What is a Lupo 3L?
The Volkswagen Lupo 3L (Typ 6E) was a special edition made with the intent of being the world’s first car in series production consuming as little as 3 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres (78 miles per US gallon or 94 miles per Imperial gallon). There are 31,134,042 cars & other vehicles with valid MOTs. There are 728 VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON left in the UK with an MOT. UK vehicles are VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON.Sales of the Lupo were slow and missed Volkswagen’s targets. In 2001 a Volkswagen source claimed that it was decided the Lupo would eventually be discontinued and replaced by a model built in China.There are 4,916 VOLKSWAGEN LUPO left in the UK with an MOT. UK vehicles are VOLKSWAGEN LUPO. Vehicle data is updated in near real-time as they pass & fail MOT tests.
What is Lupo short for?
Italian: from the personal name Lupo, in part a continuation of the Latin name Lupus ‘wolf’, and in part a medieval revival under the influence of ancient Germanic names formed with wulf ‘wolf’. In some cases the surname may derive from a nickname for a violent, predatory person, from the vocabulary word lupo ‘wolf’.Lupo is a surname of Italian origin, meaning wolf, which is derived from the Latin lupus.
Who makes the Lupo car?
Volkswagen launched the Lupo city car in 1998. Versions of the small car that are regarded to this day as technical milestones appeared on several occasions. VW LUPO is a great little car. Not so good with four passengers though, but in our case that is rare.If you’re planning on keeping it for a while, then the Lupo makes real financial sense, while early impressions suggest it’s living up to VW’s traditionally excellent reliability. Lupos are largely reliable, apart from the odd electrical niggle. Remote locking can fail, as can power window switches.