Volkswagen has refreshed the locally built Polo Vivo, with numerous interior and exterior enhancements. Updates include a new front-end design, a new infotainment system, new seat trim design and enhanced safety features.
Since its introduction in 2010, the Volkswagen Polo Vivo has been South Africa’s top selling model, with over 425 000 units sold over the 14 years and Volkswagen believe that the latest round of updates will ensure that it continues as SA’s favourite passenger vehicle for some time to come.
Affordability, German build quality, enhanced safety, space and comfort are some of the key attributes that have come to define the Polo Vivo.
Updated exterior
The new Polo Vivo is distinguished by a new front end which includes a 2D Volkswagen badge, redesigned front bumper incorporating daytime running lights, fog lights and new headlights as well as upper and lower grille with chrome accents.
The rear end is fitted with a new 2D Volkswagen badge, sitting above the Vivo name in chrome which has now been centred. The new model also introduces fresh colours including Ascote grey, Pure White, Reflex Silver, reef Blue, Smokey Grey and Wild Chery Red to the offering.
The Polo Vivo range is now differentiated by a new naming convention which includes the Vivo, Life, Style and GT nameplates.
Black painted mirror caps add a sleek and sophisticated touch to GT models, while new 15 and 16-inch wheels which are standard on Life and Style models enhance the vehicle’s appeal and driving dynamics.
The wheel line-up consists of the standard steel wheels for the Vivo (14-inch) and optional 15-inch Tosa alloy wheel, 15-inch Ubomi alloy wheel on the Life models, 16-inch Portago for the Style and the 17-inch Mirabeau alloy wheel which comes standard on the top of the range GT model.
New interior trims and infotainment across the range
All derivatives feature new interior trims. Facilitating seamless connectivity and entertainment is a new infotainment system featuring a nine-inch Mirgor radio with four or six-speakers and App-Connect. The seats have been updated with new materials and designs which now incorporate front side airbags on Style and GT models for additional safety.
In fact some of the biggest improvements have been in the safety department with all Vivo derivatives now featuring Electronic Stability Control, hill start control and remote central locking. An optional rear-view camera increases convenience and safety.
Under the bonnet
The updated Polo Vivo will be available with a wide variety of engines including the 1.4 and 1.6 MPI four-cylinder and three-cylinder 1.0 TSI petrol engines.
Offered in the Vivo derivative is a 1.4-litre, four-cylinder, producing 55kW and 130Nm while returning a fuel consumption figure of 5,5 litres/100km.
Life models feature a 1.4-litre, four-cylinder, offering 63kW and 132Nm while using 5,9 litres/100km.
The 1.6-litre, four-cylinder, offers 77kW and 153Nm and can be paired with either a six-speed manual transmission in Style configuration or a six-speed Tiptronic automatic in Life specification and uses either 6,2 litres/100km or 6,5 litres per 100km depending on the gearbox utilised.
The 1.0-litre turbocharged TSI powerplant boasts 81kW and 200Nm from 2000rpm while returning an impressive fuel consumption figure of 4,8 litres per 100km. This engine is available exclusively in the top of the range GT derivative.
Local availability
The new Volkswagen Polo Vivo will go on sale in September 2024.
Model range and pricing
The Volkswagen Polo Vivo is sold with a three-year/120 000km warranty and a six-year anti-corrosion warranty.
Polo Vivo 1.4 55kW Vivo R266 600
Polo Vivo 1.4 63kW Life R288 500
Polo Vivo 1.6 77kW Life Tiptronic R320 200
Polo Vivo 1.6 77kW Style R318 000
Polo Vivo 1.0 TSI 81kW GT R356 000
