There are five engine options at launch, including 1.2 petrol in 60hp and 70hp versions, and a turbocharged 1.2 with 105hp. Two diesel versions of the 1.6 version are available, with 75hp and 90hp outputs.
All the above cars are in CO2 bands A and B. An 87g/km variant in the BlueMotion grade will be coming in the first quarter of 2010.
There are three grades, Trendline, Comfortline and Highline.
Head of sales and marketing at Volkswagen Group Ireland, Adam Chamberlain said at the press launch today that while the VW brand has performed well in Ireland, the Polo performance was only 'average'. The company intends to use the new Polo, which comes in at a less expensive entry level than before, to help boost its segment share from the current 9 percent to 15 percent in 2010.
