
Volkswagen Polo wins European Car 2010
Volkswagen’s new Polo – Volkswagen Polo car was scheduled to enter the U.S. market within three years – a narrow defeat to win the Toyota iQ 2010 European Car of the Year award. The advantages of this new VolksWagenPolo the Polo has a full safety equipment, sophisticated machinery range and fuel efficiency.
Polo get 347 points against 337 for the iQ city car. The new Opel Astra getting ranked No. 3 with 221 points followed by Skoda Yeti (158 points); Mercedes-Benz E-Class (155 points); the Peugeot 3008 (144 points) and Citroen C3 Picasso (113 points).
VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said the new Polo, the fifth generation of subcompact cars, designed to handle standard customer expectations with uncompromising greater.
Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said VW Polo sedan could be launched in the U.S. in 2011 or 2012 followed by a hatchback with more room than the European car models.
If sold in North America, Polo will be sold at between $ 13,000 and $ 15,000,
The Car of the Year award is one of the most valuable and oldest in Europe. A number of 59 automotive journalists from 23 European countries to watch.
Last year’s winner was the Opel insignia. Volkswagen last won the award in 1992 when he defeated the third generation Golf and Opel Astra Citroen ZX.
VW says it has received more than 130,000 orders for Polo since it was launched in Europe in May.
IQ is a small car will be sold in the United States under the Scion badge.