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Volkswagen up! 1.0 vs Hyundai i20 1.0 120

Over a standing quarter mile on dry asphalt the Hyundai i20 1.0 120 is the quicker car, covering it in 16.89 s at 81.3 mph against the Volkswagen up! 1.0’s 19.51 s — a margin of 2.62 s. To 60 mph the Hyundai i20 1.0 120 takes 9.28 s and the Volkswagen up! 1.0 13.07 s.

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

Volkswagen up! 1.0 Hyundai i20 1.0 120

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Down the strip

Standing startVolkswagen up! 1.0Hyundai i20 1.0 120
0–60 mph13.07 s9.28 s
0–100 mph——
60 ft3.29 s2.52 s
1/8 mile12.65 s10.85 s
1/4 mile19.51 s16.89 s
Trap speed71.9 mph81.3 mph

Each car is trimmed to its own published figures — 2/2 for the Volkswagen up! 1.0, 2/2 for the Hyundai i20 1.0 120 — so a heavier car can still be the quicker one if that is what it tests.

On paper

SpecificationVolkswagen up! 1.0Hyundai i20 1.0 120
Year20122014
Power59 bhp118 bhp
Kerb mass929 kg1,045 kg
Power to weight64 bhp/t113 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront driveFront drive
EngineNaturally aspiratedTurbocharged

Where these times sit

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Questions

Is the Volkswagen up! 1.0 or the Hyundai i20 1.0 120 faster?
The Hyundai i20 1.0 120. Over a standing quarter mile it runs 16.89 s to the Volkswagen up! 1.0's 19.51 s, a margin of 2.62 s, and it reaches 60 mph in 9.28 s against 13.07 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
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. It covers the standing quarter mile in 19.51 s at 71.9 mph.
What is the Hyundai i20 1.0 120 0-60 time?
The Hyundai i20 1.0 120 reaches 60 mph in 9.28 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. It covers the standing quarter mile in 16.89 s at 81.3 mph.
What trap speed does each car run?
The Volkswagen up! 1.0 trips the lights at 71.9 mph and the Hyundai i20 1.0 120 at 81.3 mph at the end of the quarter mile. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every time on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. Each car is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it matches its own published acceleration figures — 2 of 2 for the Volkswagen up! 1.0 and 2 of 2 for the Hyundai i20 1.0 120. Conditions are identical for both cars: 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.