The sixth-generation VW Polo is larger and sportier-looking than its predecessors.
When you’ve got a winning formula, it’s hard to better it. But Volkswagen might have done just that with its latest generation VW Polo. The locally built predecessor was a gem of a car. The new, sixth-generation VW Polo, also built locally, is even better.
Longer, lower, wider, more sporty-looking and offering advanced features like Blind Spot Monitor, Park Assist with Manoeuvre Braking, a Multi-Collision Braking System and LED headlights that are normally reserved for premium vehicle classes, the attractively priced Polo’s success looks set to continue.
In South Africa the compact hatchback is a top seller in the passenger car segment, second only to sibling Polo Vivo. Aside from all it offers, it’s a nod to the superb build quality – inside and out.
Along with the three standard Trendline, Comfortline and Highline trim lines, also offered are the special edition Polo beats (includes a 300-watt sound system), and R-Line package which features C-shaped front air curtains, side sills, boot spoiler, rear diffuser and 17-inch Bonneville alloy wheels).
The Trendline and Comfortline models come with an agile and efficient 70kW 1.0-litre turbo engine, while the Highline’s 85kw 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder mill offers added power and an additional 25Nm of torque.
The performance-focused halo model, the Polo GTI, will launch in the second quarter.
Testing one of the more affordable of the five models in the one-litre Polo line-up, finweek took to the roads in the VW Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline.
Outer appeal
The new VW Polo cuts a very handsome figure. That it looks a bit more Golf-like is bound to delight buyers in the Polo’s price range.
This is the first Polo based on VW’s modular transverse matrix (MQB) platform that allows for more dynamic fashioning of its larger proportions.
This story is from the 10 May 2018 edition of Finweek English.
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