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Volkswagen Polo Mk4

Volkswagen Polo Mk4
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The Volkswagen Polo Mk4 is the fourth generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini car produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen. It was marketed from early 2002 to 2010 in most countries where Volkswagen manufactured except Argentina and the USA. It was manufactured in South Africa until 2017, where it was sold as the Polo Vivo. The Mk4 replaced the Volkswagen Polo Mk3, while the Polo Vivo replaced the Citi Golf. In 2018, the Mk4 was replaced by the Mk5 Polo Vivo in South Africa. In Brazil, it was manufactured until 2015, receiving a second facelift called 9N4. The Mk5 was skipped in Brazil; after a brief hiatus it was replaced by the Polo Mk6 in 2017.

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Predecessor: Volkswagen Polo Mk3|Volkswagen Polo Playa · Successor: Volkswagen Polo Mk5

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Specifications

Manufacturer
Volkswagen
aka
Volkswagen Polo Vivo
Production
2001–April 2010 (Germany), 2002–2015 (Brazil), 2002–2017 (South Africa)
Assembly
Germany: Wolfsburg, Angola: Luanda (Ancar), Belgium: Brussels, Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo, China: Anting (SAIC-VW), Kenya: Thika (KVM, Polo Vivo), Slovakia: Bratislava, South Africa: Uitenhage, Spain: Pamplona
Class
Supermini (B)
Body style
3-door hatchback, 5-door hatchback, 4-door sedan
Layout
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform
Volkswagen Group A04 (PQ24)
Related
SEAT Ibiza Mk3, SEAT Córdoba Mk2, Škoda Fabia Mk1, Škoda Fabia Mk2, Škoda Roomster, Volkswagen Fox
Engine
petrol:, 1.2 L I3 6v/12v, 1.4 L I4 16v, 1.4 L I4 FSi, 1.6 L I4 16v, 1.8 L turbo I4 20v, 2.0 L I4 8v, diesel:, 1.4 L TDI PD I3 6v, 1.9 L SDI I4 8v, 1.9 L TDI PD I4 8v
Transmission
5-speed manual, 6-speed manual, 4-speed automatic, 6-speed Tiptronic automatic
Wheelbase
Sedan: 2465 mm, 2002–07 3-door: 2460 mm, 2008–09 5-door: 2454 mm
Length
Sedan: 4198 mm, 2002–04 5-door: 3897 mm, 2005–07 5-door: 3926 mm, 2008–09 5-door: 3916 mm
Width
1650 mm
Height
Sedan: 1501 mm, 2002–07 Hatchbacks: 1465 mm, 2008–09 5-door: 1467 mm, 2008–09 3-door: 1452 mm
Predecessor
Volkswagen Polo Mk3
Successor
Volkswagen Polo Mk5

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