Talking about hatchback cars doesn't only have to be the Honda City Hatchback or the Toyota Yaris. In Indonesia there are other models that are no less interesting. European car, simple design, but the price is cheaper than the Honda City Hatchback, namely the Volkswagen Polo.
The 2021 production year model is still available at some VW dealerships. The price is IDR 326 million with the status of imported CBU from India. The Honda City Hatchback costs Rp. 330 million for the manual type and Rp. 340.9 million for the CVT type. The price is high because there is no PPnBM discount anymore.
How, after knowing the price is lower, are you interested in buying a Volkswagen Polo? In order to be more desperate and want to go to the dealer for SPK, first know some of the advantages that this cheapest car that Volkswagen Indonesia sells under the auspices of PT Garuda Mataram Motor.
1. Everlasting Appearance, Anti-neko
This first point actually depends on taste. European cars used to be synonymous with designs that weren't strange, simple, looked elegant, and weren't filled with chrome elements that made cars even more flashy.
That is reflected in this Volkswagen Polo. Unfortunately the units sold are still the fifth generation. Even though globally the sixth successor has been born and was born in 2017.
But even so, the design is everlasting in 2022. From the outside, his appearance looks ordinary, innocent, plain, and not very evocative. But it's a different story for car enthusiasts who aren't adventurous. The chrome accents are minimal, the lines and curves of the body are also not what characterizes dynamic strokes.
The lights are still using halogen, both headlamp and fog lamp. The rims are also still single tone silver wrapped in 16-inch ring tires. Rear wheel brakes are still drum. However, the Volkswagen Polo is still equipped with functional devices from the outside, including:
- LED turn signal
- Spoilers
- Hight mount stop lamp
- Defoggers
- Parking sensors
- The VW logo opens the trunk door as a hallmark.
2. Luxury Car Style Features
Even so when looking at the interior of the car. For most people, the dashboard design is boring, because again it doesn't imply a futuristic shape, lots of adjustment buttons, and uses soft touch material (except on the door trim).
You won't get a floating head unit model, dual zone AC, or an unsightly dashboard design on the Polo. In short, the dashboard design is plain but elegant because there is no glossy coating. From the completeness includes:
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- Power windows on all sides (not just the driver)
- Audio steering switch
- VSC button
- Manual seat height adjustment
- Auto dimming mirror
- The touch screen head unit is connected to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Middle headrest on the back seat.
- Turn signal lever on the left, wiper lever on the right
- Leveling headlamps
- The light button is separate from the turn signal lever
- Electric mirror settings include automatic folding
- Dual airbags
- ABS
- ISOFIX seat
3. 1,200 Turbo Engine with Torque Equivalent to a 1,800 Cc Engine
Continue to the kitchen runway VW Polo. From the appearance and completeness of the features, maybe it's too ordinary, because there are currently Rp. 200 million cars that have more features. But wait, that doesn't mean that this German-blooded car doesn't have any appeal.
The engine promises above average performance. Yes, according to the specifications, the engine capacity is 1,200 cc, 4-cylinder, turbocharged. The power generated reaches 105 PS at 5,000 rpm and peak torque of 175 Nm which is achieved at low revs of 1,500-4,100 rpm.
The amount of torque is even equivalent to a 1,800 cc car engine, just a little bit of gas can run it out. In terms of power, the Volkswagen Polo loses to the Honda City Hatchback, but in terms of torque, the torque is greater. Control can be made manual through a 7-speed dual clutch transmission.
Unfortunately there is no paddle shift in this car. The only way to manually control it is to rely on the shift knob.
