Volkswagen Polo 2009-2014 Diesel Comfortline 1.2L

Polo 2009-2014 Diesel Comfortline 1.2L Review

Volkswagen Polo is one of the popular hatchback in the market with its contemporary design and ride quality. It comes in three trim levels with both petrol and diesel engine options. Among them, Volkswagen Polo Diesel Comfortline 1.2L is the mid range trim. It is powered by a 1.2-litre, in-line diesel mill, which churns out 73.9bhp along with 180Nm. It is skillfully coupled with a 5-speed manual transmission gear box. With the help of a common rail direct injection fuel supply system, this car returns an efficient mileage of 19.03 Kmpl in the city and 22.07 Kmpl on the highways. The exteriors have a trendy body design with exciting features like halogen highlights, body colored bumper, chrome strip on the front grille and body colored ORVMs. On the other hand, the interiors are designed with high quality scratch resistant dashboard, 60:40 split folding rear seat backrest along with luggage compartment cover, day and night interior rear view mirror and an air conditioning system. The company is also offering a standard warranty of 2-years or unlimited Kilometers from the date of sale, which is an advantage. At present the company is selling this hatchback in six exterior paint options. The list of colors include Flash Red, Deep Black, Candy White, Reflex Silver, Shadow Blue, and Pepper Grey with metallic finish option.

Exteriors:

The company has given this compact hatchback an aerodynamic body structure, which is equipped with a lot of features and looks quite captivating on the roads. The frontage has a neatly carved radiator grille with chrome slats and is surrounded with radiant headlight cluster. It is equipped with halogen lamps and turn indicator. The body colored bumper is fitted with an air dam and a pair of fog lamps. The large windscreen is integrated with a pair of 4-speed intermittent wipers with variable speed setting. The sleek bonnet has a few visible character lines. The side profile has body colored door handles and external rear view mirrors. These ORVMs are electrically adjustable and fitted with side blinker as well. The pronounced wheel arches are equipped with a robust set of 15 inch steel wheels, which are covered with full wheel covers. These steel rims are further fitted with 185/60 R15 sized tubeless radial tyres. The rear end is designed with a large windscreen that is integrated with a defogger. The sporty rear spoiler is mounted with a third brake light. It has a total length of 3790mm, an overall width of 1682mm and a decent height of 1453mm. It comes with a large wheelbase of 2456mm and a minimum ground clearance of 168mm.

Interiors:

The dual tone internal cabin is quite spacious and is incorporated with many interesting features. The dashboard is made of scratch resistant plastic and is equipped with some features like an advanced instrument panel, spacious glove box with cooling effect and a steering wheel. Other features include fabric upholstered seats, floor mats, three grab handles above the door with foldable coat hook, all four power windows with driver side one touch operation, front map lamp and day/night internal rear view mirror. Apart from these, it also has a storage compartment in front doors including cup holders, sun glass holder inside glove box, front center console with a 12V power socket and several other utility based aspects. The instrument panel comes with blue illumination and it features a digital tachometer, an electronic multi-tripmeter, a digital clock, digital odometer, low fuel warning light and headlamps-on notification.

Engine and Performance:

Under the hood, this variant is blessed with a 1.2-litre diesel engine, which comes with a displacement capacity of 1199cc. It is integrated with 3-cylinders and 12-valves. It has the ability to produce about 73.9bhp at 4200rpm in combination with 180Nm at 2000rpm, which is rather good for this segment. It skillfully coupled with a five speed manual transmission gear box. It allows the hatchback to attain a maximum speed of 164.1 Kmph, while it can cross the speed barrier of 100 Kmph in close to 14.4 seconds. With the help of a CRDi fuel supply system, it can generate about 22.07 Kmpl on the highways and 19.03 Kmpl in the city.

Braking and Handling:

The suspension mechanism of this Volkswagen Polo Diesel Comfortline 1.2L trim is quite efficient. The front axle is assembled with a McPherson strut with stabilizer bar. Whereas the rear axle is equipped with a semi independent trailing arm type of mechanism. On the other hand, it is blessed with a very responsive electronic power steering system, which is speed sensitive and makes handling convenient. It is also tilt adjustable and supports a minimum turning radius of 4.97 meters. The braking mechanism of this trim is also very advanced and is further augmented by ABS along with emergency brake assist . The front and rear wheels are fitted with ventilated disc and drum brakes respectively.

Comfort Features:

The car manufacturer is offering this mid range variant with a number of sophisticated features. Some important aspects include an efficient air conditioning system with dust and pollen filter, tilt and telescopic adjustable steering column, vanity mirror in left side sun visor, lane change indicator with triple flash, fuel lid with push style opening and gear shift indicator. It has an advanced 2-DIN RCD 220 music system, which is equipped with input functions like USB interface, Aux-in port, SD card slot and four speakers. Apart from these, it also has a multi-functional display, opening and closing windows with key remote, rear windshield with wash and wipe function.

Safety Features:

This Volkswagen Polo Diesel Comfortline 1.2L variant is equipped with some crucial safety aspects, which includes front underbody guard, front and rear adjustable head rests, an advanced electronic engine immobilizer with floating code, warning triangle with holder in trunk cover and first aid kid. Then it has 3-point seat belts for all passengers, dual front airbags for driver and co-passenger, anti lock braking system , pinch guard safety for all four windows, front and rear fog lights, emergency exit and centrally located high mounted third brake light.

Pros:
1. Good fuel economy.
2. Spacious interiors with a lot of safety and comfort features.

Cons:
1. Absence of alloy wheels is a big minus.
2. A few more features can be added.