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3-door VW Polo

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Dynamic, sporty and young, the new three door Polo draws on the same clean, sharp lines of the five-door model, and features a more aggressive stance with a pronounced kink in the window line just above a sharp crease running the length of the car. The overall effect is a cohesive, clutter-free design that makes the new Polo appear lower and wider than it really is.

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Santa Cruz - 26.02.2010 - The three-door model built in Pamplona, Spain, shares the same platform and dimensions as the five-door model and benefits from the same gains in quality, space, safety and refinement made over the outgoing model. As with the five-door variant there are four trim levels. Every Polo is fitted with four airbags, ABS, ESP and hydraulic brake assist as standard. In addition, the Polo comes with a CD stereo, speed sensitive power steering and electric windows. The second trim level adds air-conditioning, 15-inch alloy wheels, a six-speaker stereo with iPod connectivity and body-coloured door handles and mirrors. In the top specification trim the Polo is fitted with 16-inch alloy wheels, fog lights, leather trim on the steering wheel, gearshift and handbrake, a multifunction computer and tyre pressure warning indicator. The new Polo three-door is available with a choice of six engines, four petrol and two diesel. These are a pair of naturally-aspirated 1.2-litre engines with 60 or 70PS and a 1.4-litre 85PS; plus two 1.6-litre common rail TDI units producing 75 or 90PS. All engines comply with Euro V emissions legislation. A new 1.2-litre 105 PS turbocharged TSI unit is also on offer. The new Polo has been subjected to the more stringent Euro NCAP crash tests and received the best possible score of five stars. Volkswagen put together a safety package for the new fifth generation Polo including optimised body structure, a highly effective belt-and-airbag combination and driver-assist systems. The result is the safest compact car in the world. The structurally rigid body was achieved through, among other things, the use of high-strength and ultra high-strength steels in the side structures and footwell. The extremely rigid front bumper cross-member ensures that impact forces are distributed. But pedestrian safety is just as important as occupant safety. The 'harp', as the newly designed sheet metal behind the front bumper cover is called, provides the deformation space necessary to minimise the severity of leg injuries. Electronic safety and assistance systems which prevent accidents or avoid severe injuries are also evaluated in the new Euro NCAP procedure. One of the most important assistance systems, the electronic stabilisation programme ESP, is standard in the Polo. The new Polo has been named the 2010 European Car of the Year by an international jury comprising 59 members from 23 European countries. It has also been crowned Small Car of the Year at the Scottish Car of the Year awards and was the best selling vehicle in the Canaries for 2009. Now available from your Volkswagen dealer, the new three door Polo is priced from €8,995. More information is available from www.vwcanarias.es.

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