Volkswagen is presenting a concept car in a world premier at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt.

This car has the right stuff needed to move more than just one generation, said a VW spokesman.

It is a small, pure and high-spirited Volkswagen that pays tribute to its environment. The overall concept is marked by an innovative, clear, intuitive functionality. The name of the concept car: up! - a positive name that is a synonym for departure, activity, dynamics and the future, the spokesman added.

'For Volkswagen the response of IAA visitors will be a decisive test to determine whether the concept has the same kind of potential possessed by the Beetle at one time or by the Golf today,' said board member with Responsibility for Technical Development Dr Ulrich Hackenberg.

The up! is a city specialist, a car for four persons and all languages, for the job, the university, the drive to the beach and the excursion outside the city gates.

A small car that shows a lot of size, because it offers more space than any other car of similar length (3.45 meters) and width (1.63 meters). Its engine will run in the rear. And that changes everything: Space, mood and design.

'The up! is not a car whose form will become obsolete within a very brief period of time. It shines in its cleverness and yet is made with loving care. And so the up! Is a clear and strong statement for future Volkswagen design,' said chief designer of the Volkswagen group Walter de Silva.Trade Arabia News Service