An Absolute Driving Pleasure.

As always referred, Polo is simply a driver's car. If you are a family of 2 adults and 2 kids, this one will be a perfect companion. Anything above, might be a bit challenging. The new 1.0 litre turbo engine mixed with a torque converter gear box is quite fascinating while driving. After the replacement of DSG in Polo, most of us (including me) were worried about the performance and driving pleasure. I was looking for an automatic transmission hatchback and after trying a few options like Jazz, Glanza and even Magnite (all in CVT), I finally test drove the Polo with a lot of hesitation. But unexpectedly the Polo gave the best driving experience. Due to the turbo charged engine, the crawl function is absolutely a pleasure, which means it sometimes reaches 10/15 km/h without even accelerating. This is really helpful on inclines with traffic jams. The Polo is very eager to move as soon as the RPM reaches 1700 to 2000 range. It's very convenient while overtaking on highways, as the Polo always gives you confidence with its power and gear shift ratios. The cabin of Polo is simplistic just as I always wanted. It was a brief control panel with few buttons (but very high quality). The leg space for front seat passengers is very good along with optimum head room. But yes the leg space for rear seats may be a bit cramped. I recommend to take your family and try the seating yourself to get the best idea. Now coming to the cons, which I could observe during my driving experience. I noticed a slight feel while the gears down shift, especially from 5 to 4 (as vehicle might be in speed range of 70-80 km/h). Also this is not something that will irritate you. Also do not compare this to the drag felt in AMT transmission. The car does not rollover on turns while driving at good speeds. The AC is very strong. Sometimes the bottle holders may not look enough when compared to other cars, but if we think practically I think it has enough storages. Also the highline variant gets drivers armrest with storage. So I can summarize that one test drive changed my opinion towards buying this car and I am quite impressed with the performance till now. Hence, I would definitely recommend this car to all buyers who are interested in hatchback automatic cars.