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Volkswagen Ameo

The Volkswagen Polo Mk5 is the fifth generation of the Polo, a supermini-class car manufactured by Volkswagen since 2009. The vehicle unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March 2009, while the three-door version was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2009. A four-door long-wheelbase sedan version has been produced and sold outside Europe in several emerging markets since 2010 either as the Volkswagen Vento or the Volkswagen Polo sedan. A short-wheelbase sedan version was sold in India between 2016 and 2020 as the Volkswagen Ameo. As of 2024, the Polo Mk5 continues to be produced in South Africa as the Polo Vivo. The production of the Mk5 Polo at the India plant stopped in 2022, with the last Polo being sold in August 2022.

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Predecessor: Volkswagen Polo Mk3

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Specifications

name: Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C/61)
Manufacturer: Volkswagen
aka: Volkswagen Vento (LWB sedan), Volkswagen Ameo (SWB sedan), Volkswagen Polo Vivo (South Africa and Kenya, 2018–present), Škoda Rapid (India, sedan)
Production: 2009–2017, 2010–2020 (Russia), 2010–2022 (India), 2018–present (Polo Vivo, South Africa and Kenya)
Assembly: Spain: Pamplona, India: Chakan (Škoda VW India), South Africa: Uitenhage, Kenya: Thika (Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM)) (Polo Vivo), Russia: Kaluga, China: Anting (SAIC-VW), Malaysia: Pekan (DRB-HICOM)
Designer: Walter de Silva
Class: Supermini (B)
Body style: 3-door hatchback, 5-door hatchback, 4-door sedan
Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Platform: Volkswagen Group PQ25 (pre-facelift), Volkswagen Group PQ26 (facelift)
Related: SEAT Ibiza Mk4, Audi A1
Engine: Petrol:1.0 L MPI I3 12v, 1.0 L TSI I3 12v (turbo), 1.2 L MPI 12v I3, 1.2 L TSI I4 8v/16v (turbo), 1.4 L MPI I4 16v, 1.4 L TSI I4 16v (turbo), 1.6 L MPI I4 16v Diesel:1.2 L TDI CR I3 12v (turbo), 1.4 L TDI CR I3 12v (turbo), 1.5 L TDI CR I4 16v (turbo), 1.6 L TDI CR I4 16v (turbo)
Transmission: 5-speed manual, 6-speed manual, 6-speed Tiptronic automatic, 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic
Wheelbase: 2470 mm (hatchback and Ameo), 2552 mm (sedan)
Length: 3952 mm (hatchback), 4390 mm (sedan), 3995 mm (Ameo)
Width: 1682 mm
Height: 1454-1483 mm
Predecessor: Volkswagen Polo Mk4
Successor: Volkswagen Polo Mk6, Volkswagen Polo (CK) (Russia), Volkswagen Virtus (sedan)