Volkswagen Polo Mk5

A one-off Polo concept car was shown at the Wörthersee GTI meeting in May 2009. Considered as a preview of a future Polo GTI model, the car featured Flash Red paint with black rally stripes, 18-inch "Budapest" wheels, high gloss black interior and aluminum tread plates.[11]

Volkswagen Polo Sedan (Russia)

Volkswagen Polo sedan (Malaysia)

A sedan version of the Polo Mark V was launched in India and Russia in 2010 as the Volkswagen Vento and Polo Sedan. It features an increased wheelbase (2.552m) and ground clearance (168–170 mm).

The model is offered with one petrol engine (1.6 L, 4-cylinder, 105 PS;[12] coupled with either 5-speed manual or 6-speed automatic gearbox) and one diesel engine (1.6 L, turbocharged 4-cylinder common rail, 105 PS; only 5-speed manual gearbox) options available. In 2014, a facelifted Vento was launched. It carries over the 1.6L petrol but has a new 1.5L diesel engine derived from the old 1.6L (Due to the excise benefits offered to engines 1.5L and below, in India). The Vento also gets a 7-Speed DSG (Direct-Shift Gearbox) automatic, with this new 1.5L engine. A 1.2L TSI (Turbo fuel stratified injection) engine is also available mated to the 7-Speed DSG, producing 103PS. It is intended to compete with the Honda City which is very popular in India.
The car is also manufactured and sold in Malaysia, Russia, Jordan, UAE, South Africa, Thailand and Taiwan as Volkswagen Polo Sedan with only the petrol engine available for Malaysian and Russian and Taiwan(Badged as Vento) market.

The Volkswagen Polo Sedan is not produced in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and China, nor exported to the rest of Latin America, PR China and Australia because it is developed in India, but the Polo hatchback is produced in South Africa and exported to China and partially in Australia.

Vento (Polo sedan) 2016 to present, photographed in Mexico (facelift)

A Mexican variant of the Vento was released in the 2014 model year, manufactured in India by Volkswagen India. Volkswagen Vento is a best seller for Volkswagen México. The main features are good quality under the subcompact segment, good crash test results, and affordable price. From 2014 model to present. Also, the car became available in Argentina as the Polo from October 2015 to February 2018 when it was replaced by the Virtus sourced from Brazil.

The Volkswagen Vento 2016 to present in Mexican territory, the renewal of the best-selling model of the Volkswagen brand in Mexico and the third one with more sales volume in this country. This model with a front that more resembles the New Jetta, grill, fascia, fog lights, chrome inserts, visible exhaust and completely redesigned lights. There are new designs of 15-inch wheels (aluminum for Trendline, Comfortline and Highline versions but steel with plugs in the initial version called Starline), chrome details on the door handles, fog lights with light static curve and directional lights in the side mirrors.

In the interior the changes are less evident but it gains in equipment. We find new designs in seats fabrics, steering wheel with audio functions and cruise control, beige interior option, two-tone dashboard and finally the opening of the One-Touch trunk with which it is not necessary to remove the key to access the area of load.

In the mechanical section, we find the two engines unchanged. This is the four-cylinder 1.6L MPI gasoline with 105 hp and 112 lb-ft of torque and the four-cylinder CFNA 7GV/77 kW, 1.5L TDI to diesel with 105 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque. The big difference is that now both are available with manual and automatic transmissions. In the previous model we only found the gasoline with the five-speed manual gearbox and the six-speed automatic Tiptronic while the diesel was only available with the five manual. Now comes a dual-clutch automatic DSG with seven "automatic" relationships in the diesel engine.

All versions will have ABS, two airbags, electric lifts for all seats, air conditioning, power steering and safe auto parts insurance as standard.

Finally the offer of colors is extended from six to eight for the body while the interior adds the option of two-tone color for the board with fabric in beige.

2014 Volkswagen Vento (Mexico)

Since September 2016, Volkswagen offered Polo Sedan in Moldova, imported directly from Russia.

The facelifted version was released in 4 September 2019 in India for the 2021 model year, alongside the Polo, whilst older versions of them will be kept on sale for a few years. It is very similar to its GTI version in terms of design and it will be expanded for most markets where the Polo saloon and hatchback versions are sold.[13]

In 2018 the Mark 2 Polo Vivo was launched in South Africa as a budget friendly car. It is based on the Mark 5 Polo.

It differs from the Mark 5 in the following ways:

• Side indicators moved on to side of vehicle instead of on mirrors.
• Less sound insulation.
• 2 airbags instead of 4.
• New headlight and taillight design.
• New front bumper design
• Single folding rear bench instead of 60:40 split bench.

The range has a total of 5 trim levels:

• Trendline: Base model. 1.4 litre 55 kW engine.
• Comfortline: Colour coded door mirrors and handles. 1.4 litre 63 kW engine. Automatic option with 1.6 litre engine
• Highline: Radio 340G with app connect. 1.6 litre engine, ESC, Leather multi function steering whee,. 16 inch alloys, tyre pressure monitoring, hill start assist
• Vivo Maxx: Based on the Cross Polo with Highline specs
• GT: Highline specs. Lowered suspension. 1.0 litre TSI 81 kW engine.

The 4 engine options are carried over from the Mark 5 Polo.

• 1.4 litre with 55 kW of power and 130 Nm torque. Top Speed of 171 km/h. Only available in the Trendline
• 1.4 litre with 63 kW of power and 132 Nm torque. Top Speed of 177 km/h. Only available in Comfortline
• 1.6 litre with 77 kW of power and 153 Nm torque. Top Speed of 188 km/h. Available in Comfortline automatic, Highline and Vivo Maxx.
• 1.0 litre TSI with 81 kW of power and 200 Nm torque. Top Speed of 196 km/h. Only available in GT model.

Since its launch in February 2018 Volkswagen South Africa has enjoyed excellent sales in the Vivo range, consistently being the best selling passenger vehicle in the country since March 2018.

• European Car of the Year 2010
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• South African Car of the Year 2011
• Japan Import Car of the Year 2010–2011
• World Car of the Year 2010
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• Drive Car of the Year 2010 (Australia) [16]
• Carsguide Car of the Year 2010 (Australia) [17]
• Wheels Car of the Year 2010

• Volkswagen Polo for an overview of all models
• Volkswagen Polo Mk1
• Volkswagen Polo Mk2
• Volkswagen Polo Mk3
• Volkswagen Polo Mk4
• Volkswagen Polo Mk6
• Volkswagen Vento (A05)

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