Dutchman drives Volkswagen Up to Siberia and sleeps in it at -50°C
A traveler from the Netherlands reached Yakutsk in a standard 2012 Volkswagen Up city car. For the journey in temperatures down to -50°C, the car was ...
A traveler from the Netherlands reached Yakutsk in a standard 2012 Volkswagen Up city car. For the journey in temperatures down to -50°C, the car was modified with a suspension lift kit, a reinforced clutch from a Polo, a 140-amp alternator, and an engine pre-heater. The digital dashboard failed at -45°C, and transmission fluids thickened.