2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Volkswagen Space Up! Concept
- Looks like: A boring answer to the Mazda5
- Defining characteristics: Suicide doors, lots of rear glass
- Ridiculous features: All four seats swivel to face each other … while parked
- Chance of being mass-produced: VW is looking at new small cars for the globe; it’s doubtful they’ll reach the U.S.
At just 144 inches long, the space up! concept isn’t as big as it looks. An inch shy of a Mini Cooper, we’d be shocked if VW could pull off this much space in a real production version. VW says because the engine is in the back of the vehicle — think Beetle — it’s able to open up a lot of interior volume.
While this is a novel idea for European consumers, we’re left wondering why the company hasn’t delivered an updated version of its popular bus from the 1960s and 1970s instead. More images of the concept below.
