there Volkswagen Up! it’s a small city car that’s been on sale for more than a decade and recently went out of production last fall. But the model is reborn in form Cheetah, an amazing version transformed for approval in the L5e category and therefore available without a license! More precisely, with a The A1 license is available from the age of 16.

Above! approved as a motorized tricycle

Geparda is a German coach that specializes not in powerful sports cars from across the Rhine, but in car without rights ! That’s how this Volkswagen Up! offers itself a second life in an unusual form. In fact, the two rear wheels have been moved to the center of the axle to turn this small city car into motorized tricycle.
Thus, the model is approved in category L5e three-wheel vehicles, so it can be legally driven from the age of 16 with an A1 licence, even though it actually has four wheels. In fact, the two rear wheels are considered one “double wheel”and the original rear wheel well was filled with a body part signed Geparda (“cheetah” in German).
The original Volkswagen 1.0 MPI three-cylinder petrol engine has reprogrammed its power to 20 horses (15 kW), according to the norms of category L5e, with a maximum speed 111 km/h. The five-speed manual gearbox is original and the curb weight is 908kg, well below the 1000kg required for L5e approval.

Volkswagen Up! Geparda: more comfort and technology

While light ATVs such as the Citroën Ami or the Fiat Topolino are a hit in France with young drivers AM license holders, available from the age of 14, this Volkswagen Up-based Geparda! similar to a UFO, with an appearance that literally appears to be hovering behind.
The advantage of such a model is what it offers four real seats on boardAND more comfort, safety and technologyincluding ESP, ABS, airbags and even air conditioning and Bluetooth car radio. Range is also incomparable to its electric-powered rivals, with 4.9L/100km, and despite having a formwork holding the two central wheels, the boot is still quite small, making it roomy for everyday use.
To guarantee the behavior on the road, Geparda also added a front end H&R stabilizer baras well as special suspensions Eibach signature on reverse. This relative luxury comes at a high price, as this Up! modified Geparda sold in about 20,000 euros.

This amazing achievement is reminiscent of the Fiat 500 modified by Ellenator, also from Germany.