Volkswagen Considering New Variants of the Up Including SUV

VolkswagenVolkswagenGermany, 1938 > present98 models
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does not want any of its platforms to support just one car and that includes the UpVolkswagen Up! Gen.1Germany, 2011 > present107 versions
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. It is considering using the Up platform to create a micro SUV and possibly a limited-production BuggyVolkswagen Buggy up!Germany, 2011 > present3 photos
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The TaigunVolkswagen TaigunGermany, 2013 > 20136 photos
compact was already shown last year at the São Paulo International Motor Show, and it appears fairly certain for production. It is just 3.86m long and has a 2.47m wheelbase. The crossover market is growing, but micro crossovers, even smaller than the JukeNissan JukeJapan, 2010 > present135 versions
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, is a brand new market.

“We are looking at ways we can capitalize on that [trend]. VW has been traditional in the past and has looked towards the mainstream, but there has been a lot of work in this direction. There’s still a lot of debate around the [Taigun] concept because it wouldn’t be traditional, but it is clear that there is a market for it," said Rob Hazelwood, managing director of Volkswagen UK. 

The other possibly for the Up platform is a limited edition Buggy with styling like a modernized Meyers Manx from the 60s. It showed the concept for the car at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

Source: Autocar [1,2]