Volkswagen’s all-new Polo is just rolling into European showrooms now but the German automaker still has big plans for the small offering. VW already plans to offer the Polo as a five-door hatchback, three-door hatchback and sedan, and now comes word that the company is also planning coupe and MPV variants.
According to AutoExpress, the Polo coupe will hit the market late next year and essentially hold the positions of a ‘baby’ Scirocco. The Polo coupe will share many of the Scirocco’s design cues, giving it a decidedly sportier look than the standard Polo three-door.
Underhood the Polo coupe will reportedly use the same 1.4L earmarked for the Polo GTI. Although small, the 1.4L cranks out a healthy 180 horsepower, thanks in large part to turbo and supercharging. Shifting duties will be relegated to VW’s seven-speed DSG.
Also in the works for the Polo range, according to Autocar, is a small MPV to compete with the likes of the Opel Meriva. Not much is known about the Polo people hauler at this time, but it remains possible it could be based off the U.S. version of the car. Back in March, VW CEO Stefan Jacoby revealed the U.S.-spec Polo will be “a cross between a compact minivan and a hatchback.”
05/28, 12:57 PM
posted by:
A4
shifting duties better also be left to a 6-speed manual you german douchebags
05/28, 1:11 PM
posted by:
Borat
If this does come to US it probably via Mexico factory which will make this things as useful as Rabbit is.
05/28, 3:08 PM
posted by:
johnrees
Should be OK unless there is a mechanical problem. Then … well, view my VW experience at: http://www.reesphotos.com/VW/
John Rees
05/28, 4:04 PM
posted by:
ahnuconun
MARCO?…
05/28, 4:06 PM
posted by:
ahnuconun
BTW, Borat: The Rabbit is made in das Fatherland…
05/28, 5:45 PM
posted by:
Madcapp
The new Polo is such a great car. But knowing Volkswagen, the US spec versions are gonna be junk. Volkswagen misunderstands the American market very badly.
05/28, 6:10 PM
posted by:
aggie531
ahnuconm-
POLO!!
05/28, 6:48 PM
posted by:
Hyperion
Gee…. why do we get a fattened up Polo instead of the actual Polo? I can almost understand not bringing over the Scirocco since it is (apparently) so costly with the exchange rates but… a minivan-only Polo? Really?
05/28, 7:56 PM
posted by:
shane train
Wait. Is the Golf/Rabbit called the Golf currently, or the Rabbit?
If it’s the golf, I think with some smart naming, they can have a range wide gimmick.
Polo
Golf
Jetta- Volleyball
Beetle- Croquet
Passat- Bocce
Passat CC- Better looking Bocce (Bocce BLB)
Tiguan- Horseshoe
Toaureg- Badminton
And finally, the ace in the hole……………
Routan- Soccer
It’s perfect.
05/29, 12:16 PM
posted by:
CajuRican
shane,
Funny, except that Golf is not named for the game. There was a period in time when VW was naming their cars after different types of winds:
Scirocco - Hot North African desert wind that blows into Italy.
Original name was rumored to be Blizzard.
Golf - Gulf stream winds (a high altitude North-south 100 mmph wind)
Jetta - Jet stream (East/West wind, affecting Pacific air travel)
Passat - Trade winds
Vento - Blowing/windy (Italian)
Polo - ?
Santana - Hot desert blast accross the Sea of Cortez.
Corrado - Not a wind, it’s derived from Spanish Correr which means to
run. The original name for the car was Taifun (Typhoon)
which means huricane except it was already a registered
trade mark for a GM truck.
source: http://stason.org/TULARC/vehicles/vw-general/21-Where-did-VW-car-names-come-from.html
05/29, 12:27 PM
posted by:
CajuRican
^^ Polo might be a derivative of Polar wind, but that’s just a guess on my part.
05/29, 10:18 PM
posted by:
shane train
Yeah, I think I’ve heard that somewhere now that you mention it. But they should totally roll with the sports names. Maybe come out with a motorcycle called the Frisbee.
06/04, 7:17 AM
posted by:
vento97
Madcapp:
“Volkswagen misunderstands the American market very badly.”
No. They understand the American market perfectly:
U.S. Market = incompetant drivers
European Market = competant drivers
Simple math. Why waste good cars on distracted-driving idiots who will eventually wrap the car around a telephone pole. Or another vehicle. Or a building. etc.etc.etc….