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stuart
04-03-2009, 08:09 PM
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►New Polo makes world debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show
►All-new body accompanied by 1.2-litre TSI and 1.4-litre and 1.6-litre TDI common rail diesel engines
►New Polo BlueMotion II Concept Car also unveiled promising CO2 emissions of just 87 g/km and a combined fuel consumption figure of 85 mpg


Sharper, lighter, safer new fifth generation Polo, unveiled for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show, is set to establish new standards in the small car class
New Polo weighs 7.5 per cent less than the vehicle it replaces – despite being marginally wider and longer
Styled by a team led by Walter de Silva (Head of Design, Volkswagen Group) the fifth generation Polo gains a distinctive new look for the car that draws on the design direction established by the Scirocco and Golf
At 3,952 mm in length the new Polo is 36 mm longer than the car it replaces. Its width, at 1,682 mm, has also grown by 32 mm, yet the overall height has dropped by 13 mm to 1,454, lending the car a more purposeful stance
Head, shoulder and legroom have all increased, as has the load volume which now totals a minimum of 280-litres and a maximum of 952-litres
New Polo is powered by a mix of advanced 1.2- and 1.4-litre engines as well as a new turbocharged 1.2-litre TSI petrol unit joining another all-new 1.6-litre TDI common rail diesel engine
The petrol engine range comprises a pair of naturally aspirated 1.2-litre units developing 60 PS and 70 PS respectively with official figures of 51 mpg and 128 g/km of CO2 along with a 1.4-litre engine producing 85 PS that emits 139 g/km of CO2 and an all-new 1.2-litre TSI turbocharged engine developing 105 PS with 129 g/km of CO2 and returning 51 mpg on the combined cycle
Making its debut in the Polo is an all-new 1.6-litre TDI common rail diesel engine available in three different forms – 75 PS, 90 PS and 90 PS BlueMotion. The latter adopts a unique gearbox equipped with longer ratios to allow the vehicle to achieve 74 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting just 96 g/km of CO2
In 2010 the second generation Polo BlueMotion will follow. Shown as a concept car at Geneva, it’s equipped with an all-new 1.2-litre three-cylinder common rail diesel engine developing 75 PS. The BlueMotion II returns 85 mpg on the combined cycle while generating just 87 g/km of CO2
The new Polo features an impressive roster of standard safety equipment including for the first time on all models four airbags, anti-lock brakes, Electronic Stabilisation Programme (ESP) and ISOFIX anchor points
Production of the new Polo for the UK market starts this summer before first deliveries take place in October. Prices will be announced nearer this time