Volkswagen Polo news: 5-star safety and 3-doors
The new 5th-generation Volkswagen Polo has received the best possible score of five stars during the most recent tests performed by the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).
Volkswagen put together a safety package for the new 5th-generation Polo including optimised body structure, a highly effective belt-and-airbag combination and driver-assist systems.
The Polo was subjected to a controlled collision with a barrier at a speed of 64 km/h, whereby the passenger cell remained nearly undamaged. The crash dummies testify to the Polo’s high scores in the most important categories: occupant protection and child safety. The structurally rigid body, among other things, contributes to this result.
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Volkswagen presented the youngest offspring of the Polo family at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt: an agile three-door. Its longer doors compared to the five-door version, new styling of the row of side windows and the dynamic lines of the sporty C-pillars give the car a nearly coupe-like appearance in its side profile.
At its market launch this Autumn, the three-door will be available in six engine versions (from 44 kW / 60 PS to 77 kW / 105 PS) and three equipment variants (Trendline, Comfortline, Highline).
The model’s entry-level version will now be the three-door Polo 1.2 Trendline with ESP at a price of 12,150 Euros. The new Polo BlueMotion will also be available as a three-door and five-door model; the production version is also debuting in Frankfurt.
The world’s most fuel-efficient car in its class has a fuel consumption of 3.3 litres diesel per 100 kilometres (equivalent to 87 g/km CO2).
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