Volkswagen has applied to register the name ID. Up with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The filing suggests the brand is preparing a small electric city car to succeed the Up, which left the range in 2024 without a direct replacement.
The move fits a pattern. Volkswagen has been bringing back familiar names for its electric line up, with the ID. Polo and ID. Cross already announced and the ID. Tiguan now taking over from the ID.4. An ID. Up would extend the same logic to the bottom of the range.
What the ID. Up could be
The most likely starting point is the concept first shown in 2025 as the ID.Every1, later renamed ID.1. It measured 3.88 metres in length, about 28 centimetres more than the original Up, while staying compact enough for dense city traffic. The body is simple and upright, a shape that makes the most of the interior space.
Inside, the concept offered four seats and 305 litres of luggage space, a clear step up from the old model. The cabin is expected to follow the larger ID. cars, including a return of physical buttons for everyday controls.
Platform and powertrain
The ID. Up should use the MEB+ platform already found under the ID. Polo and ID. Cross, with front wheel drive. Volkswagen has not released technical data for the ID.Every1, so anything about the drivetrain remains an estimate.
The ID. Polo offers a useful reference. Its cheapest version pairs a battery of up to 37 kWh with a maximum output of 116 hp. The ID. Up could receive a smaller battery and a motor producing less than 100 hp, which would help it reach a price just under 20,000 euros. That is the territory of its future rival, the Renault Twingo.
