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First there was this. Then there was this. And now there's this - the Seat Mii.
Unsurprisingly, the only surprise is that there aren't really any surprises.
Like the VW Up and Skoda Citigo it is 3.55 metres long. You can buy it as a three-door from spring 2012 or a five-door a few months later. It has a 1.0-litre petrol engine that produces either 60bhp or 75bhp. It weighs 854kg and has a CO2 figure of 97g/km.
Like its two cousins, and something we haven't really mentioned so far, there also frickin' LASERS. It has something called City Safety Assist - in the event of DANGER the Mii warns its driver, or even brakes automatically. It works thusly: a laser sensor recognises other vehicles in front and, through the mystery of technology, works out whether they're driving or stationary. Then it warns the driver when there is the imminent threat of an accident at speeds of less than 18mph. If they don't react, it'll brake automatically.
Don't worry. It's got airbags as well.
You'll be able to pimp your Mii, too. You can go for one of two packages - Chic and Sport. The former gets you a leather steering wheel and extra chintz (providing you tick the chrome pack option) and the latter gives you alloy wheels, tints and lowered suspension.
We've only driven the Up so far, but we definitely liked it. So which dinky little city car gets your vote so far, TG.commers. The VW Up, the Skoda Citigo or the Seat Mii?
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sweetlizard commented on this article
at 11:28 am on 03 October 2011
Good looking city car(s)... go for the cheapest one, but if you want to sell it soon, go for the VW, as it might keep its value a bit better than the other two...
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alex34197 commented on this article
at 12:40 pm on 03 October 2011
Nice, fresh front design with more than a hint of the much missed Seat Arosa about it. Maybe this car will put back into Seat's range what's been missing since the Arosa was dropped. Nice yellow too...
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8thgear commented on this article
at 12:52 pm on 03 October 2011
YAU (yet another up). Boooooring. It'll just be a moving obstacle amyway. Why bother? TG: where's the evos, lambos or other cars that have enough horses ands torques to be able to DRIVE ?
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8thgear commented on this article
at 12:54 pm on 03 October 2011
Mii btw isn't that what the character you create on a wii is called ? Perhaps that the idea: it's a toy! But then not for those of us who like to play with cars.
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StigsIrishCousn commented on this article
at 01:15 pm on 03 October 2011
As usual it's the VW that looks the most boring, the SEAT looks best (although that could be the funky yellow paint) and the Skoda will be the cheapest so the smart choice would be not the Up but the Citigo
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