Happened to be passing the VW dealership today, popped in and asked when the Up GT is coming out. About a couple of months, I was told and the salesman even knew about the tartan seats, same as the original Golf GTi.

The 64,000 dollar question is will Skoda be allowed to do their version? Really hope so, because I'm hanging onto my Octavia longer that intended, because the Up GT is by all accounts a cracker of a car and I want one, but preferably a Skoda version, because it will be better value, (cheaper), than the VW. And - with a bit of luck Skoda will do it in Race Blue.

I think the Up GT is going to be a massive success - it will be more Mini Cooper S than the original Mini Cooper S, (Issigonnis's, not the BMW German one.) In case you hadn't heard, - the 3 pot motor is turbo'ed, about 109bhp, loads more torque, 0-60 - 7 seconds, top end 120 or so, lowered suspension, discs all round, 6 speed box, different front, twin exhausts etc.

Hoping for a Skoda Vrs Citigo! With Skoda's long history of motorsport, I'm optimistic!

I hope there is a Skoda version too. All the 'numbers' for the Up! GT stack up very nicely!!

There is, should be about 4 weeks away, see here

Anyway, jokes aside I can't personally see VW giving Skoda the thumbs up for a GT version, but you never know.

Perhaps you should ask that nice Mr BossFox to start a production run of this! ... woosh!

But it also comes down to Skoda's history of only making a Fabia & Octavia vRS. For example I believe Skoda have just annoucned the new Mk3 Octavia vRS but they havnt mentioned any kid of Rapid or CitiGo vRS which i believe have both been on the market for longer.

Sadly I think if there was going to be a Citigo vRS we would have already heard about it!

I hope the VW UP GT will be available as an automatic,however i am sure the price of the car will be crazy.

I would have thought the Citigo VRS would be possible seeing as the Fabia VRS is the answer to the POLO GTI

Spoke to my dealer the other day and he reckoned once the UP! GT comes out it will only be a few months before Skoda get a similar version.