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"Who doesn&amp;#039;t still love classic old fiberglass-body dune buggies, particularly the VW-based Meyers Manx creations made by our pal Bruce Meyers? Well, VW certainly still does too, as revealed by the fun Buggy Up! Concept just unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show.   The Buggy Up!, revealed along with five other Up! Concepts, clearly is all about fun. In short, VW sees it as a 21st century buggy. Instead of fiberglass, though, this open 2-seater is made of lightweight high-strength steel. The chassis has been reinforced, but the running gear is straight from the Up! production car. That means the front-drive Buggy Up! has 1.0-liter 3-cylinder gasoline engine with either 59 bhp or 74 bhp.           We like the position of the Buggy Up!&amp;#039;s headlights, and how the front bumper creates a bit of a smile. The hood is fairly flat, and the roof looks like it could have been pulled off a small convertible sports car. Although there are no C-pillars, the Buggy Up! is immediately recognizable by its rear lights, which are like a reflection of the headlights.   The trunklid is made of two pieces; the main part lifts up like a traditional trunk, whereas the section above the bumper folds down, like a tailgate. VW says that heavy and bulky items are easy to carry in the buggy Up! which also has tie-down straps on the lid for luggage.           In profile, the Buggy Up! is a purebred buggy. We love the lack of doors, and appreciate that VW extensively reinforces the body in this area, replete with a rollbar behind the two seats. The open side sills are especially novel\u2014they must heighten the fun experience of open-air driving.   The Buggy Up! is 1.7 in. longer than the standard Up! It&amp;#039;s also 1.2 in. wider than the production car. Eighteen-in. aluminum-alloy wheels do a good job of filling the wheel wells, shod with 205/40 tires.   If the Hot Orange color brings to mind the 1960s, that&amp;#039;s intentional, with the bright color complemented by a rugged gray matte finish on the bumpers and side sills. That gray color also dominates the interior of the Buggy Up, which is completely waterproof, thanks to drains in the floor and seats covered in a wetsuit-like neoprene. The infotainment system is also waterproof. It features an iPod dock with loudspeakers, and the whole system can be removed from the Buggy Up! and used as an external sound system out on the sand!   Cowabunga, dude! (Kowabunga in German?) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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