As in the previous model, Volkswagen is once again offering three equipment levels in the 2014 model year Polo: "Trendline", "Comfortline" and "Highline"; the standard equipment of all three lines has been significantly improved. In addition, the exclusive Polo Fresh will be on offer with the launch of the new model range. Likewise, already on the market: the new CrossPolo. Over the course of this year, Volkswagen will complement the model range by the new Polo BlueGT, Polo GTI and Polo TDI BlueMotion as well as a Polo TSI BlueMotion.
Polo Fresh – the special model for the market launch
Customised exterior. As in the debuts of the up! and Beetle, Volkswagen is offering an exclusively equipped model for the European market launch of the Polo: the "Fresh". Highlights: a two-tone, strikingly classy interior. This special model, delivered with 16-inch wheels in new "Portago" design (in exclusive "High Gloss Steel" colour), and preferably painted in "Cornflower Blue", is visually differentiated by black painted door mirror covers, LED licence plate illumination, high-gloss black radiator grille screen, standard fog lights, tinted rear windows (from B pillar back), rear lights that are also tinted and "Fresh" badges on the front wings. Offered as alternatives to "Cornflower Blue", which is known as the "communication body colour", are "Pure White", "Reflex Silver", "Oryx White" and "Deep Black".
Customised interior. The Polo Fresh also lives up to its name inside, because it was designed in two tones. The light surfaces in "Ceramique" for the door inserts and bottom part of the dashboard including the glove department create an especially exclusive impression. The centre seat panels are also designed in "Ceramique", while the sections in "Dark Palladium" make for a striking contrast. These include door panels, the upper part of the dashboard, the centre console with a panel in contrasting "Dark Rhodium Fine", side components and add-on parts of the sports seats, the centre arm rest and the lower parts of the A and B pillars. As an alternative, the centre seat panels may be configured in "Dark Palladium". The black leather and its bright contrasting stitching ("Ceramique") that trims the steering wheel, hand brake grip and gear shift lever is also sophisticated. The exclusive interior is perfected by pedals in aluminium look, carpet floor mats with coloured edging, white LED ambience lighting in the area of the centre console and colour-coordinated footwell illumination.
Polo Trendline in detail
Attractive base model. Buyers will now get even more added value, especially in the base version. Take Germany, for example, where standard features of the Polo Trendline now include 15-inch instead of 14-inch wheels, a split rear bench including dual cargo floor, new electromechanical steering, remote control for central locking, multifunction display and tyre pressure monitoring system.
Not a trace of basic. In its interior, the entry-level model is characterised by various applications in elegant black as well as new seat materials in the "Grip" design. And of course, the Polo Trendline is also given extensive safety and comfort equipment. For example, active safety: in addition to the ABS, the ESC electronic stabilisation programme, including hill start assistant, is standard on board, among other things. For example, passive safety: in addition to the front airbags and combined head-thorax airbags (passenger front airbag can be deactivated), the Polo comes with five headrests, five three-point belts (height-adjustable in the front), belt tensioners and belt force limiters in the front as well as Isofix fittings for child seats (on the outside of the rear seats). The front head rests have been designed in such a way that they counteract whiplash. Consider its comfort: standard equipment in this line includes, among other things, electric windows, central locking with wireless remote control, asymmetrically split and folding rear seats and rear seat backrests, double cargo floor, multifunction display and tyre pressure monitor indicator, cargo area cover, warning buzzer for lights left on, height-adjustable driver's seat, make-up mirrors in the sun shades and green-tinted heat protection glazing.
Polo Comfortline in detail
Sophisticated centre. The Polo Comfortline features were extended by 15-inch "Tosa" alloy wheels (previously 15-inch steel wheels), ParkPilot in front, the "Composition Touch" radio system and the "PLUS" multifunction display. Beyond that, the "Comfortline" equipment line reveals its identity on the exterior by a chrome trim around the air inlet, wing mirror housings and door handles painted in body colour as well as newly designed H7 twin headlights. In terms of comfort, features such as a semi-automatic air conditioning system ("Climatic"), electrically adjustable and heated wing mirrors, passenger's seat that is likewise height-adjustable, sliding drawers under the front seats, various trims in aluminium look (instruments, air nozzles, light turn switch, radio and climate controls) and storage pockets on the backs of the front seats complement the standard equipment. The driver and passengers are travelling on elegant materials in the "Rail" design.
Polo Highline in detail
High-end Polo. The Polo Highline is equipped with 16-inch "Portago" alloy wheels (previously 15 inch) and the new driver alert system as standard. On the exterior, the classiest of all Polo cars distinguishes itself also by standard fog lights and high-gloss black trim in the air inlet screen from the "Comfortline" equipment line. Interior details such as a three-spoke leather steering wheel (lower part of centre spoke in chrome), centre armrest in the front, height-adjustable sports seats in the front, parking brake lever and shift lever grip in leather as well as the elegant seat design in "Cell" material lend the "Highline" model a particular sophisticated flair.
The new CrossPolo in detail
Designed for the urban environment. An underbody protection panel, offset in silver, on the front and rear bumpers as well as black covers on the wheel arches, sills and doors give the upgraded CrossPolo once more an independent off-road character. The door mirror housings that are also painted in silver, regardless of the car colour, and the matching silver anodised roof rails, make for an extra portion of sportiness. In addition, two new metallic colours ("Honey Orange" and "Titanium Beige") as well as newly styled 17-inch "Canyon" alloy wheels complete the range of equipment features from now on. Classy: the smoked tail lights that have been newly designed here as well.
All inclusive. In addition, exclusive fabrics, designed especially for this Polo, enhance the value of the CrossPolo, which is equipped with sport seats, H7 headlights (optionally: bi-xenon) and fog lights as standard. The newly designed steering wheel as well as the gear and parking brake lever are covered with leather; contrasting colour seams increase the high-value ambience in the interior that has a two-colour scheme as does the new instrument cluster in "tubes" look and applications in matt chrome. The CrossPolo can be ordered with three petrol and three diesel engines, which cover a power range from 55 kW / 75 PS to 81 kW / 110 PS. In Germany, there are currently two petrol cars and two diesel cars for the market launch, since the performance range begins at 66 kW / 90 PS there.
New TDI and TSI Polo BlueMotion in detail
Low air and rolling resistance. Whether TDI or TSI – with the Polo BlueMotion, efficiency takes centre stage. Nonetheless, both avant-garde models also satisfy the requirements of comfort since a minimum consumption is by no means gained at the expense of comfort. On efficiency: air drag is reduced in the BlueMotion versions by the modified underbody, burnished radiator grille insert and the aerodynamically perfected front spoiler. Tyres optimised for low rolling resistance also contribute to the cutting-edge fuel-consumption values. Comfort or avant-garde: the paint job in "Clearwater Blue Metallic," exclusively mixed for these models, is one of the features that emphasise the sustainable talents of the Polo TSI BlueMotion and TDI BlueMotion. The 15-inch "Buenos Aires" alloy wheel is also exclusively reserved for the two Polo BlueMotion models. Individualistic seat covers, chrome adornments and leather-covered steering wheel, gear lever and parking brake lever make for a markedly high-value ambience in the interior of the BlueMotion as well.
New Polo BlueGT in detail
Body is 15 mm lower. The Polo BlueGT – the first model in both the range and brand with selective cylinder shut-off – has its own distinctive exterior as well as interior features. On its exterior, the BlueGT includes ex-factory newly designed and smoked tail lights, 17-inch aluminium wheels, a roof spoiler, side sills, familiar independent bumpers and 15 mm lower ride height. The interior has been upgraded by details such as the expanded content of the multifunction display (ACT indication) and front sport seats.
Optional features
Strong presence. Not only the standard equipment but also the range of optional features has been expanded – beyond new comfort, infotainment and assistance systems. Electrically folding wing mirrors, automatic running light activation and a rear view camera are new in the programme. As in the previous model, the new Polo will also be offered with a large panoramic tilt/slide sunroof. Volkswagen R GmbH has conceived a new exterior and interior package for the Polo Comfortline and Polo Highline as part of the R-Line programme. In addition, various R-Line alloy wheels, 16-inch or 17-inch, will again be available. Polo R-Line packages in detail:
R-Line exterior. The R-Line packages were newly put together. Example, the exterior: the designers have developed a new, high-gloss radiator grille with R-Line logo for the Polo; the bottom air inlet screen, which is, like the radiator grille, painted in a high-gloss black, was also redesigned. The "Salvador" alloy wheel is also a new feature that completes the exterior package. More details of the exterior package include bumpers in the R-Line design (with integrated fog lights in the front, including cornering light), wider side sills, an R-Line diffuser in the rear, a customised roof spoiler and chrome-plated end pipe trims (if visible, depending on the engine).
R-Line interior. The interior package has been modified even more substantially. Volkswagen R GmbH has newly created the sport seats in R-Line cover in the "Race/San Remo" design (optionally "Leather/Alcantara") with R-Line logo, the newly designed multifunction sport steering wheel, "small leather package" (gear lever and parking brake lever) and floor mats. Contrasting seams in "Crystal Grey" are used with all these features. The black roofliner, the black trims or frames in the area of the centre console and the air vents, the R-Line door sill plates and the stainless-steel pedal caps have been retained.