Tag: VolkswagenPolo

  • Volkswagen Announces UK Prices For New Polo

    Volkswagen has announced prices for its new Polo model which is available to order today in UK Retailers. The first deliveries will take place on the car’s official ‘on sale’ date of 16 October. Prices start at £10,035 for the S 1.2-litre 60 PS five-door; the three-door model will be available in December.

    The new Polo, the fifth generation launched in the supermini’s 34 year history, is the largest and most technically advanced, but it remains true to the brand’s core values of safety, reliability, quality and value for money. Despite the increase in size, the Polo is lighter than the model it replaces leading to improved fuel economy and emissions. (more…)

  • To the point: The new Polo

    No other car in this class has such a mature and high-end image as the new Polo. Comfort, quality and safety have all taken a considerable leap forward. One example: the Polo was specifically designed to attain the recently established, stricter and more comprehensive, 5-star EuroNCAP rating. (more…)

  • Smarter, Lighter And Even Cleaner: Fifth Generation Polo Unveiled

    The fifth generation of Volkswagen’s evergreen supermini, the Polo, has been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, 34 years after the original went on sale in the UK. It’s sharper, lighter, safer and more cutting edge than ever before and is set to establish new standards in the small car class. Not only does the new Polo weigh 7.5 per cent less than the vehicle it replaces – despite being marginally wider and longer – but it’s also stronger, promises greater refinement and efficiency and features new packaging to make it the most versatile iteration yet. (more…)

  • Volkswagen Polo GTI Cup Edition

    A racing car feel, but licensed for the road: the Polo GTI “Cup Edition” brings the look of the junior race series Polo to the road. In the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup talented young drivers take it to the race circuits with 150 PS. The turbo-charged Polo GTI “Cup Edition” is more than a match for that – its 180 PS make it the most powerful production Polo of all time.

    Even the 110 kW (150 PS) standard specification Polo GTI is one of the fastest small compacts. Just a few months after its launch the designers and development engineers at Volkswagen Individual have gone one further both technically and optically.

    The turbocharged five-valve four-cylinder engine has had its performance boosted to produce 132 kW (180 PS) from 1.8 litres and a maximum torque of 235 newton metres, already available at 2000 rpm. That puts the Polo GTI at the top of its segment – and makes it a dynamic thrill to drive. Not surprising with a power-weight ratio of just 6.6 kilograms per PS!

    This engine propels the fastest Polo of all time to a maximum speed of 225 km/h and the “Cup Edition” accelerates from a zero to 100 km/h in only 7.5 seconds.

    The standard Polo GTI is already distinguishable by its looks as an emphatically muscular version, but the striking design of the “Cup Edition” goes one better: roof spoiler designed by Volkswagen Individual, front and rear skirts taken virtually straight from the ADAC Polo Cup racing car and conspicuous side sills. The “Cup Edition” lettering on the tailgate provides the conclusive evidence of it racing pedigree.

    Behind the large 7.5 J x 17-inch alloys which have the “Aristo” four-spoke design, there are uprated brakes with red calipers. Together with the wide 205/40 ZR 17 tyres they provide sports car braking performance. The typical GTI interior with luxury “Interlagos” sports seats remains the same as does the extensive safety package with ESP as standard.

    The Polo GTI Cup Edition is available to order now as a two or four door version in the finishes Metallic Reflex Silver, Flash Red and Black Magic Pearl Effect starting from 22 425 euros.