The three-cylinder petrol engine with 999 cc displacement, which was developed especially for the up! model series, delivers lively driving performance while delivering low fuel consumption. In the cross up!, the compact and lightweight aluminium engine with multi-point injection (MPI) produces 55 kW (75 PS) at 6200 rpm, and over the broad range between 3000 and 4300 rpm the rev-friendly engine with four valves per cylinder provides a maximum torque of 95 Newton metres.
Combined with a five-speed manual gearbox, the new powerful three-cylinder accelerates the lightweight (996 kg) cross up! to 100 km/h in 14.2 seconds. The car's top speed is 167 km/h.
Despite its spirited temperament, the cross up! has a combined fuel consumption of just 4.7 litres/100 km (urban 5.8 litres, extra-urban 4.1 litres), which equates to CO2 emissions of 109 g/km.