Toughening of sanctions and restrictions of the European Union and the USA concerning harmful emissions in an atmosphere forces motor-car manufacturers to search for every possible ways and dodges which would help to improve productivity of new cars at the minimal volume of the engine. Volkswagen solves this problem in own way - the company intends “to put into a diet “all modelling number, beginning from Bentley and finishing Skoda.
To lower weight of the car on itself business is easier, than it seems at first sight. For example, updated Mazda6 more longly and more widely the predecessor, however thus it is easier than it on 35 kg. Basically, all business in a skilful selection and use easy, but strong materials. The sample of new “growing thin” design line Volkswagen becomes a midget car up!, presented on Frankfurt a motor show in the past to year. The company plans to reduce weight of model so that it consumed no more than three litres on 100 km. It is expected, that model will equip with the engine, probably, hybrid or electric as has presented a connected hybrid under the name space up last autumn Volkswagen! blue. Thus, the equipped weight of model makes 1090 kg in spite of the fact that its length exceeds 3800 mm, and width - 1650 mm so it is possible to consider, that here the company has already coped with an object in view. Besides the presented hatchback and a minivan, some more versions Volkswagen up will be added!, including a cabriolet and a crossover. In the market they will appear in 2010.