This car has a 3 door hatchback body style with a front located engine driving through the front wheels.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 1.4 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 74 bhp (75 PS/55 kW) at 5000 rpm and 126 Nm (93 lbft/12.8 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16v weighs a claimed 1018 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 172 km/h, which is 107 mph, claimed fuel consumption is 8.8/5.0/6.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 154.0 g/km.
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