Volkswagen Polo sedan for Russia
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3rd June, 2010
For the first time in the history of the Volkswagen brand, a
vehicle has been developed specially for the Russian market. A new Volkswagen Polo sedan has been revealed and
will be manufactured at Kaluga, Russia.
Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Brand with responsibility for
Development, says: “The new Polo Saloon does not only fulfil the highest standards of modern automotive
engineering. The efficient technologies, outstanding active and passive safety and the traditional high quality
of workmanship and materials are groundbreaking for this class. In conjunction with the timeless design, a level
has been reached that is unprecedented in this segment and this market.”
Frank Wittemann, Head of the Volkswagen Brand in Russia: “The new Saloon extends Volkswagen’s range of
vehicles and builds a bridge from our best sellers in Russia, the Passat and the Jetta, to the small family car
segment. With it, an even greater number of friends of our brand can choose a vehicle according to their taste
and possibilities. The new vehicle complies with the global quality standards of Volkswagen in every respect,
while being very attractive in terms of price.”
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The new Saloon is being built on a completely new assembly line at Volkswagen AG’s plant in Kaluga. The
Volkswagen Polo is equipped with a new 1.6 litre Otto engine (77 kW). It can be combined with a 5-gear manual
gearbox or a 6-gear automatic gearbox with sequential shift function (Tiptronic). Hence Volkswagen is the first
automobile manufacturer offering their Russian customers such an up-to-date automatic gearbox in this vehicle
class.
A high level of safety is ensured already in the Trendline basic version — two airbags, head restraints and
three-point seat belts for all five passengers. From Comfortline and up, the Polo is equipped with ABS as
standard. In the Highline top version, additional safety systems are integrated that are normally unavailable in
this class — for instance: side air-bags and ESP.
The specific demands of Russian drivers and the climate and street conditions in Russia have both been
carefully taken into account during the new Saloon’s development: long-term tests were conducted in different
climate zones, and the street conditions in the most variegated regions in Russia were examined. The available
petrol qualities were tested repeatedly as well. Thus the vehicle has been equipped with an up-to-date and
reliable engine that is ideally suited to those operating conditions prevailing in Russia, a galvanised,
non-corrosive body and a wheel suspension geared to bad roads. Particularly robust paints were used for the
car’s paint job, and the chrome parts are also highly resistant to aggressive agents.
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