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Ashish Naik
on 21 Nov, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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Absolutely right Binoy. Still we Indians have not seen real quality products in hatchbacks. I am talking about not just engine & ASS but also about build quality , ride & handling , latest technology & so on. I have seen such difference between Fabia & others. Maruti , Hyundai & Tata are far behind in that terms.
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Binoy Thomas
on 21 Nov, 2009 at 07:01 AM
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Sorry for the late reply.
Consider Suzuki,Hyundai,Tata these are three companies selling cars in the proposed segment that VW is going to launch the Polo in. Do tell which among the four is the 'premium' brand?
You seem to have a foregone conclusion of where VW stands in todays terms, the game has changed and no longer are VW cheap. In all markets they are considered premium and sold at a premium. Buying companies may not make much of a change in market perception but what one buys does make a big impact. Bugatti/Lambo and Audi have grown after VW ownership and that has given the premium feel to VW cars.
To make my point a bit more objective -here is the link to the comparison between the i10/Swift and Polo that is currently being sold in UK.I have tried to compare the three cars with the most similar engine specs and in 5 door trim-do try other combinations also.
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Binoy Thomas
on 21 Nov, 2009 at 06:52 AM
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Did not see the connection with the launches and i20 sales-could you elaborate please.
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Narendrasingh
on 20 Nov, 2009 at 03:19 PM
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In the recent past whenever any hatchback was launched, it helped in boosting the sale of I-20. Might be same results this time.
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Ashish Naik
on 20 Nov, 2009 at 12:53 PM
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Polo will be launched in next Auto-Expo with starting price of 4.5 lacs which will make it the least expensive car of VW. It will be powered with 1.2 lit TSI Petrol engine & 1.6 lit TDI Diesel engine.
With this pricing , market for small car will definitely going to see lot more actions in near future. VW is really serious about India & they are expanding their dealer network very fast . Recent ad in TOI shows how they are serious about it .
Lets wait . Also to see how Skoda Fabia will be repositioned after Polo launch .
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Amit
on 15 Nov, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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I spotted a white VW Polo in Belapur yesterday afternoon on the Palm Beach road. It was parked at a turn just before the line of restaurants start. There was one guy sitting in the car. It was totally undisguised and sported MH-14 number plates. I was negociating the turn and saw the Polo at the last minute so couldn't click pictures. The car looked really good. Typical VW. They should launch it with the 1.2 TSi motor. Hopefully, VW India will do away with the white instrument lighting they have changed over to with the new Polo for all their cars.
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Anand Sivaraj S
on 14 Nov, 2009 at 11:20 PM
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Do anyone knows what will be the VW polo india version Specification exactly.
and especially petrol variant coz polo has been in a variety of engines in eruope.
and which one will exactly be in indian version 1.2 TSi or 1.4 Tsi , specification please?
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Narendrasingh
on 11 Nov, 2009 at 12:25 PM
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Polo is good to discuss.. But we all no there is no ground for polo, punto, jazz, fabia, palio.. untill there are I-10/20, Swift, Santro etc... Common man likes the performance and price equation .. not the huge brand like GM, VW etc...
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Sujit
on 11 Nov, 2009 at 12:16 PM
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Volkswagen has done massive advertising campaign in today’s Time of India (Bangalore). Volkswagen advertisement features in front page and last page (full) and also 5 half page advertisements (half page) on inside pages.
That’s massive!
I have not seen such large scale print advertisement spending by auto manufacturer in recent past!
It’s a clear indication that Volkswagen is now ready with mega launch of POLO ---
The advertisements are also nice and trying to create space within mindset of Indian consumer. Have a look
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIBG&showST=true&login=default&pub=TOI&AW=1257922069375
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Amit
on 11 Nov, 2009 at 12:01 PM
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Cheap is a subjective term. The base Polo in UK is over 10K that's almost Rs.7 lakhs. Is that cheap for India? Even in North America where VW is not very strong, their cars are at a premium over Honda and Toyota although to be fair, VW does offer more standard equipment in their cars compared to Honda and Toyota.
Considering that the base Polo is almost 7 lakhs in UK, I really hope that they can deliver the cars at the price you mentioned without taking away the stuff that makes VW, well, VW.
I just saw on the UK site that the new Polo has white instrument lighting. Why VW?!
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