The battle for small cars is all set to go to a new height next year as Volkswagen is all set to release its much awaited hatch back car ‘Polo’. Currently Maruti Suzuki is the supreme leader in India in small cars segment. However, Polo will be placed under the premier hatch segment, which is also a Maruti Suzuki’s strong hold, thanks to Swift. It is learnt that the Polo for India (or the name may be changed to suit the Indian market) will be exclusively made for the Indian car buyers separating from their International version of Polo.
This car will be slightly longer (than the UK model at 3916mm) giving much more leg room to the rear passengers. The Ground clearance will also be altered according to the Indian road conditions. VW also hopes to start the base model of the car from the price of Rs.4,25,000, which looks very good to compete even Swift and of course other small cars. VW aims at a market share of 10% in this segment which shows the expectations it has on Polo India.
The Polo for India may be offered with 2 petrol engines and a Diesel engine. The choice of the power train is yet to be made. In the United Kingdom, the Petrol version has a 1.2 litre engine delivering 60ps power, a 1.2 litre engine delivering 70ps power and a 1.4 litre engine delivering 80ps of power.
There are also 2 choices in the Diesel version, a 1.4 litre TDI engine delivering 70ps power and a 1.4 TDI engine delivering 80ps power.
For the Indian version, along with a 5 speed manual gear shift, an Automatic gear shift is also being planned for the petrol version. If everything goes accordingly, we should see a VW Polo on our roads in the first quarter of 2010.
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It is good one but i think price is on the higher side if they reduce price market will be right
The car is sure to do good but has to face a lot of competitors here, Ford Figo, Hyundai i20, indica vista and many more…
I’m surprised to hear that you are comparing the I20 with the VW Polo. Its really shocking how we, the ignorant Indian Consumers go with factors like interiors, mileage, design etc. etc. Its really surprising how one can compare Solid European engines with that of piddley Korean engines. Even behind the drivers seat, the Polo atleast feels like a CAR on the road in comparison to the I20 which feels like a I dont know what. I20 vs Polo—> 1)Mileage: I20 is rubbish (I’m telling you this cos I have the I20 Asta Option myself),2) Design: I20 is a regular Korean Design (probably a little modern touch has been given but nothing exquisite),3)Engine: Even though the Polo has a 3 cylinder 1200cc engine in comparison to the I20′s 4 cylinder 1200cc engine, the output of the engines are more or less the same. However if you ask me, because I’ve got both the machines, I’d say that the VW Polo will take the I20′s ass in straight line speed. & 4)Interiors and other features: OOh yeah, the I20 kicks the Polo’s ass hollow in this concern & nothing else. So, you tell me you call the I20 a value for money car. I’d say ‘ NO WAY JOSE.’
A-star is better in terms of interior, space at the back, the gearshift quality and the fact that it has wonderful driving position..its too good in its performance and its look.
when will the Volkswagen Polo be Launched in India
POLO petrol shoul;d start with 3.99 lacs,as its high maintanace cost is also to be considered,if evry thing OK than maen this machine specially disel not petrol will rock in india from day 1.
Vw is really a brand name and plz tell me about its polo,price and launching date.
I am interested in a diesel varient of vw polo and plan to buy immidiately. Please let me know the way and the price.
VW Polo to be launched on Jan. 5th 2010 at Delhi Auto Expo…..
I am also very interasted in vw polo for my idiale bissnes car
The best car with hard and tuff body the germans are the best if they maintain the same quality in india also , as i was planning to buy the car , but as i got the news that volkswagen polo is going to be introduced in first quarter of 2010 , me and my family will eagerly wait for the launching of the car and hope it suits our pocket and the model of the car is good , we are ready to buy it.
I heard that theres another new car called Manza that is getting launched soon. Found their teaser site while surfing. The site looks cool and theyve a contest to guess the car type/price. Hope to win it since the prize is interesting !
Check it out..
‘http://www.indulgeinmanza.com‘
Iam very intrested in vw company product iam spacially intrested in vw polo diesel so please send lonching date and price booking date . thinking you.