Automated manual gearbox changes the Volkswagen Up's character almost beyond recognition
This is a two-pedal UP. On the face of it, the VW Up’s five-speed automated manual gearbox – labelled ASG, the German initials for ‘single-clutch automatic’ – seems a very enticing choice for the acclaimed city car.According to VW, it improves combined fuel mileage of the 74bhp model by better than four per cent and shaves three per cent off the already low CO2 output, while damaging neither acceleration nor top speed. It carries a reasonable-sounding premium of £595.
Automated manual gearbox changes the Volkswagen Up's character almost beyond recognition
This is a two-pedal UP. On the face of it, the VW Up’s five-speed automated manual gearbox – labelled ASG, the German initials for ‘single-clutch automatic’ – seems a very enticing choice for the acclaimed city car.According to VW, it improves combined fuel mileage of the 74bhp model by better than four per cent and shaves three per cent off the already low CO2 output, while damaging neither acceleration nor top speed. It carries a reasonable-sounding premium of £595.