3.84 meters (12 ft 7 in) in length, 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) in width and 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) high. It weighs 695 kilograms (1,532 lb), has a top-speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph), and CO2 emission not more than 65 g/km.

 

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