Volkswagen Cross Polo spied again

The Volkswagen Cross Polo has been spied testing by team at Autocar on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. While the same car has already been spotted once in Pune, this times sighting also includes a red coloured model, fuelling speculation that the German automaker is bringing the car to the Indian market soon.   

The Cross Polo is basically a muscular version of the standard Polo and features cosmetic modifications on the outside to make the car look bigger. The bulking up comes in the form of plastic cladding on the sides, taller wheels, roof rails and larger bumpers both in the front and the back. These are changes similar to what was seen on the Skoda Fabia Scout. The report also suggests that a spare wheel at the back will be a part of the cars image, most likely to give the SUV feel.  

Inside the Polo Cross remains pretty much the same as the standard car. The engine line up and underpinnings are all expected to remain the same as the standard car. This means that the Polo Cross, if launched, will be offered with one diesel mill and two petrol mills of which the latter includes the 1.2-litre 105PS TSI engine that was launched with the Polo GT. Power is transmitted to the front wheels vi a five speed manual or the seven speed DSG box that comes with Polo GT (petrol only).

It is likely that Volkswagen is readying this car for the Indian market due to the sudden increase in demand for crossovers like the Renault Duster, Ford EcoSport as well as Mahindra’s compact SUV that was spotted outside Chennai two weeks ago. 

Source: Autocar India