VW Polo Review 2009 – STAR CARS 2009 Series 1 (City Cars and Superminis)

Price starting from: £8000 (est)

On Sale: Winter

Why so Great ? Classy image, interior quality, residual value

The new Volkswagen Polo’s launch is so secret even company insiders are reduced to talking in whispers when releasing snippets of informations. While that doesn’s give us much to go on, it does hint at the level of expectation surrounding the car.

What we do know is that VW is tackling the Polo’s shortcomings head-on. VW Polo 2009. The current car may benefit from a wide engine range and cushy ride, but it is held back by an uninspiring drive, bland cabin and high price tags.

Although nobody is expecting prices to drop, you should get a lot more for your money. The new VW Polo will be based on the same underpinnings as Seat’s Ibiza, which handles and rides pretty well.

Styling is expected to follow along the same lines as the Golf Mk VI, which means an evolution of the familiar rather than something too radical.

VW Polo 2009 The engine range will get an overhaul, with VW’s cleaner, more powerful units being introduced, including the 1.4-litre TFSI petrol motor and the new 1.6 turbo-diesel.

A Bluemotion version of the car is rumored to be powered by 1.2 TDI, with emissions of just 89g/km of CO2. However, this is likely to follow a few months after the initial launch pushing it into 2010.

A 1.0 petrol could go on sale as part of VW’s eco-drive, although such a unit was originally thought to be reserved for the Up city car project, in the pipeline for 2011 or beyond. VW’s double-clutch DSG gearbox is also expected to be offered on some models, reducing emissions and fuel consumption further, and giving the car a sportier feel.

Here are our VW Polo 2009 Review – STAR CARS 2009 Series 1 (City Cars and Superminis) , again want to say anything? Just shout it out here. Next STAR Cars will be funky Nissan Cube 2009, welcome back to check it out in a short period.

Need for Speed: New VW Scirocco

VW Scirocco just unveiled a couple weeks ago, with Versatile and affordable features. Driving footage of the all new VW Scirocco is very much welcomed by the CarFans . Hand-brake turns, playing chicken with cops and burn-outs are outright applauded! Throw in a helicopter and secret police (in high heels) and you have us shaking at the knees. Remind me some kind of Need for speed car racing game, fun to play with cops etc…

Its all there to promote the new Scirocco which is destined to go on sale late this summer for a starting price of Euro 21,750 (in Germany). All in all an affordable sports car which has finally returned after too long an absence, the original Scirocco ended production in 1992.

Initially four engines will be on offer, three petrol TSI’s ranging from entry level 122 hp to the range topping 200hp with 280 Nm of torque. The diesel TDI produces 140 hp with 320 Nm of torque with the range’s best fuel economy of 5.4 liters per 100 km.