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The Volkswagen Polo Mk4 is the fourth generation of the Volkswagen Polo

Volkswagen Polo

The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car manufactured by Volkswagen. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, coupé and estate variants....

that has been sold by the German

Germany

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automaker Volkswagen

Volkswagen

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from early 2002 to 2009 in most countries. It is still being manufactured in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, where it is sold as the Polo Vivo. The MK4 replaced the Volkswagen Polo Mk3

Volkswagen Polo Mk3

The Volkswagen Polo Mk3 is the third generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini, produced from 1994 until late 1999 and some in 2000. It was produced in two forms, the initial car being known as the Mark 4 or IIII, and the facelifted version known as the Mark 4 Phase II or unofficially as the...

in the supermini

Supermini

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class. The Polo Vivo replaced the Citi Golf.

History

Launched in September 2001, the fourth generation Polo (internal designation Typ 9N) was made available in early 2002. In keeping with VW's aim of floor pan sharing it shares its platform with the SEAT Ibiza

SEAT Ibiza

The SEAT Ibiza is a car in the European supermini class, constructed by the Spanish car maker SEAT S.A., is SEAT's best-selling car and perhaps the most popular model in the Spanish firm's range....

6L, SEAT Córdoba

SEAT Córdoba

The first generation SEAT Córdoba was presented at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and launched in the summer of the same year, penned by Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro and based on the chassis of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 which would spawn the Volkswagen Polo Mk3 the following year.Its 1.4, 1.6, 1.8...

6L and Škoda Fabia

Škoda Fabia

The Škoda Fabia is a supermini produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It was the successor to the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001...

Mk1. The car is all new, and bears more structural resemblance to the 6K than the 6N, outwardly the most recognizable change is the quad round headlights similar to the Volkswagen Lupo

Volkswagen Lupo

The Lupo is a city car manufactured by German automaker Volkswagen from 1998 to 2005.-Model history:The Lupo was introduced in 1998 to fill a gap at the bottom of the VW model range caused by the increasing size and weight of the VW Polo. Rivals included the Ford Ka, the Opel/Vauxhall Agila and...

. At a length of 3900 mm (153.5 in), it is larger than the first generation of its larger sibling, the 3820 mm (150.4 in) Volkswagen Golf Mk1

Volkswagen Golf Mk1

In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, hatchback replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle.-History:...

.

The car was available with several petrol and diesel engines: a 1.2 L three-cylinder

Straight-3

A straight-three engine, also known as inline-three engine, or a triple, is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side....

petrol engine

Petrol engine

A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....

with 55 PS or 64 PS (depending on the number of valves per cylinder, two or four) and a 16-valve 1.4 L 4-cylinder

Straight-4

The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....

with 75 PS or 100 PS petrol engine, the last one on the 16V-badged model. Both turbocharged and unturbocharged diesel engines were available such as the 4 cylinder 1.9L SDI (Suction Diesel Injection

Suction Diesel Injection

The SDI engine is a design of naturally aspirated direct injection diesel engine developed and produced by Volkswagen Group for use in cars and vans, along with marine engine and Volkswagen Industrial Motor applications....

) which also offered 64 PS but with 125 newton metre of torque, slightly more than some petrol powered units. As well as the unturbocharged SDI engine, newer TDI

TDI

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PD turbodiesel

Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...

units were also available, these being a 1.9 L with 100 PS and a three-cylinder 1.4 L model (the 1.9 with one cylinder less) with 75 PS. A sporty 1.9 TDI PD model, named Polo GT, was launched in 2004, with 130 PS.

In the 2005 Top Gear Survey

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the Polo was rated the 3rd least saisfying supermini to own, only the Rover 25 and Fiat Punto

Fiat Punto

The Fiat Punto is a supermini produced by the Italian manufacturer, Fiat, since 1993.-1st generation :Internally codenamed Project 176, the Punto was announced in September 1993 and launched in late 1993 as a replacement for the ageing Fiat Uno. The Fiat Punto was voted European Car of the Year...

were even worse to own.

Volkswagen Racing part of VW Motorsport rallied a Polo S1600 in the 2003 JWRC

Junior World Rally Championship

The FIA Junior World Rally Championship is a complementary series to the World Rally Championship as is the Production World Rally Championship , and the Super 2000 World Rally Championship . As JWRC was originally envisioned as a series for developing drivers, it is limited to drivers below the...

winning the Turkish

Rally of Turkey

The Rally of Turkey is a rally competition on the FIA World Rally Championship schedule.-History:First international rally in Turkey was held in 1972, starting and finishing in İstanbul. In 1999, the idea of creating an all-new event as a WRC candidate was conceived. The next year in 2000, the...

round, the Super 1600 developed 165 kW to its front wheels.

Release in North America

In January 2009, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Stefan Jacoby announced that the Polo will finally reach North America to join the vehicle lineup as a true entry-level car below the Rabbit. Volkswagen fans in the United States

United States

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and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

have been clamoring for the Polo to be added to the North American VW lineup for years. The Mk 4 Polo has not been released in the North American market as of October 2011, and it is likely that the Mk 5 will be the one to do so. It is anticipated that the Polo will be built at Volkswagen's plant in Puebla, Mexico

Puebla, Mexico

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to help keep the price of the vehicle low.

Polo Vivo

On 11 March 2010, Volkswagen South Africa announced that the Mk 4 Polo is being re-released as the Polo Vivo to replace the Citi Golf. The VW plant in Uitenhage

Uitenhage

Uitenhage is a South African town with 275,185 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. The town's name is pronounced by English speakers and in Afrikaans...

near Port Elizabeth is the largest in all of Africa.

Models and specifications

The model range includes the norm for current VW's from the Comfortline to the Trendline and Highline, whilst featuring an extense list of extras that had now become norm in mid-sized small cars. Items such as ABS, power steering, front and side air bags and front and rear head restraints were standard on all models and ESP, brake assistance, air conditioning, satellite navigation etc. were optional on higher spec models.

There was also a mini SUV

Mini SUV

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version of the Polo with off-road styling named Polo Fun (Polo Dune in the UK, Polo Soho in Spain), but despite its appearance the car was never available with four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4×4 is a four-wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously...

. Volkswagen has revealed that the Mk5 Polo Fun/Polo Dune/CrossPolo will have 4MOTION. A sedan version, called Polo Classic, is produced in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, South Africa

South Africa

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and China

China

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and exported to the rest of Latin America

Latin America

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and Australia. With the introduction of the Polo Classic saloon in the Australian market in 2004, the Chinese version, has the distinction of being the first Chinese-built car to be produced in right hand drive.

Dimensions:

Length: 3897 mm (153.4 in)
Width: 1650 mm (65 in)
Height: 1465 mm (57.7 in)
Wheelbase: 2460 mm (96.9 in)

Polo IV engines

Polo IV petrol engines
Short Descr	VW Engine Code	Engine Type	Displacement	Power (Max Output)	Torque (Max Output)	Years	Top speed (km/h)
1.2	AWY / BMD	I3 Straight-3 A straight-three engine, also known as inline-three engine, or a triple, is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side.... SOHC 6V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1198 cc	55 PS @4750 rpm	108 newton metre @3000 rpm	2001–2007	152
1.2	BBM	I3 SOHC 6V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1198 cc	60 PS @5200 rpm	108 newton metre @3000 rpm	2007–2009	157
1.2	AZQ / BME	I3 DOHC 12V Multi-valve In automotive engineering a multi-valve or multivalve engine is one where each cylinder has more than two valves. A multi-valve engine has better breathing and can operate at higher revolutions per minute than a two-valve engine, delivering more power.- Multi-valve rationale :A multi-valve design... , multi-point sequential fuel injection	1198 cc	64 PS @5400 rpm	112 newton metre @3000 rpm	2001–2007	162
1.2	BZG	I3 DOHC 12V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1198 cc	70 PS @5400 rpm	112 newton metre @3000 rpm	2007–2009	167
1.4	AUA / BBY / BKY	I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... DOHC 16V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1390 cc	75 PS @5000 rpm	126 newton metre @3800 rpm	2001–2007	172
1.4	BUD	I4 DOHC 16V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1390 cc	80 PS @5000 rpm	132 newton metre @3800 rpm	2007–2009	175
1.4 FSI	AXU	I4 DOHC 16V, Fuel Stratified Injection Gasoline direct injection In internal combustion engines, gasoline direct injection , also known as petrol direct injection or direct petrol injection, is a variant of fuel injection employed in modern two-stroke and four-stroke gasoline engines...	1390 cc	86 PS @5000 rpm	130 newton metre @3750 rpm	2002–2006	178
1.4	AUB / BBZ	I4 DOHC 16V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1390 cc	101 PS @6000 rpm	126 newton metre @4400 rpm	2002–2006	188
1.6	BTS	I4 DOHC 16V, multi-point sequential fuel injection	1598 cc	105 PS @5600 rpm	153 newton metre @3800 rpm	2006–2009	192
1.8T GTI	BJX	I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point sequential fuel injection and turbocharger Turbocharger A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...	1781 cc	150 PS @5800 rpm	220 newton metre @1900–4500 rpm	2006–2009	216
1.8T GTI Cup Edition	BBU	I4 DOHC 20V, multi-point sequential fuel injection and turbocharger	1781 cc	180 PS @5800 rpm	235 newton metre @2000–5000 rpm	2006–2009	225

Polo IV diesel engines
Short Descr	VW Engine Code	Engine Type	Displacement	Power (Max Output)	Torque (Max Output)	Years	Top speed (km/h)
1.4 TDI Turbocharged Direct Injection TDI or Turbocharged Direct Injection is a design of turbodiesel engines, which feature turbocharging and cylinder-direct fuel injection, developed and produced by Volkswagen Group. These TDI engines are widely used in all mainstream Volkswagen Group marques of passenger cars and light commercial...	BNM / BWB	I3 Straight-3 A straight-three engine, also known as inline-three engine, or a triple, is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side.... SOHC 6V, Pumpe Düse Unit Injector Unit Injector is an integrated direct fuel injection system for diesel engines, combining the injector nozzle and the injection pump in a single component... (PD) injectors; optional diesel particulate filter Diesel Particulate Filter A diesel particulate filter is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. Wall-flow diesel particulate filters usually remove 85% or more of the soot, and under certain conditions can attain soot removal efficiencies of close to 100%... (DPF)	1422 cc	70 PS @4000 rpm	155 newton metre @1600–2800 rpm	2005–2009	164
1.4 TDI	AMF / BAY	I3 SOHC 6V, Pumpe Düse (PD) injectors	1422 cc	75 PS @4000 rpm	195 newton metre @2200 rpm	2001–2005	170
1.4 TDI	BNV / BMS	I3 SOHC 6V, Pumpe Düse (PD) injectors; optional diesel particulate filter (DPF)	1422 cc	80 PS @4000 rpm	195 newton metre @2200 rpm	2005–2009	174
1.9 SDI Suction Diesel Injection The SDI engine is a design of naturally aspirated direct injection diesel engine developed and produced by Volkswagen Group for use in cars and vans, along with marine engine and Volkswagen Industrial Motor applications....	ASY	I4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... SOHC 8V, distributor-type injection pump	1896 cc	64 PS @4000 rpm	125 newton metre @1600–2800 rpm	2001–2005	160
1.9 TDI	ATD / AXR / BMT	I4 SOHC 8V, Pumpe Düse (PD) injectors; optional diesel particulate filter (DPF)	1896 cc	101 PS @4000 rpm	240 newton metre @1800–2400 rpm	2001–2009	188
1.9 TDI	ASZ / BLT	I4 SOHC 8V, Pumpe Düse (PD) injectors	1896 cc	130 PS @4000 rpm	310 newton metre @1900 rpm	2003–2009	206

Volkswagen Polo Saloon

Compared to the Polo hatchback, the saloon model is completely re-styled from the B-pillar rearwards. The window line has a slight upward incline and the roof features Volkswagen’s trademark curves and the concise styling of the C-pillar provides aspects that are actually reminiscent of a coupe. At the rear, the large horizontally divided rear lights and sculptured panels complete a design that is classically Volkswagen.

Overall, the Polo Classic is 28 centimetres longer than the hatchback version. Consequently with the rear seatback in place, the Polo Classic offers 461 litres of boot capacity (211 litres more than the hatchback siblings and with the rear seats folded down, 1127 litres of storage capacity is available.

Under the bonnet is Volkswagen’s 1.6-litre multi-valve engine that delivers 100 hp of power at 5500 rpm and peak torque of 140 newton metre at 3250 rpm. Transmission is a five-speed manual.

Standard features including dual front and side airbags, semi-automatic air conditioning, CD player, ABS brakes and remote central locking with engine immobiliser.

2005 facelift (Typ 9N3)

In 2005, the Typ 9N was facelifted to create the Mk4F, with new headlights, taillights and a different hatch, which resemble other recent models in Volkswagen's lineup. The Typ 9N3 was designed by Walter de'Silva

Walter de'Silva

Walter Maria de'Silva is an Italian car designer who is currently Head of Volkswagen Group Design, and is currently responsible for oversight on the design of all Volkswagen Group passenger car brands including Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Škoda as well as Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti...

and comes in six different trims, ranging from the basic 'E' model to the 'GTI'. Like its predecessor, the standard models uses the same engine range from the 1.2 L 55 PS (40 kW) 3-cylinder engine to the 100 PS TDI engine.

Volkswagen also announced the successor of the Polo Fun mini MPV

Mini MPV

Mini MPV is a car classification used to describe superminis or subcompacts which have taller build, fitting below the compact MPV and large MPV classifications....

, now called "CrossPolo", still missing four-wheel drive.

Dimensions:

Length: 3926 mm (154.6 in)
Width: 1650 mm (65 in)
Height: 1465 mm (57.7 in)
Wheelbase: 2460 mm (96.9 in)

Polo GTI

With the introduction of the Polo Mk4, the Polo GTI Mk3 was discontinued and was given no direct replacement. It was not until late 2005 that the Polo GTI was reintroduced. It was unveiled on October 21, 2005 at the Australian International Motor Show

Australian International Motor Show

The Australian International Motor Show is an annual auto show held in Australia, alternating between the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Prior to the Sydney event in 2010, both cities previously hosted separate annual exhibitions...

. It featured a 20-valve turbocharged 1.8-litre 150 PS petrol engine which had been used in models such as the Golf GTI Mk4 and the Passat

Volkswagen Passat

The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat and its derivatives have been badged variously as...

Mk5.

Its styling bears some resemblance to the Mk5 Golf GTI, with a blacked out central "scoop" in the bumper surrounding the honeycomb grille. In this new model the xenon headlights and fully digital climate control are options, unlike the Polo GTI Mk3 which feaured them as standard. Although faster than the previous model, the Polo GTI Mk4 is less powerful than the top versions of the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa

Opel Corsa

The front-wheel drive Opel Corsa was first launched in September 1982 to replace the Opel Kadett C City, and to fill the gap vacated as the Kadett grew in size and price. Built in Zaragoza, Spain, the first Corsas were three-door hatchback and two-door saloon models, with four-door and five-door...

, BMW MINI and its stablemate SEAT Ibiza

SEAT Ibiza

The SEAT Ibiza is a car in the European supermini class, constructed by the Spanish car maker SEAT S.A., is SEAT's best-selling car and perhaps the most popular model in the Spanish firm's range....

, most of which come with engines with a maximum output above 180 PS. This led Volkswagen to quickly beef up the Polo further to create the Polo GTI Cup Edition, which was tuned to around 180 PS and featured more aggressive styling.

Other versions

In 2006, VW released the Polo BlueMotion

BlueMotion

BlueMotion is a tradename for certain car models from the Volkswagen Group with an emphasis on higher fuel efficiency.Volkswagen introduced the name in 2006 on the Mk4 Polo BlueMotion, and in 2007 a version based on the current Passat was released...

which has a fuel consumption of 3.9 L/100 km and the Polo GTI Cup Edition with 132 kW, which sprinted to 0–100 km (0-62 mph) in 7.5 seconds.

VW Racing in South Africa rallied a Super 2000

Super 2000

Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...

Polo, which shared some components with its sister World Rally Car

World Rally Car

World Rally Car is a term used to describe racing automobiles built to the specification set by the FIA, the international motorsports governing body, and used to compete in the outright class of the World Rally Championship...