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thanks for the kind words Xingamazon and Amartya.

I never owned a VW. But I used to travel in them when I was in Holland and Austria. Except few interior parts, I feel VW has done a commendable job in bringing the original European quality onto the Indian roads. If I am not wrong, the base Polo in Europe also has the same 75bhp producing engine and it costs about 8-9 lakhs INR or Euro 12000-13000.

I agree with Xingamazon that I should have worked for VW, since the Hyderabad showroom which I visited was having a good English speaking sales "consultant" but his enthusiasm was more concentrated in collecting phone numbers than explaining the heritage of Polo. Sadly I am a humble Bank manager with a keen eye for simple and clean things in life.

VW has achieved what is called breakthrough pricing for Polo without compromising on quality. It is neither too high nor low for the quality it offers. A mature business decision by VW India. They had a large team available at their disposal to brainstorm, bring ideas to perfect the case. Interestingly Honda also had similar strengths inhouse to do similar fantastic job on Honda. But they couldn't as they were mayopic (short sighted) from the old successes in India. A lot of energy wasted for Honda and also us (wasting time on debating why Honda did such a poor job in understanding market :deadhorse)

On the contrary, Ford did genuinely invest in bringing a low cost good family car in the form of Figo which is again shows their commitment to India. In an ambition to bring Figo on to the roads soon, the design team was hurried and the rear half of the car is just patched up with available panels (from the old car designs). Figo looks good from the front and also to some extent on sideways but not when looked from behind.
But I think both of them would achieve good success finally. Polo would win a quality customer (lot of urban professionals, two member families etc) and Figo with its good diesel engines would win lot of families as it has a good boot. Moreover you can get a base version of Figo diesel at the price of base version of Polo petrol.

me thinks, Polo is not competing against Figo and vice versa. Both have different niche segments.

Personal views. I have no connections to what so ever car making company in the world. :) All my views are from my observations for the past 10 years when I got attracted to automobiles.

I used to do the same many many years back. Simply look at and admire my Matiz from my terrace. I drove it like a precious piece of luxury.

But today if i buy a goodlooking car will i be able to protect that beauty from scratches and dents in this mad traffic.

That is the only question preventing me from going and booking a Polo.

As pointed out, I guess there must be some gross mistake in the figures/facts here. Dont think VW or for that matter any company would be sending off a lemon that too in the initial batches. Knowing the quality standards of these companies.

Guess we should stop discussing this (to avoid undue bad publicity) until we have any confirmed news about this vehicle.

+1. Either the numbers are grossly wrong or some other problem like wrong fuel. Lets wait until the person who reported come back with more detail.

VFM, overall package, power, security and handling, PSS etc. are alright, for a B segment car I do not think snob value should at all be the criteria (it's my personal opinion though)... for me a two seater hatch coming at 18L+ would tick the last one.

However, the review covered majority of the points pretty good and it was helpful. My vote goes for Figo.

IMO figo is a good economical hatch, I wont say VFM because it is a very generic term and priorities can change from people to people. For a second lets remove the price tag and put the 2 cars on street and give you a choice, which one would it be?? (This is a figo polo specific test, so dont add more cars on street imagination :D )

Polo demands a second look and third and fourth. For me a figo is like Nokia which packs punch but polo is like iphone which delivers a knockout. lol:

For me Figo does not look that good. Looks like a budget hatch outside and inside.
On the other hand Polo looks really good with good quality finish in exterior and interior

That was a killer argument pal, lol: definitely Polo scores on the build quality and practical yet ageless design choices. But as I read somewhere, Figo is a car that's not too photogenic; on the street it too looks pretty palatable and with Fiesta's Diesel engine, I think it has got nothing to lose if not scoring a home-run.

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Was following a silver Polo two weeks back. I told my parents that this is the newly launched Polo etc etc.

They reacted by saying - Is it new? It looks plain and old! :eek:

In fact, the more i looked at it, even i started feeling the same. Doesn't look half as good in silver, as it does in red! :Frustrati

Sadly, the Figo does beat the Polo in interior space. No denying it.

But the interior feels so obsolete and "old", the only thing I wanna do with all that space is hang myself in it.

The red/ pink/ magenta/ whateverthe heck it is dash further induces confusion and depression.

Figo also has a couple other advantages as well, I'm sure. But I don't really want to think about them. All I want is to drool at the next red Polo that drives my way.

I voted for Polo -

Looks - Ford has screwed up with the front looks of their cars - Ikon,Fiesta and now Figo.The small grille looks ugly to me.
Brand Value - I think VW is a better brand than Ford.

+1. There is a limit to fanboyism. Both those comments are due to utter ignorance. There are 7000 Figo owners on road in just 1 month.

voted for POLO based on my personal test drive of both of these in Navi Mumbai.

And of the 7000 FIGO booked, I suspect majority of them are going to be diesel.

Going by this incredible logic, anyone who has been in an i20 would commit suicide or spontaneously combust the moment they step into a Polo. :uncontrol

The Polo is a good car in its own right. There is no need to bash a competitor to make it look better. Especially when the competitor has outsold it by 10 times.

The only reality as of now is that the Figo has outsold the Polo by 10 times. Everything else including whether the interiors are tasteful or not is subjective. What's reality and truthful for you may not be reality for others. Would you agree?