Volkswagen has launched its made-in-India Polo at the Auto Expo 2010 in Delhi. The latest generation supermini is produced at VW’s Chakan plant, which has a 110,000 unit annual capacity. Europe’s largest carmaker also previewed the Race Polo for the Volkswagen Polo Cup, a one-make race scheduled to start in India by June.
The road going Polo, which will go on sale in March, is available in two 75 bhp 1.2-litre engines. The petrol version at has 110 Nm of torque while the TDI diesel version comes with 180 Nm of twist produced at 2000 rpm. Both are paired with a five-speed manual gearbox; no DSG for the Indian Polo.
Three trim levels are available (Trendline, Comfortline, Highline) with dual airbags and ABS standard across the board. VW highlights body coloured bumpers, green tinted heat absorbing glass and a galvanized body with six years anti-corrosion waranty as significant features for India.
The Race Polo meanwhile comes with a 1.6-litre TDI engine with 130 bhp and 250 Nm mated to a six-speed manual. The track ready car is equipped with Sachs adjustable suspension, uprated exhaust and brakes, 17-inch wheels wrapped with slick tyres, FIA approved roll cage, HANS-ready six-point harness, data logger and fire extiguisher. Yummy!
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erkk… I want 1 of this….
hope to see in wrc…
wow POLO racer car is will be a passion for youth now!
Wah.. The Race Polo really smells yummy…
hey…..this actually looks exactly like the polo. i thought they were going to make some cheap ripoff. good job volkswagen =)
we in m'sia can only dream Race Polo. Even the basic Polo will cost a bomb
TQ G, we luv U
one make race series? brilliant!!
now everybody want to venture in India..even to the extend of building the car there..
russell peters must be very proud now eh heheheh
A 1.6 TDI engine with 130hp? 81.25hp per liter?
Not too bad for a Diesel…
A Ferrari 456M has 5.5liter and 442hp: 80.36hp per liter
But the Ferrari runs on petrol…;)
vw polo gti is always been one of my fav car.
i hope to see this in 1500Max Asia Touring together with Neo, Vios, Swift, ……………………etc
If you SMELLLL what VW is cooking.
Turbo diesel engines becomes sporty. Hopefully it'll arrive here, PROVIDED our diesel has been "cleansified" to meet high standard environmental requirement as in European countries or our neighbor, Singapore.
why indian launch so many2 car?..
pelik nye
race polo is awesome….better than neo cps…cps's interior is a huge let down…
Wasted opportunities when VW approached us.
If not we'll all get to drive a VW too.
It could have been a local made polo GTI …but because of ………
yeah, that P is too kiasu and thought the're one of the best..
They should have waited for newly anticipated 1.4 TSI Polo GTI and work the Cup version from there. 280bhp out of 1.4 is already done and proven :)
To say that excessive torque from turbo diesel can overcome lacked of rpm is so premature.
dare to dream my fren. and along the way surely there'll be element of discouragement and pessimists such as (few and not all) Paultan forummers.
ahhh i envy those lucky indians. damn it Big Bro.
Walla walla..
Nice view
Go Polo Go :-)
(yaaa i know some ppl will say kalau u tak suka ini negara, u boleh pindah sana)
any body could provide info about our diesel car cost recently? (road tax+fuel charge) i not clear about that…should malaysian passanger car move to diesel engine?
yaaa, I aso know some ppl who hates their countries, decided to switch nationality (and in the process have to foregone their former nationality). now they're regretting their decision and stuck in between…. wakakaka.
all just bcoz they dont have enuff money to buy felali, and blame something else for their incompetency and stuck with the so-called "run-down" car.
They could assemble GTi in India and sell in SEA markets at marked down prices. Reckon sale should be good…
Welcome Polo.
Goodbye Proton
This car will be quite expensive even if it is made in india…..
Peter,
from what I know, this car costs only RM45k. Good huh?
GW, the RM45k price is before tax. After u add all the taxes it will be over RM100k. TQ G. we luv U
i say it will price some where around 90-100k. mk6 gti is at 215k.. and rocco at 249k.. head to head with jazz. but i still like vw
No, what I meant to say was it is RM45k in India, not Malaysia. Forget Malaysian pricing, it is designed to kill the industry.
Hello, No body giving details of Mileage per lt of Petrol/ Diesel for Polo ?
india is great place