Volkswagen Lupo: 1998-2005 жылдары шығарылған қалалық автомобиль

Motor vehicle 1998 2006

The Volkswagen Lupo (Typ 6X) is a city car that was produced by the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, from 1998 to 2005. It shares most of its aspects with the Volkswagen Group's SEAT Arosa, both derived from the Volkswagen Polo Mk3 platform. Main differences are found in styling and equipment. The Lupo name is Latin, meaning wolf, and is named after its home town of Wolfsburg.

The Lupo was introduced in October 1998, to fill a gap at the bottom of the Volkswagen model range caused by the increasing size and weight of the Polo. It was a badge engineered version of the stablemate, the 1997 SEAT Arosa. The right hand drive version for the UK market was launched in the spring of 1999. In Japan, it was launched in July 2001. Both Lupo and Arosa use the A00 platform which is a shortened version of the Polo/Ibiza A0 platform. Initially only available in two trim variants, the budget E trim and the upgraded S trim; the range later expanded to include a Sport and GTI variant. Petrol engines ranged from 1.0 to 1.4 (1.6 for the GTI) with diesels from 1.2 to 1.7. The differences between the E and S trim included painted door mirrors, door handles and strip, central locking, electric windows, double folding seats and opening rear windows. The Sport also got a chrome centre exhaust and front foglights as standard. Just as the Arosa, the Lupo was designed by Jozef Kabaň.

Sales of the Lupo were slow and missed Volkswagen's targets, partly because of its high price in the class and it was higher than its sister car SEAT Arosa. In 2001 a Volkswagen source claimed that it was decided the Lupo would eventually be discontinued and replaced by a model built in China. Production of the Lupo was discontinued in June 2005, The Lupo's spiritual successor, Volkswagen up!, was released in 2011.

Name Volume Type Output Torque 0–100 km/h (0 62 mph) Top speed YearsPetrol engines1.0 8v4 cyl. at 5000 rpm at 2750 rpm18.0 s1998–20001.0 8v4 cyl at 5000 rpm at 3000–3600 rpm17.7 s1998–20051.4 8v4 cyl. at 4700 rpm at 3000 rpm14.3 s2000–20051.4 16v4 cyl. at 5000 rpm at 3800 rpm12.0 s1998–20051.4 16v Sport4 cyl. at 6000 rpm at 4400 rpm10.0 s1999–20051.4 16v FSI4 cyl. at 6200 rpm at 4250 rpm10.0 s2000–20031.6 16v GTI4 cyl. at 6500 rpm at 3000 rpm7.8 s2000–2005Diesel engines1.2 TDI3 cyl. at 4000 rpm at 1800–2400 rpm14.5 s1999–20051.4 TDI3 cyl. at 4000 rpm at 2200 rpm12.3 s1999–20051.7 SDI4 cyl. at 4200 rpm at 2200–3000 rpm16.8 s1998–2005

The Lupo FSi was the first direct injection petrol powered production vehicle Volkswagen produced. A 5L/100 km 1.4 16v petrol version of the Lupo 3L with an average consumption of 4.9L/100 km. This direct injection engine next to a conventional engine with similar power uses around 30% less fuel. It had a similar automated gearbox to the 3L but with different gear ratios. Outwardly, it was almost identical to a 3L but with a different front grill, slightly wider wheels with a different design and lacked the magnesium steering wheel and rear bumper of the 3L. Early 3L and FSi models had aluminium tailgates which were lighter and more aerodynamic than their standard Lupo counterparts. Early FSi models also had a unique spoiler while later ones without the aluminium tailgates were fitted with the same spoiler as the Lupo GTI. The FSi was only sold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The 1.6 L Lupo GTI, introduced in the year 2000, has been labelled a true successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk1, one of the first true hot hatches. The GTI can be identified by its fully body coloured bumpers and twin central exhausts. In March 2002, a six speed gearbox was added, together with improved throttle response, and was suggested as a competitor to the Mini Cooper, or the larger Volkswagen Polo GTI. The GTI features much more standard equipment which was not available on any other in the Lupo range, including bi xenon headlights, 15 inch Bathurst alloy wheels and an off black interior. With a DOHC sixteen valve four cylinder engine producing , the GTI had a top speed of and could accelerate 0 to 60 mph in 7.8 seconds.