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Heads up on the VW Space Up

From the Tokyo auto show, the debut of another member of the German automaker's "new small family" line of concept cars.

Candace Lombardi
(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET Reviews)

Is there such a thing as a mini minivan?

Volkswagen's Space Up, which was unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo auto show on Wednesday, certainly seems to qualify.

The four-door Space Up is just 3.68 m (12 feet) by 1.63 m (5 feet) compared to the VW Touran minivan, which is roughly 4.3 m (14 feet) by 1.8 m (6 feet).

The Space Up follows the two-door Up that debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. As with the Up concept car, the drive train for all of the gasoline, diesel, and electric drives for this line of cars would be located in the rear, as they were on the old Beetle, according to VW.

(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET Reviews)
(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET Reviews)
(Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET Reviews)
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