Volkswagen has given the Volkswagen Vento (known as the Polo Sedan in Malaysia) a third engine variant in India. It’s now available with a 1.2 litre TSI engine and a seven-speed dry-clutch DSG transmission (a six-speed manual ‘box is available as well) – a big technological upgrade over what the Vento is available with now.
The new Vento TSI will be offered alongside the standard Vento, which is currently available either with a 1.6 litre normally aspirated engine mated to a five-speed manual or a six-speed automatic gearbox, or a 1.6 litre turbodiesel with a five-speed manual ‘box. In Malaysia, our Polo Sedan is the version with the 1.6 litre petrol engine and six-speed auto.
Although the turbocharged 1.2 litre TSI motor has the exact same 105 PS output as the 1.6 litre normally aspirated engine, it’s the torque that counts. The TSI makes 175 Nm from 1,500 rpm to 4,100 rpm, while the 1.6 litre motor only has 153 Nm at 3,800 rpm. DSG should also transmit more of that power to the wheels.
Getting the 1.2 litre TSI and DSG combo also means that the Volkswagen Vento TSI gains ESP stability control – a feature that’s currently missing on both the Indian-spec Vento and the Malaysian-spec Polo Sedan. Other equipment upgrades over the Vento include an RCD 320 head unit and 15-inch ‘Lakeside’ alloy wheels, among others.
Now that the Polo Sedan will be locally-assembled in Malaysia with a new lower price of RM86,888, could there be room for a Polo Sedan TSI at a premium, perhaps at the previous Polo Sedan CBU’s price range?
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At least VW India provides conventional manual transmission besides conventional automatic and 7-speed DSG for Vento (at least can cushion DSG problem). Unlike here, conventional automatic and 7-speed DSG for B and C-segment VW cars and when 7-speed DSG KOs, many car owners suffer and then complain like hell.
what to do, as mentioned in one of the comment before, malaysian dont have left leg.
its very hard for people in this country to coordinate left leg movement but no problem in multitasking both hands to operate smartphone during driving.
really like your comment bro, bcoz of ppl like this make the manual trans car with high spec extinct..
maybe mlysia is a dump site for failed products. Ppl here blinded by the brand.
Shift the 1.2 tsi engine in a crate and put it in our CKD polo sedan. Makes more sense. More power and we need that more in our local marker
dsg? oh man..please say no to dsg… pity vw owner. a lot of problem due to dsg dry clutch. what point of having good performance but mecha, piston cracked, juddered gear will haunted u forever.
DSG 7g got prob, not the 6g, its more rigid
Image: 6-airbags + ESP when we see any models from VW in Malaysia, KIA is going that direction. Luxury brands are already there.
so india get traction control but ours dont have?
Malaysia wad, our live are worthless than bodykits.
1.2 TSI + 6 speed auto Aisin gearbox..that will be a dream combo..no need to worry bout DSG reliability
ZF 6HP would be really good too!
But seriously, this is a bad move in India for VW, for the DSG part. All others (TSi and ESP) are good. But not the DSG. Not in India traffic. If you thought KL traffic can kill a DSG in months, India’s will do it in weeks.
TSI dry clutch for India where traffic jam is chronic …. fail big time the DSG, better stick to normal 6speeder for their polo vento in India
hope they sold the manual variant TSi here in malaysia. Heck sold it as a special request. It’s so hard to find a decent manual cars today in Malaysia because people tend to those lousy autobox
Oh No, India also going forward, intro better spec, tsi.
Malaysia going backward, intro lower spec of Polo hatch, sorry guys, you are still being screwed!
price at RM105K, i’m buying it.
just ask for ESP N TSI N 6 AIR BAGS…….6 SPEED AUTO GEAR WILL BE DONE……..PRICE………RM BELOW RM 100K……..
Guys any idea, when or VW will ever bring this spec to Malaysia?? I tried calling and emailing them but no reply at all. Drove the 1.6 FSi, the car feels solid very well built, very convincing in the corners as well, brakes are amazing considering the rear is only drums, but it lacks power, pick up isn’t that great, top speed i got with the test drive unit was 160km/h nothing more.