
The photo above is the Polo for the Russian market, however, the North American market is supposed to get the Polo, too. The Russian market variant will be powered by a 103 horsepower 1.6-liter mated to an automatic or manual transmission.
VW hasn't had a model under the Jetta/Golf in the States since the Fox, which ceased U.S. sales in 1993. VW would join a few other mainstream companies (e.g. Mazda, Mitsubishi, Ford) that are about to reenter the b-segment. It's likely the States will get the sedan. No word on whether VW will release the hatchback version here. This is where the rumors start.
Now that Volkswagen holds a 20% stake in Suzuki, there has been chatter about VW not importing the Polo hatchback for fears the (hopefully) upcoming Suzuki Swift hatchback might cannibalize sales of a Polo hatch (vice versa?). Whether there's an ounce of truth to that, I can't confirm. All I know is, we'll likely see the Polo at dealers within the next year.
2 comments:
I see a lot of people confusing this and the new Jetta. They look very similar.
...which doesn't bode well for it, the Jetta being VWoA's cash cow.
And the picture! A beige sedan is the very definition of "meh"...
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