| type="text/javascript"> | | | | production at the Chakan plant. The new Polo will most |
| There are many cars in India is going to be launched in | | | | likely come in 3-door and 5-door hatchback versions, |
| this year and in the next. A touch of foreign exterior is | | | | and the design is expected to be inspired from |
| expected in almost all cars. Now see what is there for | | | | Volkswagen's stunning Scirocco. Whereas, the Grande |
| a customer in Fiat Grande Punto and Volkswagen | | | | Punto for India will be available only in the five door |
| Polo. Both the cars are yet to be launched. The Fiat | | | | version. Diesel and petrol engine options will put it at |
| Grande Punto is a large two box hatch and | | | | par with the Suzuki Swifts, or even the Skoda Fabias |
| Volkswagen Polo is a premium hatchback. These cars | | | | India. Coming to the fifth generation Polo which would |
| are specially designed for Indian market. Polo will be | | | | be made at Chakan from the end of this calendar |
| rolled out with three engine options namely - two petrol | | | | year. The Chakan plant began with its pre-series |
| variants and one diesel variant. All the Polo models sold | | | | production of the new Polo, which will be ready for |
| in India will come equipped with air-condition. On the | | | | launch in India by 2010. The first finished body of the |
| other hand, Grande Punto will be offered with two | | | | Polo was rolled to the paint shop in April, 2009. This car |
| engines which include the 1.2 litre FIRE engine that | | | | is a nifty number which can seat five adults in comfort |
| produces 65 BHP and the 1.3 Multijet diesel that will be | | | | and has tremendously high levels of build quality and |
| tuned to churn out 75BHP. Polo will be available in | | | | refinement. The Grande Punto is extremely roomy, |
| silver, white, red and blue colours and the company | | | | with excellent front visibility, easy access and a large |
| officials are also contemplating on introducing an | | | | luggage compartment. It would come with a range of |
| orange paint scheme for India to go with the sporty | | | | petrol and diesel powerplants and maybe VW could |
| image of the Polo. Quality control is one of the key | | | | also offer its highly acclaimed BlueMotion technologies |
| areas that the company is focusing on and all the | | | | to not just make the Polo an emissions beater but also |
| quality checks will be strictly undertaken at the | | | | trade on a high fuel efficiency capability which has |
| manufacturing level before the Polo hits series | | | | been proved all over the world. |