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I had a 1.0 MPI Up for about 6 months and have to admit even as a firm Lupo fan, the Up drove better in nearly every way. Handled much better, better use of space in the body made it feel like a bigger car. Also fairly easy to work on for a car of its era. I'd happily take an Up as my next car if the Lupo is forced into early retirement.

I'm on my 2nd Up!, the first being a 2013 High Up! with all the toys on it. It now belongs to my son, which apart from a lack of power (75bhp and not a lot of torque!), he is quite happy with it. I had no major issues in the 5 years I owned it, and so far with my son, it's been good. It's now on 83k miles, I bought it in 2014 with 7500 miles on the clock. My GTI is 5 years old in April, and sits on 73k as of today, and I love it. The remap has helped tbf, but despite the lack of illuminated switches, I don't have any major gripes with the car or how it performs. Side by side, the dimensions of the cars are identical, underneath they are pretty much the same too, so I don't really get all the hate they seem to be getting on this thread. As I've said before though, the Up is a great car, just not as 'special' as the Lupo, certainly in GTI form. The other Lupo I have access to is a 1.4S, and the Up compared to that is streets ahead, both in terms of equipment and dynamically. I guess on a Lupo forum though, there will be more love for the Lupo!