VW at the Auto Expo 2010

bsanjayrao · 6th January 2010, 10:47

Thanks for the lovely Pictures GTO\Rehaan.

Thats one hell of a car I feel. I believe that even a price tag of 6 - 6.5 lakh for a petrol car will make this a hot hatch in the segment. Hope they role out the Polo with 1.6 Ltr engine soon

Cheers to VW.

ac 427 · 6th January 2010, 11:00

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Originally Posted by crackingride

Oh well, there seem to be enough people salivating at the prospect of the 3-pot Fabia engine...

you sure they are getting the Fabia 1.2 3 cylinder engine ? as what i have heard, is they are bringing in a new 1.2 litre for the Polo.

cheers,
ac

MuraliR · 6th January 2010, 11:03

^ It will be the 3 cylinder 1.2L engine of the Fabia, but with modified configuration.

Apple · 6th January 2010, 11:04

I love this car, but the rear lights spoiled the party. Any idea when bookings are open and price details?

WindRide · 6th January 2010, 11:21

A stupid question - Why are all the Polo cars on display having low profile tyres? Are these really india-spec cars? Or euro-spec ones flown down for the expo specifically?

hiren.mistry · 6th January 2010, 11:38

Aah! Finally a car with an engine option that would entice an enthusiast.
This will be only the 2nd hatch post the venerable Palio 1.6 to offer 100+BHP.

I hope VW prices it sensibly.

ac 427 · 6th January 2010, 12:46

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Originally Posted by MuraliR

^ It will be the 3 cylinder 1.2L engine of the Fabia, but with modified configuration.

that will have to be confirmed. as what i have heard is the unit is totally different from the fabia pot.

anyways the 1.6 will be a scorcher, lets hope they don't scorch the price too.

cheers,
ac

MaserQ · 6th January 2010, 12:53

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Originally Posted by tushky

though i love this car, but it is disappointing that there are no Clear lens taillights. they look fantastic at night.

The rear is a bit bland, in what is an otherwise under stated, muscular, clean cut design. A good pair of aftermarket clear lens tail lights would do the trick!

rutvij · 6th January 2010, 13:18

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Originally Posted by amikacin

Pardon me if i am wrong, it may be my overactive imagination but the design of the car in the second and third pic reminds me of Palio.

I also had the same feeling when i first saw spy pics of while polo on some other thread.

Dhanu@DJ · 6th January 2010, 13:19

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Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar

Oh my god , i think i am falling on love with a VW.What has happened to my stick with Japanese cars mentality?

BTW the reverse gear is in place of the regular 1st of most cars.Hope it has a reverse gear lock or something.

All VW cars comes with similar gear sequence. To engage one needs to push it down and then slot into reverse. Same with skoda, audi et al.

Crank · 6th January 2010, 14:04

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Originally Posted by arnabchak

If priced well(unlike the Jazz pricing which some senior VW Officials were referring to), Polo may become a big success.

Today's Hindu reported that Polo will be priced like Jazz, i20 or Fabia (The Hindu : Business : Honda, Toyota unveil small cars). I do not get anything out of it as this is a large price range somewhere from 5L to 8L. If they price like the Jazz, this is a sure failure.

Thad E Ginathom · 6th January 2010, 14:13

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Originally Posted by Parm

240kmph on the speedometer!!

which engine is this>> 1.2 pertol, 1.2 diesel or 1.6 diesel?

0-100 in >14 seconds. 0-240 in... ten days?

(or, never, in reality)

edit: ok, ok; make that nine days for the 1.6, which does 0-100 in >11 seconds.

sbhasin · 6th January 2010, 14:56

The Volkswagen India site talks about 1.6L Petrol engine for Polo. Is that everybody's understanding? I see some confusion on that front

Also, any ideas on pricing for Polo and availability date?

Thanks

jaykc78 · 6th January 2010, 15:13

According to the VW india website , the Polo comes in three versions -

1.2 Petrol - 75PS
1.6 Petrol - 105 PS
1.2 Diesel - Featuring Volkswagen’s latest common rail technology

All in 5 speed manual transmission. There will be three variants namely -
Trendline
Comfortline
Highline

I called up a dealer in Bangalore and they informed me that one can make bookings with RS.10000 token amount for 1.2 petrol and diesel. The petrol is scheduled to be delivered from March and the diesel from May, still tentative it might be earlier than this also.
They have not yet received the prices but from sources I heard it would in the range of 4.5 - 7 Lakhs range ex-showroom.

http://www.volkswagen.co.in/media/co...o_brochure.pdf

samabhi · 6th January 2010, 16:37

I wish this car was launched atleast couple of months back. Wonder how VW could come up with such a low price, given their brand name and the quality of cars they produce.

6th January 2010, 10:47	#61
bsanjayrao BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks for the lovely Pictures GTO\Rehaan. Thats one hell of a car I feel. I believe that even a price tag of 6 - 6.5 lakh for a petrol car will make this a hot hatch in the segment. Hope they role out the Polo with 1.6 Ltr engine soon Cheers to VW.
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6th January 2010, 11:03	#63
MuraliR BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 361 Thanked: 35 Times	^ It will be the 3 cylinder 1.2L engine of the Fabia, but with modified configuration.
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Apple BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 91 Thanked: 34 Times	I love this car, but the rear lights spoiled the party. Any idea when bookings are open and price details?
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6th January 2010, 11:21	#65
WindRide BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 682 Thanked: 479 Times	A stupid question - Why are all the Polo cars on display having low profile tyres? Are these really india-spec cars? Or euro-spec ones flown down for the expo specifically?
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6th January 2010, 11:38	#66
hiren.mistry Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bombay, London Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 996 Times	Aah! Finally a car with an engine option that would entice an enthusiast. This will be only the 2nd hatch post the venerable Palio 1.6 to offer 100+BHP. I hope VW prices it sensibly.
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6th January 2010, 14:56	#73
sbhasin BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 89 Thanked: 6 Times	The Volkswagen India site talks about 1.6L Petrol engine for Polo. Is that everybody's understanding? I see some confusion on that front Also, any ideas on pricing for Polo and availability date? Thanks
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6th January 2010, 15:13	#74
jaykc78 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 35 Thanked: 8 Times	VW Polo Details According to the VW india website , the Polo comes in three versions - 1.2 Petrol - 75PS 1.6 Petrol - 105 PS 1.2 Diesel - Featuring Volkswagen’s latest common rail technology All in 5 speed manual transmission. There will be three variants namely - Trendline Comfortline Highline I called up a dealer in Bangalore and they informed me that one can make bookings with RS.10000 token amount for 1.2 petrol and diesel. The petrol is scheduled to be delivered from March and the diesel from May, still tentative it might be earlier than this also. They have not yet received the prices but from sources I heard it would in the range of 4.5 - 7 Lakhs range ex-showroom. http://www.volkswagen.co.in/media/co...o_brochure.pdf
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6th January 2010, 16:37	#75
samabhi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 402 Thanked: 352 Times	I wish this car was launched atleast couple of months back. Wonder how VW could come up with such a low price, given their brand name and the quality of cars they produce.
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