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Volkswagen up! 1.0

The Volkswagen up! 1.0 reaches 60 mph in 13.07 s (100 km/h in 13.94 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 19.51 s, tripping the lights at 71.9 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 3.29 s and the eighth mile in 12.65 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Volkswagen up! 1.0 SEAT Mii 5dr 1.0 60

Pick who it runs against, then watch it happen — and change the surface, the weather or the distance and run it again.

Down the strip

Standing start Volkswagen up! 1.0
0–60 mph13.07 s
0–100 km/h13.94 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft3.29 s
1/8 mile12.65 s
1/4 mile19.51 s
Trap speed71.9 mph

About the up! 1.0

The 2012 Volkswagen up! 1.0 is a front-drive naturally aspirated car of 929 kg with 59 bhp, which works out at 64 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 3.29 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 13,634th quickest to 60 mph, and the 16th quickest of the 16 Volkswagens here. Its 71.9 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Volkswagen up! 1.0
Year2012
Power59 hp (44 kW)
Kerb mass929 kg
Power to weight64 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront drive
Gears5
EngineNaturally aspirated
Top speed99 mph (160 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
SEAT Mii 5dr 1.0 60201213.07 s19.50 s71.9 mph59 bhp
Peugeot 207 - 5dr 1.4 75200913.11 s19.52 s72.4 mph74 bhp
Holden Barina 3dr 1.0 60200013.01 s19.47 s71.6 mph59 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Head to head

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Where these times sit

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Questions

What is the Volkswagen up! 1.0 0-60 time?
The Volkswagen up! 1.0 reaches 60 mph in 13.07 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 13,634th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Volkswagen up! 1.0 quarter mile time?
19.51 s at 71.9 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 12.65 s and clears the first 60 ft in 3.29 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Volkswagen up! 1.0 have?
59 bhp and 929 kg, which is 64 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, naturally aspirated, with 5 gears and a quoted top speed of 160 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Volkswagen up! 1.0?
Closest here on pace: SEAT Mii 5dr 1.0 60 (13.07 s), Peugeot 207 - 5dr 1.4 75 (13.11 s), Holden Barina 3dr 1.0 60 (13.01 s). Each one can be raced against the Volkswagen up! 1.0 in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Volkswagen up! 1.0 is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.