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The Volkswagen Lupo was a City Car manufactured by German automaker Volkswagen from 1998 to 2005. It was introduced in 1998 to fill a gap at the bottom of the VW model range caused by the increasing size and weight of the VW Polo . Rivals included the Ford Ka , the Opel Agila and the Fiat Panda . The SEAT Arosa was a Badge-engineered version of the Lupo. The car was available with a variety of Engine sizes and trim levels, from budget models through to the GTI variant. The 6-speed Lupo GTI has been labelled a true successor to the VW Golf Mk.1, the first true Hot Hatch . Production of the Lupo ceased in 2005. It has been replaced by the VW Fox . Awards 2001 Fleet News Award - Best Micro Car 1999 Auto Express New Car Honours - Best Small Car 1999 International Engine of the Year Award - Best Fuel Economy Lupo 3L The Lupo 3L was a special-edition made with the intent of being the worlds first car in series production consuming as little as 3 Litre s of fuel per 100 Kilometre s (78 miles per US Gallon or 94 miles per Imperial gallon). To achieve this the 3L was significantly changed from the standard Lupo to include:
During the period of series production of the Lupo 3L, Volkswagen also presented the 1L Concept , a prototype made with the objective of proving the capability of producing a roadworthy vehicle consuming only 1 litre of fuel per 100 kilometres (235 miles per US gallon). It was rumoured that it was this model that encouraged Renault to produced the Clio V6 , since they assumed 3L stood for a 3-litre engine. POPULAR CULTURE In the video game Gran Turismo 4 , the VW Lupo 1.4 ('02) was included as a prize car for completion of License B in a Bronze rating, and both the lupo 1.4 and the lupo GTI are included. EXTERNAL LINKS
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