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Vandaag heeft Volkswagen details en foto’s van de nieuwe VW Polo op het internet gezet, morgen gaan we de VW Polo in real-life bekijken.

Update: Deze wagen werd uitgebreid besproken in onze rijtest!

Volkswagen is vooral trots op de veiligheid van de nieuwe Polo, wat blijkt uit onderstaand persbericht. De Polo krijgt 5 sterren van de NCAP, de wagen wordt 50% minder vervormd bij een frontale botsing dan ervoor en mensen die je langs de zijkant aanrijden, zullen 20% minder diep doordringen. De nieuwe Volkswagen Polo beschikt standaard over ESP met Hill Hold Control, behoorlijk wat airbags en hoofdsteunen die de kans op een whiplash verkleinen.

Wat de looks betreft vind ik de Polo een verbetering tegenover de vorige versie, de voorkant is strakker geworden, net zoals de achterkant, maar toch is het duidelijk herkenbaar dat het hier om een VW Polo gaat.

De VW Polo heeft, want zo hoort dat nu, behoorlijk wat gewicht verloren in vergelijking met de vorige generatie Polo. Ook zijn de motoren zuiniger geworden, de nieuwe TDI en TSI-motoren, gekoppeld aan een DSG-bak met zeven versnellingen zorgen ervoor dat het verbruik aardig teruggedrongen werd. De 1.2 liter TSI-motor beschikt over een turbocharger en levert 105 pk. Toch verbruikt de wagen slechts 5,5 liter per 100 km en stoot hij 129 gram CO2 per kilometer uit.

In het totaal zijn er 3 dieselmotoren en vier benzinemotoren beschikbaar, die tussen de 60 en de 105 pk leveren. De 1.6 liter TDI-motor levert 90 pk en heeft in combinatie met het Bluemotion pakket 3,8 liter diesel nodig om 100 km af te leggen.

De Polo wordt eind maart in productie genomen, tegen juni zal de wagen bij de dealers staan. De officiële voorstelling vindt morgen plaats, u hoort nog van ons!

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

Volkswagen Polo 2009 Genève

To the point: The new Polo
The new Polo is one of the safest cars worldwide;
Polo’s TDI and TSI engines noticeably reduce fuel costs
Wolfsburg / Geneva, 02 March 2009 – No other car in this class has such a mature and high-end image as the new Polo. Comfort, quality and safety have all taken a considerable leap forward. One example: the Polo was specifically designed to attain the recently established, stricter and more comprehensive, 5-star EuroNCAP rating. The higher structural rigidity of the Polo’s bodyshell contributes to these results. In the footwell area alone, intrusion – related to the car body’s deformation strength in a frontal crash – was lowered by 50 percent! In the case of a side impact, the intrusion value was reduced by 20 percent.

Standard equipment for safety

In addition, the European version of the Polo now being presented is equipped with standard ESP electronic stabilization program with Hill Hold Control, and it has a highly effective network of airbags on board, including combined head-thorax airbags (integrated in the front seatbacks), belt tensioners and belt force limiters plus seatbelt warning indicator and head restraints that counteract the risk of whiplash injury (both front seats), three rear head restraints and Isofix child seat preparation.

Weight down, fuel consumption down

Despite significant improvements in all aspects of the car, it was possible to reduce the Polo’s body weight by 7.5 percent. The introduction of new TDI and TSI engines, as well as the 7-speed dual clutch transmission (DSG), has resulted in considerably reduced fuel consumption and emissions over a wide range of engine power outputs. An excellent example here is the new 1.2 TSI. This turbo-charged four-cylinder direct injection gasoline engine produces 77 kW / 105 PS, yet it consumes just 5.5 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (129 g/km CO2); this is 19 percent less than on the equivalent model of the previous generation!

In total, seven different engines will be offered on the new Polo in its first year – four gasoline and three diesel – spanning a power range from 44 kW / 60 PS to 77 kW / 105 PS. Five of these engines are entirely new or are being used for the first time in the Polo.

The new engines include all three TDIs (turbo-diesel direct-injection); thanks to the implementation for the first time of common rail technology in the Polo, these engines are both efficient and refined. The potential in the new TDI engines is clearly evident in the example of the Polo 1.6 TDI with 66 kW / 90 PS: when combined with a “BlueMotion package”, its average fuel consumption of 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers and 96 g/km CO2 makes it the most fuel efficient and lowest emitting five-seater diesel in the world. The “BlueMotion package” may be combined with any of the three equipment lines developed for the Polo. Available for selection here are the base version “Trendline”, the mid-level “Comfortline” and the top of the line “Highline”.

To the point: The new Polo

The new Polo is one of the safest cars worldwide;
Polo’s TDI and TSI engines noticeably reduce fuel costs

Wolfsburg / Geneva, 02 March 2009 – No other car in this class has such a mature and high-end image as the new Polo. Comfort, quality and safety have all taken a considerable leap forward. One example: the Polo was specifically designed to attain the recently established, stricter and more comprehensive, 5-star EuroNCAP rating. The higher structural rigidity of the Polo’s bodyshell contributes to these results. In the footwell area alone, intrusion – related to the car body’s deformation strength in a frontal crash – was lowered by 50 percent! In the case of a side impact, the intrusion value was reduced by 20 percent.

Standard equipment for safety

In addition, the European version of the Polo now being presented is equipped with standard ESP electronic stabilization program with Hill Hold Control, and it has a highly effective network of airbags on board, including combined head-thorax airbags (integrated in the front seatbacks), belt tensioners and belt force limiters plus seatbelt warning indicator and head restraints that counteract the risk of whiplash injury (both front seats), three rear head restraints and Isofix child seat preparation.

Weight down, fuel consumption down

Despite significant improvements in all aspects of the car, it was possible to reduce the Polo’s body weight by 7.5 percent. The introduction of new TDI and TSI engines, as well as the 7-speed dual clutch transmission (DSG), has resulted in considerably reduced fuel consumption and emissions over a wide range of engine power outputs. An excellent example here is the new 1.2 TSI. This turbo-charged four-cylinder direct injection gasoline engine produces 77 kW / 105 PS, yet it consumes just 5.5 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (129 g/km CO2); this is 19 percent less than on the equivalent model of the previous generation!

In total, seven different engines will be offered on the new Polo in its first year – four gasoline and three diesel – spanning a power range from 44 kW / 60 PS to 77 kW / 105 PS. Five of these engines are entirely new or are being used for the first time in the Polo.

The new engines include all three TDIs (turbo-diesel direct-injection); thanks to the implementation for the first time of common rail technology in the Polo, these engines are both efficient and refined. The potential in the new TDI engines is clearly evident in the example of the Polo 1.6 TDI with 66 kW / 90 PS: when combined with a “BlueMotion package”, its average fuel consumption of 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers and 96 g/km CO2 makes it the most fuel efficient and lowest emitting five-seater diesel in the world. The “BlueMotion package” may be combined with any of the three equipment lines developed for the Polo. Available for selection here are the base version “Trendline”, the mid-level “Comfortline” and the top of the line “Highline”.

Individually combinable high-tech features

Options that Polo drivers will be able to order on their new Volkswagen include static turning lights integrated in the front fog lights, (from “Comfortline” up), side curtain airbags (head airbag system for front and rear passengers), radio and radio-navigation systems and integrated hands-free telephone systems. A panorama sunroof and bi-xenon headlights will follow at a later time.

Market launch starts the end of June

Start of production of the five-door Polo is scheduled for the end of March. This will be followed, starting in the last week in June, by the market launch of the visually and technically advanced new edition of the million unit bestseller in Germany. Just two weeks later, thanks to an ambitious logistics plan, Volkswagen will begin selling the car across mainland Europe, and soon Polo engines will be revving up across all continents.