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Volkswagen Polo Vivo
Assembled in Kenya.
The Volkswagen Polo Vivo is here and it’s equipped with an amazing set of features to suit you and your crew. The Volkswagen Polo Vivo is more like a shrunken Golf that offers lots of space and technology when compared to its supermini rivals in its class.
Dt Dobie not too long ago launched its first Volkswagen Polo Vivo assembled here in Kenya. This was exciting news for the locals because it mean’t that a new car brand had been added to the list of cars being locally assembled. I got the opportunity to shoot the Polo Vivo at the Volkswagen showroom which helped me get a good look and feel of the car and what it is all about.
When you get behind the wheel of the Polo Vivo, you will quickly realise that it is actually a very comfortable car for its size, built with convenient features and a smart design. Without a doubt the interior feels best in class in terms of quality. The Polo Vivo is equipped with more digital features than any other small car in its category. The car comes fitted with a 340G radio SD, USB, Bluetooth, App-Connect with B-sting/2 speakers and 2 tweeters are optional on the Comfortline.
You can even control your music volume, select tracks, radio stations or answer phone calls without raising a finger with the standard multifunction steering wheel. All these features, as well as 4 speakers and 2 tweeters, come standard on the Highline, GT and Maxx Polo’s.
As for the Engine, it comes with a 1.6 Litre petrol engine coupled with a 6-speed MPI gearbox which produces 103 horsepower and 153 Newton meters of torque. For a small and light weight vehicle like the Polo Vivo, this can easily be translated as a perfect combination of power and economy. A quick note is that the 6-speed MPI gearbox is actually a Tiptronic automatic which makes driving on the highway or in the city more fun and enjoyable.
A car’s ground clearance is an important factor to look into when buying any car in Kenya and the Polo Vivo delivers in this aspect as well. The car gets a 15mm suspension raise above the ground so that you can drive with ease knowing that the car can easily manoeuvre through most Kenyan roads.
When it comes to safety features the car takes care of that as well with airbags and well placed ISOFIX mounting points for baby seats. Everyone using the Polo Vivo young and old can drive and ride confidently knowing that the car comes with these features and this is just one more reason to own a Polo Vivo.
The Volkswagen Polo picks up all the positive attributes of the bigger sibling Golf that so many people have come to love, just in a smaller, more affordable package. The derivative styling and bigger dimensions are designed to make the Polo feel even more mature in a car market fuelled by fashionable style and colourful originality.
If you’re looking for a small car that’s safe, spacious, well built, comfortable and available with bundles of cutting-edge tech, the Polo should be right at the top of your shortlist.
