Volkswagen Up 1.0 90PS High Up 5dr Petrol Hatchback, , Even a few foibles havent adversely coloured our opinion of the up!. The turbo engine is great, the car drives brilliantly and its comfy, too. Theres loads of room inside for a surprisingly small car. Theres plenty of space for two adults in the back as well, and even access isnt too bad thanks to the long doors. Thankfully, the roomy interior means you dont have to compromise too much on boot space. Theres 251 litres on offer, so you can just about fit overnight bags for four. Originally launched to a grateful public in 2012 and updated in 2016 and 2020, the diminutive Volkswagen Up has been a huge sales success for Volkswagen and is now a great used buy. The best thing about it is that it's never really felt like a small car not in the way it drives, the material choices of its interior or the way it rides. Its only when you get out of it and see how much space is left over in a standard parking space that you remember that youre in a bantam Volkswagen. The Up took a lot of the design elements of the Toyota Aygo but gave them a Germanic spin by combining it with the quality of the contemporary Volkswagen Golf. Somehow, during this process, it managed to create a very stylish car with an identity all of its own. The Up is still cute, with big, bug-eye headlights, tiny 15in wheels that are pushed out each corner, and a boxy rear end with a neat glass hatch that sports an oversized badge. Its looks were further enhanced by those refreshes, both of which trimmed the engine range and tweaked the styling. The Up manages to be both really good fun to drive and remarkably smooth riding. This is partly helped by the smaller wheels on offer, but also by the high levels of grip the car manages to achieve. The controls are a pleasure to use, the gearshift and clutch are easy to operate smoothly and the steering is light yet precise ideal for low-speed manoeuvres such as parallel parking. But it weighs up nicely during high-speed cornering, inspiring confidence in the Ups handling.