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New VW Polo Bluemotion Review

Thinking about Volkswagon Polo leasing? Read all about it from the good people at Top Gear:

To bloom in the world of TopGear, an eco car must: a) drive you to somewhere far-flung on a single tank of fuel, and b) make you smile goofily on the way. This new Polo Bluemotion will, unfortunately, only manage the first of these.

The trick to a car like this is finding a sweet spot between efficiency and driveability. With stats of 83.1mpg and 90g/km CO2, the Polo does a fine job of the economy thing, but wrecks all that good work with an utterly turgid driving experience.

But before we get to that, let’s look at the tech. This is the second-gen Polo Bluemotion and features an all-new 1.2-litre three-cylinder diesel. It uses regenerative braking and stop/start for the first time in a Polo, all of which edge the mpg figures into the magic 80s and keep CO2 output in that all-important tax-free band.

The engine is more than a remapped jobbie. It’s been made with mpg in mind and – as friction is the enemy of efficiency – many parts, such as the crankshaft, valves and oil pump have been smoothed and improved to reduce resistance and so burn less fuel. To maximise all that mechanical slickness, the gear ratios have been made longer so the engine runs at a more efficient speed for more of the time. That’s not unusual in an eco car, but the VW engineers clearly suffered a spot of overkill.

So for the first few thousand revs in the Polo, it feels like you’re driving through thick sludge. You can complete a long and creative yawn in the time it takes to get through a gear, before a dash icon lights up and encourages a shift up. But obey that, and you’ll bog down in the next gear and end up jockeying the seat, willing the car to get a bloody move on. It really is rowing-boat slow.

But it doesn’t have to be like this. In the Fiesta Econetic – the Polo’s nemesis – there’s still fun to be had, with a tight chassis, lively steering and a 1.6-litre diesel that successfully juggles a neat whack of power with 76.3mpg economy.

Of course, strip away the Bluemotion stickers, and you still get a refined, well-made and good-looking car – a Golf-lite, perhaps. But you’re always aware that this is an eco car and that the dull drive is a pay-off for those headline figures.

In the pursuit of absolute efficiency, the Bluemotion is still a saintly thing, glowing like a halo above VW’s fat corporate head. But for those of us who like cars with a bit more sparkle, the day you actually desire one is the day you should put down TopGear magazine and buy a copy of Bowls International.

December 21, 2009 at 2:21 pm | Volkswagen | No comment

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New Volkswagon Polo

The fifth generation VW Polo is going to be a hit in it’s class sector, with the legendary VW precision enginerred build quality.

All though the size of the car is now on par with an old mark 3 golf the clever volkswagon people have made the vehicle lighter than the previous versions and we new highly efficient engines with 3 or 4 cylinder options will make this generation a hit with everyone.

Probably the best engine to go for is the 1.6-litre TDI diesel available with 74bhp, 89bhp or 104bhp and just 109g/km CO2. It’s got more go and mid-range motorway pulling power!

Or you could go for the Twincharged 1.2-litre TSI. This 104bhp three cylinder engine is both turbo and supercharged and brilliantly blends a little performance with excellent fuel economy. It feels like it has the thrust of a conventional 1.6 and is flexible enough to impress in all circumstances, be it town, motorway or back road. You also get the option of a dual clutch DSG Gearbox which is a first in this size of car!

The New POLO like other Volkswagon’s cost more than competitors vehicles but then you are getting the build quality from VW, Best idea is to check out New Polo Leasing

July 26, 2009 at 1:16 pm | Volkswagen | No comment

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The winning Golf six – polished and sparkling

Personal leasing is a great way to get your hands on the new VW Golf and if you do, you’ll be driving the winner of the Best Small Family Car in this year’s What Car Awards presented at the London Grosvenor House Hotel earlier this month.
The winning model is the Volkswagen Golf SE 1.4-litre TSI 122 PS 5dr and this is the third consecutive year the Golf has won.
In presenting the honour, Steve Fowler, Group Editor of What Car commented: “It takes a special car to win the Small Family Car of the Year award three years running – and the Volkswagen Golf is exactly that. You can thank evolution; this is the sixth-generation Golf, which takes the excellent fifth-generation model as its basis, and polishes every part until its sparkle would make Mr Sheen jealous. Whatever you need your car to do, the Golf does it – and brilliantly, too. That’s why we believe it’s the best small family car you can buy.”

January 24, 2009 at 5:24 pm | Volkswagen | No comment

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Stylish new VW coupe hatch

VW uses the Bologna Motor Show to unveil its latest design study – the Scirocco Studie R – which is based on the Scirocco GT24.
Offered in white with high gloss black contrasting detail the Studie R has an uprated 2.0litre 270 PS engine with three large air intakes at the front. A large wing dominates the back end and the revised bumper incorporates twin oval exhausts. The sports suspension is racing-derived and the triple spoke 19-inch alloys are stopped by four-piston brake callipers.
Its good looks continue in the cabin with black and white nappa leather and carbon fibre trim. This handsome newcomer places VW firmly back in the sports coupe market – a place it held well in the years it provided the Corrado. The Studie R will boost the glamour of the Scirocco brand and offers a tempting option on the car leasing list.

December 8, 2008 at 9:57 am | Volkswagen | No comment

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