Volkswagen Polo Highline1.2L (D)

Overall economy: 17.1kpl
Best: 19.3kpl
Worst: 14.4kpl
its brilliant diesel economy and its outstanding highway munching ability. The car just looked its smashing self after the alloy was back on and was all set to face another round of adventure on our cratered Indian roads and discover new lands – or puddles, since it was the end of monsoon. We stuck to city driving for a while but we could sense that the TDi was begging to be set free on the open road.
And there’s nothing more we love to do than wake up early and drive on empty tarmac. So we pulled her out for some thoroughly enjoyable highway cruising, finally happy to be back behind the wheel of this car we’ve really grown quite attached to. Each time we’ve taken the Polo out, we’ve always come back from our journey quite in awe of its high speed prowess and now with the alloy back on the front right axle, MarcoPolo was able to confidently and safely, touch speeds which we really wouldn’t want to mention – except in hushed whispers.The Polo is as agile and as sure footed as we had discovered it to be when we first drove it before its launch but we’ve noticed that the front end of our car has gotten a little soft, so it does tend to bob a little more over large crests than it did when it came to us. Even after 10375 kms of us driving it, every time we set foot in the Polo we can’t help but fall in love with its tough build and the ‘thunk’ of the doors when they close. However, the monsoons seem to have played havoc with the rear door handles and they’ve become hard and tend to require a rather hefty tug to yank the doors open. Of course the use of WD40 or a quick spray of Zorrick solved the problem.We still feel that the rear seat space in the car is slightly cramped for large adults and though the car packs in a powerful and comfortable driving experience, it does not score in the rear seat comfort department simply because it lacks adequate legroom with tall front passengers.Interestingly enough, it is quite surprising that kids simply love the Polo. Six year olds turn around and point to the Polo and know the car by name – which is great for Volkswagen! The rear seat is more than comfortable for toddlers as we found out and this might possibly be VW’s youngest fan in India.

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