VW Polo SUV is a Go (Anywhere)

2010 VW Polo SUV

Gets 4MOTION, Replaces Dune

By Thami Masemola
June 28, 2008 1:00 AM
Filed Under: General, German, Volkswagen

German SUVs/crossovers galore! So many coming, you’d think a cross-dressing competition was going on! Volkswagen’s turn at the small SUV segment was thought to have ended with Tiguan. However from 2010 we may have to think again as the company plans its attack on the upcoming BMW X1/ MINI/ Corsa SUV brigade through the Polo SUV. This ain’t the Dune by the way, this is a proper SUV, well, a 4x4 one at any rate, that will use VW’s 4MOTION system. From the look of things VW is going back to its roots in that Audi will not have to worry about big brother poaching sales from it via yet another luxury line. Polo will be no rival to the A1.

Design chief Walter da Silva has made it clear that from a design point of view, future Volkswagens will not try and out-design themselves at the expense of Audi for points in the premium segment. Therefore expect the Polo SUV to be simpler, yet still distinctively VW, especially on the grille.

A number of current Polo powerplants will carry over, most notably TDI versions. Of course the 1.4 TSI will be mixing it in there, one up from the 1.2-litre three-cylinder with about 70 bhp. A new 1.2 TSI will make 105 bhp. Others include a 1.6-litre TDI as well as a 1.4-litre TDI.

Source: AutoExpress

Comments

BabyMilo
June 28, 2008 1:18 AM
dont they already have the cross polo?? is this like the gen2 or something?? but still i dont really mind it that much

afterace2
June 28, 2008 1:29 AM
dune is another name for the cross polo, on some markets.

out4ride
June 28, 2008 2:36 AM
SUVs are getting smaller and smaller. I guess it's a good sign?

LMS
June 29, 2008 11:02 AM
This isn't an SUV. The name implies its top offroad acheivement - a dune.

They're just catering to the fashion of onroad SUVs. Personally, I dislike any kind of 4x4, but business is bottom line and if people want such rubbish cars, then that's what they'll get.

Spyshot-73
June 28, 2008 9:26 AM
Yes but the "go anywhere" bit needs to be refined.

designerr
June 28, 2008 12:51 PM
new generation in suv class,,,i love it..............da silva knows better than others.

ringi
June 28, 2008 4:36 PM
This one has a 4motion, the old one is only fwd. that´s a big differnce

alessandro
June 28, 2008 5:24 PM
That kind of decicions are made in level higher.

loki
June 28, 2008 9:44 PM
well, I hope it's at least as good as the Fiat Panda 4x4 in off-road. if not, they shouldn't bother, since it would only be a Polo with a slightly higher suspension setting and some plastic side skirts. and I'm so tired of cars like the Cross Polo, "all show and no go".

PotatoEater
June 29, 2008 2:29 AM
Has VW been finally taken over by soccer mums?

LMS
June 29, 2008 11:04 AM
I know they have been managed by a board of metrosexuals for quite some time now, so Soccer Moms are an improvement...

serraxtrem
June 30, 2008 11:09 AM
I would like to see how will look the Lupo SUV

NaBUru38
July 1, 2008 11:49 PM
serraxtrem, there's already the CrossFox, which is an offroad-looking Fox. Not quite as short as the Lupo, though (over 4 meters, in fact).

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