volkswagen Lupo Road Test Reports and Car Reviews

Volkswagen Lupo 1.4 Sport 2005

This is my second Lupo having previously owned a year 2000 1.0e. I bought the Sport when I heard the replacement for the Lupo was going to be the Fox which I am not keen on. I have piled the miles onto this car and it now stands at nearly 70000miles. In the time I have owned this car it has been a joy, I believe that there is no car in this class or the class above that has such a fine interior or standard of fit and finish. Everything about the car seems to be of higher quality than its rivals a good example of this is the Ford Ka that we also own, both cars cost roughly the same when we bought them but the Lupo stereo has a good quality sound whilst the Ka sounds tinny, the carpets in the Lupo are well fitted the Ka’s are not. My time with the car has not been entirely trouble free, at 65000miles the pedal box broke but this was repaired without any drama by the dealership and with no cost to me. The ride is very good for such a small car and it holds the road very well too. I would say the car is a little small for passengers but this is not a major problem for me as I seldom carry passengers or luggage, for a couple the Lupo would prove very practical. My car is fitted with a 1.4 16V 100PS petrol engine which endows the little Lupo with a pleasing turn of speed whilst still returning 42mpg which ithink is very good as I do not drive with economy in mind. The dealership experience is still an area that VW needs to work on, I have one dealer that impresses me and they alway service this car now but I have tried two other dealers that did not impress me. I would also say that the servicing cost do seem a little on the high side for a city car. Overall I think this car is brilliant and would heartily recommend them to anyone.