The five-door version of Volkswagen’s award-winning up! city car is now available to order in the United Kingdom. The car has a base price of £8,360, and that means those rear doors cost an extra £365. It’s up to you really. you either say the hell with my passengers, get the three-door and save 365 quid, or you pay the extra and gain more practicality in return.

apart from the rear doors, there is no difference between the three and five door versions. they both has a 3.54 m overall length and offer a wheelbase of 2.42 m long, plus a 251-litre boot. Rear passengers in the five-door up! benefit from exactly the same space as those in the three-door model, with 947 mm of headroom (versus 993 mm in the front) and 789 mm of legroom.  The rear seat base is set slightly higher than that in the front,at 378 mm (versus 306 mm) giving passengers a clearer view of the road ahead.

The car comes with a £225 Emergency Braking system option, which complements the front and side airbags, ABS with Hydraulic Brake Assist, Isofix child seat preparation in the rear and standard ESP with its auto brake function.

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