This was the first Polo ever offered with a turbodiesel, a 1.9-litre, though only in 6K models before the 2000 facelift.
Lead trim: 1.05 (1,043 cc, 45 PS) · up to 109 hp
Volkswagen Polo Mk31994–2002
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FactThis was the first Polo ever offered with a turbodiesel, a 1.9-litre, though only in 6K models before the 2000 facelift.
The Volkswagen Polo Mk3 (Typ 6N/6KV) is the third generation of the Polo supermini, produced from 1994 until 2002 with a facelift at the end of 1999, and sold in hatchback, sedan (Polo Classic) and wagon (Variant) body styles. It was built in Wolfsburg, Bratislava, Pamplona and Martorell, and in Argentina to 2009, on the Volkswagen Group A03 platform shared with the SEAT Arosa, SEAT Ibiza Mk2, SEAT Córdoba Mk1, SEAT Inca, Volkswagen Lupo and Volkswagen Caddy Mk2. It started with the 1043 cc and 1272 cc engines of the previous generation plus a new 1598 cc unit, a 1.4-litre replaced the 1.3 in October 1995, and in September 1996 an all-new aluminium-block 999 cc engine replaced the 1043 cc. For the first time a turbodiesel (1.9-litre) was available in a Polo, although only in the 6K models until the facelift in 2000. (The 1.6 16V GTI variants are listed under the Polo GTI.)
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Trims & Figures
14 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 (999 cc, 50 PS) | 1996–1999 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 50 hp | 63 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.05 (1,043 cc, 45 PS) | 1994–1996 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 44 hp | 56 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.3 (1,298 cc, 54 PS) | 1994–1995 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | 74 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 16v (101 PS) | 1997–2002 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 93 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 16v (75 PS) | 2000–2002 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 8v (60 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 78 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 TDI (75 PS) | 1999–2001 | 1.4 L Inline-3 | 74 hp | 144 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 8v (101 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 103 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 8v (75 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 101 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.7 SDI (60 PS) | 1997–2002 | 1.7 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 85 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 8v (90 PS) | 1997–2000 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 SDI (65 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 64 hp | 91 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (110 PS) | 1998–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 109 hp | 173 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI (90 PS) | 1997–1999 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 149 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Photographs
This is the first Polo generation Volkswagen refused to build with three doors at all.
The GTI's twincharged 1.4 made 180 PS by stacking a supercharger and turbo on the same engine.
A 130 PS diesel wore the badge GT, built alongside a sedan version made in Brazil, South Africa and China.
This was the first Polo ever offered with a turbodiesel, a 1.9-litre, though only in 6K models before the 2000 facelift.
A tiny supercharged Polo quietly set world records: the limited GT G40 used VW's G-Lader supercharger for 1300cc-class endurance records, years before the same tech reached the Golf G60.
It was the cheaper twin of the Audi 50, which sold so poorly Audi killed its own car off in 1978.
Rivals
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