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Volkswagen Polo: Small favourite gets bigger
The world’s best small car just got a lot better. Not perfect, but better
The Volkswagen Polo has long forged a reputation as the car that sets the bar for small cars and the sixth generation, which will be manufactured in SA and will go on sale in the second quarter of 2018, is no different. It has options for full digital instrument clusters, large, high-resolution infotainment screens, groundbreaking connectivity and the full raft of the MQB architecture’s safety systems. All of that pales into insignificance alongside the car’s sheer composure, sophistication and maturity of the powertrain, the ride and the handling. The sixth-generation Polo is even better, stronger, bigger and safer, with more driver assistance systems and more digital frippery. It has morphed into a little big car with astonishing levels of ride, noise and powertrain sophistication. It has grown again, adding 81mm in length to sit at 4,053mm as it moves across to VW’s ubiquitous MQB architecture, which hosts everything from the Golf to the Tiguan and the China/US/Russia Atlas SUV. ...
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