Volkswagen finally launched its all new refreshed version 2014 Polo in the Indian market today. This premium hatchback was first introduced in India five years back and since then, this is the very first time Volkswagen came up with changes in Polo.
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The new 2014 Polo Diesel is powered by a new 1.5-litre diesel engine which replaces 1.6-litre Tdi mill engine in the previous model. This engine will be available in 89 bhp and 104 bhp variants but as of now only 89 bhp variant is available in India. The 104 bhp version is expected to be launched soon. On the other hand, the 2014 Polo petrol variant is powered by the same 1.2 litre three cylinder engine which powered the older Polo. This engine produces 73.5bhp of power. All of these petrol and diesel variants will have five-speed manual gearbox except the top end petrol model Polo GT TSI which will have a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission gearbox and produces 102.9bhp of power. Anti-Lock-Braking-System has become a standard feature on all variants except the base models.
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Just like 2014 Ford Fiesta and 2014 Nissan Sunny, 2014 Polo also gets few cosmetic upgrades. The older thick chrome stripe bumpers have been replaced with new design bumpers. The new front grille comes with chrome strip and the new headlamps come without daytime running lights. The Alloy wheels gets new design, the rear side of new Polo gets a little tweaked bumper and more detailed lights whereas the sides of the car remains almost unchanged. Inside the cabin, the new 2014 Polo gets flat-bottomed three-spoke steering wheel, silver finish centre console and a multi-info display on the instrument cluster.
The new 2014 Polo starts at INR 4.99 Lakhs. Technically it gets a 4 star safety rating by Euro-NCAP; however, it might not feel very safe when it comes to competing with other successful cars like Maruti Suzuki Swift, Dzire, Ford Fiesta and others in this range. Let’s see how efficiently Volkswagen picks ups their decreasing sales in the competitive Indian Automobile market.
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