Official: Seat announces five-door Mii city car Car News and Review

We knew at its unveiling in Frankfurt that the debut of the production version of the Volkswagen Up! was only the beginning, what with entirely the concept versions Volkswagen showcased over the years. But that was only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. VW isn’t the only brand in the group that will offer the little metropolis car, and its sister marques are eager to follow suit.

So after Volkswagen debuted the Up!, Skoda unveiled the Citigo and Seat showcased the Mii – entirely versions of the same vehicle, but with slightly modified sheetmetal and different nameplates. But those were only the three-door versions. Now that Volkswagen has confirmed the five-door Up! and Skoda the five-door Citigo, Seat is taking its turn with the five-door Mii.

The similarities between the Mii, Citigo and Up are, of course, greater than the differences. But at the end of the day, the variety gives European buyers a greater range of choices when purchasing their new metropolis car, even if similar exercises on this side of the Atlantic – Plymouth, Mercury, Pontiac, Oldsmobile…we’re looking at you – have long since disappeared.