A well designed hatch for a car enusiast

Exterior There is by far no doubt that this vehiclw will impress you immediately. The aerodynamic styling, paint job, sturdy build and pleasant alloys just add to the beauty of the car. Anybody would just respect your car on the road and make way for it!! The bigger boot is a useful feature in this car which no other hatch would provide.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors of this car are way better than any other car. May be the HONDAs will come close by. A few accessories could have been included to just boost the sales of the vehicle such as GPS, EBD and EPS (available on the new 2015 Vento). The rear leg room needs a little improvement. I thought VW can extend the length of the car by a few millimeters may be close to 4 meters so that the rear leg room will improve. A rear AC vent would just make it a step better than the i20. Polo has one-touch auto-up and down anti-pinch windows, not available in i20. Polo has cornering lamps (the fog-lamp turns on automatically at night when the  headlamps are on and you put the indicator and turn the steering wheel towards the side you want to turn). This feature illuminates the road better towards the curve. The automatic climate control is also a useful thing to have.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox This one is sleak, well planted and thoughtfully designed. There is no lag at all and the engine is quite peppy. Its a nice idea to put int he new 1.5L Engine derived from the Vento. It beats out the i20 by miles in this aspect. I drove the i20 Elite before deciding to buy the Polo only due to this aspect. The mileage of the car is a bit on the lower side where other cars prove to be better. Better drive the car below 2000 rpm. The mileage comes close to 14.5 kmpl in Hyderabad traffic. On the highway, it is better (around 19). The best part is, if you turn off the A/C, the car will simply zoom like a rocket at just 1500 rpm and the fuel economy will also improve a lot.

 

Ride Quality & Handling Simply awesome. Just effortless, you wont get tired driving this car. Drive even at 160 Km/hr and you wont even know at what speed you are at. 

 

Final Words After all we are all buying a car for the Engine and the safety, others are all useless. In this aspect I chose to buy the Polo over the i20 Elite Asta. And mind you, the Polo HL TDI costed me 8.9L with immediate delivery while the i20 costs 9.5L (with a 2 months wait period)

 

Areas of improvement   I thought VW can extend the length of the car by a few millimeters may be close to 4 meters so that the rear leg room will improve. A rear AC vent would just make it a step better than the i20. A few accessories could have been included to just boost the sales of the vehicle such as GPS, EBD, EPS, Arm rest / turn indicators on mirrors etc.

Definitely, VW has to increase the no. of service centers as well as some support to customers w.r.to Pick and drop, service cost of denting & painting, spares etc, which will cost you a bomb.

 

 

Look and Feel, Safety, Driving pleasureCramped rear leg room, a few missing accessories