Link: International Herald Tribune reports hat VW will get into the mini car business.
- To that end the UP! (yes, the exclamation point is part of the name) will retail for about €6,000 (US$8,275) for the base model, with options increasing the price tag. Though it lacks the rounded edges of the Beetle, its length is similar, at just less than 3.5 meters, or about 11.5 feet.
"The car has what it takes to be a trend setter," Winterkorn said, adding it may form the base of a new round of small cars being developed by the company, whose other brands include the upscale Audi, Skoda, Seat and the stratospherically priced speedsters hand-built by Lamborghini.
Toyota introduced a microcar concept called the iQ which is slated for 2009
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