A Lupo GTI reboot would go down a treat in the electric era. Until then...
, which showed that hot hatches will still be alive and kicking when the world is full of 1,000hp family saloons.
Up close, it looks every bit the successor to the Golf GTI, from the Mk1-inspired matte black front splitter to the-style rear wing. Remarkably, it occupies a smaller footprint than a Polo, while the compactness of an electric powertrain allows for a cabin that, VW says, is just as spacious as the current Golf. For some reason, it’s that last bit that’s piqued my interest.
It's wishful thinking, I know, and it’s not like the Lupo GTI was a smash hit the first time around. VW sold fewer than 1,000 of them in the UK between 2001 and 2005, with HowManyLeft stating that around 440 are currently registered. Doesn’t do much for my cause to bring the loopy Lupo back from the dead , so I’ll let the car do the talking. It’s an absolutely tiny thing, coming in nearly 100mm short than the Up! and weighing a mere 975kg. Couple that with a 125hp, 1.
Then there was the way it looked. The purposeful-yet-clean front bumper, deeper side skirts and tiny rear spoiler transformed the Lupo from a cute-yet-mildly dreary city car into cheeky little hot hatch.
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