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Latest updates on the Polo
Find out what's happening with the ever stylish Polo. Check out the latest news, awards and model information.
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17 May 2012
31st GTI meeting at Wörthersee
For more than 30 years, the ‘GTI Meeting at Wörthersee’ has been a holiday in the calendar of fans of sporty Volkswagen vehicles. An event that will also this year see fans from right across Europe coming to the largest GTI meeting in the world in Austria. At this show of the superlatives, besides the Golf GTI Cabriolet, Volkswagen and Volkswagen Motorsport will be presenting the Polo R-WRC, the Polo WRC Street special edition model plus two further Golf GTI concept cars.
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16 May 2012
Volkswagen introduces standard DAB radio from Polo to Phaeton
Volkswagen is tuning in to customer demand and fitting DAB radios as standard on all models from the Polo to the Phaeton, giving buyers not only a wider choice of radio stations but also a higher quality of sound.
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27 April 2012
Polo R-Line: adding more style to the substance
Volkswagen is adding even more style to its popular supermini, with the launch of the Polo R Line, which builds on the impressive specification of the Polo Match with unique styling touches inside and out.
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04 April 2012
Need to keep car costs down? Opt for a Volkswagen, says Parkers
Volkswagen’s Polo and Touran models have claimed top honours in the Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards 2012, being judged the cars in their respective classes which make motorists’ cash go the furthest.
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08 March 2012
Fast, fun and very frugal: The Volkswagen Polo BlueGT
The Polo BlueGT, unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show, combines dynamic performance with extreme fuel efficiency, thanks to the use of ACT cylinder deactivation, which is being used for the first time in a production Volkswagen.
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13 February 2012
Volkswagen driver Ogier takes class victory in rally Sweden
The Volkswagen factory team successfully concluded its test outing in the Rally Sweden, round two of the FIA World Rally Championship 2012, and gained valuable experience for future rallies with the Polo R WRC. Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia (F/F) took class victory with their Škoda Fabia; their team mates Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene (N/N) clinched third place.
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02 February 2012
The beginning of a new era: Volkswagen introduces the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB)
This year, the Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix – the German acronym is MQB (Modularer Querbaukasten) – for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands. The MQB strategy represents a turning point in the design and production of future automobiles with transverse-mounted engines. The Modular Transverse Matrix standardises many vehicle component parameters – across brands and vehicle classes. At the same time, it offers access to new technologies.
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05 December 2011
Volkswagen rally star Ogier is champion of champions
Volkswagen celebrated with the Champion of Champions as Sébastien Ogier, Volkswagen factory driver since 23 November for the World Rally Championship (WRC), emerged victorious in his first outing in the Race of Champions. In the finale, the 27-year old Frenchman clearly beat eight-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen who had previously beaten Michael Schumacher in the semi-final.
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07 November 2011
First outing: Volkswagen starts testing programme with Polo R WRC
Wolfsburg (03 November 2011). Volkswagen has successfully started the tests with the new Polo R WRC. Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Volkswagen Board of Management for Technology, and the two-time World Rally Champion and Dakar winner Carlos Sainz (Spain) completed the first test kilometres in the vineyards of Veldenz near Trier, the location that normally plays host to the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, without any problems today.
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11 July 2011
Save a mint with the new value-packed Volkswagen Polo Match
Volkswagen’s Polo range now offers customers even greater value for money, thanks to the addition of a new Match model which replaces the existing SE and Moda trim levels and provides £650 worth of equipment – but with a pricetag that means it costs £215 less than those models. Prices for the Polo Match start at £11,300 (RRP ‘on the road’) for the 1.2-litre 60 PS manual version.