New VW Polo 2014?

The Polo competes with the Suzuki Swift, Honda Jazz and Hyundai i20 majorly. Initially powered by 1.2-litre petrol and diesel engines, the Polo couldn’t give out sufficient performance to match its capable chassis and left the buyers wanting for more. Volkswagen then launched the Polo GT TSI and GT TDI recently and the GT TSI is powered by a 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine and the GT TDI is powered by a 1.6-litre diesel engine which is the same as the one in the Vento TDI.

Prototypes for the Polo facelift were spotted in Spain last year and now a sighting has also taken place in China. According to auto.ifeng.com, this car will enter enter production in China in the first half of 2014 and will feature new EA211 series engines. While replacing the old EA111 engines with new ones does make sense, the same report goes on to say these new engines will be 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter ones with 5-speed and 6-speed manual gearboxes. A quick check of the Chinese website reveals the Polo is sold there with a 105 hp 1.6L and 90 hp 1.4L, not the 1.2 TSI engines used to offer the same output over in Europe.

European buyers should get brand new engines as well, especially since the Polo's claimed fuel consumption is lagging behind its competitors, partly because if doesn't come with auto Stop/Start. Cosmetic changes for the 2014 Polo are very limited and include new front and rear bumper. The headlights and taillights are the cheaper versions for emerging markets, so we can't really tell you what to expect there.

It has been four years since the Polo was launched in our market and Volkswagen gave it a minor update in 2012 and that included few cosmetic changes like the addition of a couple of new colours, new alloy wheels and blacked-out headlights. Maruti is soon going to provide a minor update to the Swift and Volkswagen needs to keep up and hence the Polo would be given another update in mid-2014 since there is some time before the next generation Polo comes out.

Going by the pictures, it is obvious that the update is very minor. The front loses out the chrome grille which is replaced by a black grille. The radiator grille has also been re-designed. No other visible changes on the front. The side loses out the fender mounted turn-indicators and they would be integrated into the ORVMs.

The rear will remain unchanged. The design of the alloy wheels will also be the same but Volkswagen might choose to offer them in black colour and this would make the Polo look sportier than it already is. There would be no mechanical changes to the petrol model. The Polo GT TSI comes with a 7-speed DSG transmission (DQ200) which is known to be problematic and it is also found on the Vento TSI, Skoda Superb 1.8 TSI and Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI. The Polo GT TDI comes with an manual gearbox.

However Volkswagen will launch a new 1.5-litre diesel engine replacing the 1.2-litre and 1.6-litre diesel engines. This engine in the Polo will help Volkswagen get excise duty benefits which the 1.6-litre TDI motor doesn’t enable.

Volkswagen had also launched the Cross Polo but that was an instant dud. Since there are very few changes in the 2014 facelift Polo, the price would remain largely unchanged and if it all the prices are hiked, it would be very marginal. However we can expect a price decrease on the Polo GT TDI due to the excise duty savings.

Based on VW's production cycle, the Polo facelift should stay in production at least until 2016, at least in emerging markets. However, rumors suggest a new Polo will be ready for 2015.

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