{"id":1143,"date":"2007-07-25T15:38:42","date_gmt":"2007-07-25T15:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/07\/25\/expanded-range\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:56:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:56:30","slug":"expanded-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/07\/25\/expanded-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded range for the next Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/vw_polo_bluemotion_41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vw_polo_bluemotion_4\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/vw_polo_bluemotion_4.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"306\"  style=\"float: left;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><br \/> Remember the time when the Polo was the black sheep of the Volkswagen family? Well, those days is over. For the next Polo generation, Volkswagen harbours great ambition. It wants to cover as many segments as the leading Peugeot 207. To do this, it plans to expand the Polo range with a coup\u00e9, a convertible and a MPV variant.<\/p>\n<p>While the coup\u00e9 and the convertible will compete with the Peugeot 207 CC, the MPV will fight with the Lancia Musa and the Peugeot 207 SW. Volkwagen will feature unknown technology for the small car segment such as the DSG gearbox and a possible hybrid version. The former will be available with in a  sporty version, dubbed GTI, and will be coupled with the 170hp petrol engine. The latter will not be a full hybrid system due to the high cost this would entail, but will make use of technology similar to that used in BMW\u2019s EfficientDynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Due to be launched in 2009, expect the car to move upmarket in order to make some room for the low cost car that Volkswagen will unveil at the next Frankfurt Motor Show in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Motor Authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the time when the Polo was the black sheep of the Volkswagen family? Well, those days is over. For the next Polo generation, Volkswagen harbours great ambition. It wants to cover as many segments as the leading Peugeot 207. 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