Volkswagen News - Geneva Preview: Volkswagen unleashes the goods on new Polo

March 3, 2009 by tsikot

Geneva Preview: Volkswagen unleashes the goods on new Polo

Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen, Geneva Motor Show

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Volkwagen Polo

Volkswagen is trotting out its new fifth-generation Polo at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow, but we’ve got a slew of details and images of the new model to share today. Looking very much like a shrunken Golf, it may take a trained eye to tell the difference between the VW’s latest hatchbacks at first glance (see the new VW MK VI Golf here). Volkswagen’s keen to point out that the new Polo is a full 7.5 percent lighter than the outgoing model despite growing in every meaningful dimension and it’s still expected to score a perfect 5-star safety rating in Euro NCAP crash testing.

In Germany, the Polo will come with the buyers choice of four gasoline and three diesel engines, many equipped with turbochargers and direct injection. VeeDub’s latest 7-speed DSG transmission will also be available on select models. The most frugal trim will carry the BlueMotion badge and attain 62 mpg U.S. in European combined testing with just 96 grams CO₂ per kilometer, making it the most fuel efficient diesel-burning 5-seater in the world.

Sales are slated to begin in Germany by the end of June with the rest of Europe coming just two weeks later. In case you missed it earlier, the subcompact car is finally coming to America, possibly as early as 2010, so VW definitely has our interest piqued. Check out our image gallery below and see the official press release after the break.

Gallery: 2010 Volkswagen Polo