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There'll never be a hot Up ""“ the Up GT has been canned due to budget constraints, killing any notion of a Seat Cupra or Skoda vRS version. Nevertheless, Skoda has had a crack at a racier-looking version: the Skoda Citigo Sport. It gets the same lowered, stiffer suspension as our Up long-termer, plus racing stripes, red stitching and a hilarious bodykit. The rear diffuser was in for a shout as most pathetic piece of fake aero car attire ever, until I spotted the snowplough-cum-splitter up front. Still, on its glossy black wheels, it looks pretty cool in a pugnacious, cheeky way.
Inside, the Sport loses out on spec to ""˜my' top-spec ""˜high Up'. No electric mirrors, no heated seats, and only the 64bhp engine, rather than my Up's 74bhp mill. However, you still get sat-nav and Bluetooth, as well as a big cost saving. A Citigo Sport is £10,290: £710 less than a base-spec high Up, before you've added the VW's £480 Sport Pack. Depending on your driving style, that could be a year's worth of fuel.
And to drive? No surprises, the Citigo Sport feels just like the Up. Except for one thing ""“ it just isn't any slower. The 10bhp deficit is inconsequential because the 74bhp engine develops peak power at 6200rpm, while the 64bhp engine gives its best lower down, from 5000-6000rpm. Plus, both engines develop an identical 70lb ft, over the same 3000-4300rpm range. So, in everyday driving, the extra power is completely unnoticeable. It pays to read spec sheets.
If it were my money on the dotted line, having driven both, I'd find it difficult to walk past the Skoda forecourt, despite preferring the Up's styling and badge. The Skoda just makes better value sense ""“ and doesn't have a grammatically incorrect name, which is nice.
read full story..http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives...sts/VW-Up-10-75PS-2013-long-term-test-review/
Inside, the Sport loses out on spec to ""˜my' top-spec ""˜high Up'. No electric mirrors, no heated seats, and only the 64bhp engine, rather than my Up's 74bhp mill. However, you still get sat-nav and Bluetooth, as well as a big cost saving. A Citigo Sport is £10,290: £710 less than a base-spec high Up, before you've added the VW's £480 Sport Pack. Depending on your driving style, that could be a year's worth of fuel.
And to drive? No surprises, the Citigo Sport feels just like the Up. Except for one thing ""“ it just isn't any slower. The 10bhp deficit is inconsequential because the 74bhp engine develops peak power at 6200rpm, while the 64bhp engine gives its best lower down, from 5000-6000rpm. Plus, both engines develop an identical 70lb ft, over the same 3000-4300rpm range. So, in everyday driving, the extra power is completely unnoticeable. It pays to read spec sheets.
If it were my money on the dotted line, having driven both, I'd find it difficult to walk past the Skoda forecourt, despite preferring the Up's styling and badge. The Skoda just makes better value sense ""“ and doesn't have a grammatically incorrect name, which is nice.
read full story..http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives...sts/VW-Up-10-75PS-2013-long-term-test-review/
