Comparison: height VW up! vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the VW up! is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin A hatchback can be any height depending on the make and model, but they tend to be similar in size to other cars in their class.With it's length of 3600 mm and width of 1645 mm, the VW up! has a height of 1504 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Suzuki Splash 1.0 (EX ), which is 86 mm more than the up! 1.0 - 1590 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the VW and the Suzuki is 115 mm in favor of the Suzuki . On the contrary, the lowest in the " hatchback" category is Opel Corsa GSi , which is 1365 mm - that makes it 139 mm shorter than the VW in question.Length-wise, the Opel outperforms the rival by 22 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other VW models
Variants

VW up! - How has the height changed over the generations?

VW up! generations

VW up! generations
Generation year	Height
up!, Model year 2016 (up! 1. Generation (1. Facelift))	1504 mm
up!, Model year 2011 (up! 1. Generation)	1489 mm

up!, Model year 2016 ) (up! 1. Generation (1. Facelift) 1504 mm
up!, Model year 2011 (up! 1. Generation) 1489 mm

The difference in height between first generation (up! 1. Generation) from 2011 and last generation (up! 1. Generation (1. Facelift)) from 2016 is 1.5cm mm.

The height of the current generation of up! is 1504 mm.

Variants

VW up! variants: up! vs. up! cross up! vs. up! e-up! vs. up! GTI

Height: VW up! variants
Variant name	Height
up! cross up!	1516 mm
up! e-up!	1507 mm
up!	1504 mm
up! GTI	1492 mm

up! cross up! 1516 mm
up! e-up! 1507 mm
up! 1504 mm
up! GTI 1492 mm

The height compared to other VW models

VW up! vs other current cars by VW

Height: up! vs. other models by VW
Variant name	Height
Touareg	1712 mm
Touareg R	1693 mm
Touran	1668 mm
Tayron	1666 mm
Tiguan	1658 mm
ID.4	1640 mm
ID.4 GTX	1637 mm
ID.5	1616 mm
ID.5 GTX	1616 mm
T-Roc	1584 mm
T-Cross	1573 mm
ID.3	1564 mm
ID.3 GTX	1564 mm
T-Roc R	1559 mm
ID.7 Tourer	1551 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX	1549 mm
ID.7	1536 mm
ID.7 GTX	1535 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet	1527 mm
Passat Variant	1521 mm
Taigo	1518 mm
Golf Variant	1487 mm
Golf	1483 mm
Golf GTE	1478 mm
Golf GTI	1471 mm
Golf R Variant	1462 mm
Golf R	1454 mm
Polo	1451 mm
Polo GTI	1431 mm

Touareg 1712 mm
Touareg R 1693 mm
Touran 1668 mm
Tayron 1666 mm
Tiguan 1658 mm
ID.4 1640 mm
ID.4 GTX 1637 mm
ID.5 1616 mm
ID.5 GTX 1616 mm
T-Roc 1584 mm
T-Cross 1573 mm
ID.3 1564 mm
ID.3 GTX 1564 mm
T-Roc R 1559 mm
ID.7 Tourer 1551 mm
ID.7 Tourer GTX 1549 mm
ID.7 1536 mm
ID.7 GTX 1535 mm
T-Roc Cabriolet 1527 mm
Passat Variant 1521 mm
Taigo 1518 mm
Golf Variant 1487 mm
Golf 1483 mm
Golf GTE 1478 mm
Golf GTI 1471 mm
Golf R Variant 1462 mm
Golf R 1454 mm
Polo 1451 mm
Polo GTI 1431 mm

How does the height of the VW up! compare to it's nearest competitors?

VW up! vs. similar cars

Height: VW up! vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Suzuki Splash 2008	1590 mm
smart forfour 2014	1554 mm
Suzuki Celerio 2014	1540 mm
Suzuki Ignis 2000	1540 mm
Hyundai i10 2008	1540 mm
Lancia Ypsilon 2003	1530 mm
Citroen C3 2002	1529 mm
Honda Logo 1999	1525 mm
Nissan Pulsar 2014	1520 mm
Mitsubishi Space Star 2020	1505 mm
VW up! 2016	1504 mm
Toyota Yaris 1999	1500 mm
Skoda Fabia 2010	1498 mm
Infiniti Q30 2015	1495 mm
Skoda Citigo 2012	1489 mm
Opel KARL 2015	1485 mm
Opel ADAM 2013	1484 mm
SEAT Mii 2012	1478 mm
Peugeot 107 2005	1470 mm
Toyota Aygo 2012	1465 mm
Peugeot 208 2012	1460 mm
Citroen DS 3 2010	1458 mm
Lancia Y 1995	1435 mm
Peugeot 206 1998	1425 mm
Renault Clio 2001	1417 mm
Audi A1 2010	1417 mm
MINI MINI 2001	1416 mm
Skoda Felicia 1998	1415 mm
Abarth Ritmo 1981	1370 mm
Opel Corsa 1983	1365 mm