{"id":233615,"date":"2010-01-26T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/26\/2010-volkswagen-polo-tsi-1-2-quick-spin\/"},"modified":"2010-01-26T11:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T16:58:00","slug":"quick-spin-2010-volkswagen-polo-tsi-1-2-could-preview-whats-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/233615","title":{"rendered":"Quick Spin: 2010 Volkswagen Polo TSI 1.2 could preview what’s to come"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Volkswagen Polo TSI 1.2 – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nAt last year’s Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, we got our first in-person look at the all-new fifth-generation Volkswagen<\/a> Polo, the brand’s popular B-segment model that slots in below the ever-expanding Golf<\/a> and Jetta<\/a> range. While subcompact vehicles like the Polo have been a staple in Europe for decades where fuel prices hover around $8\/gallon, in the last few years, Americans have finally started to take a serious look at cars of this size. With the Honda Fit<\/a> and Mini Cooper<\/a> well established, the Ford Fiesta<\/a> and Mazda2 twins on the way and an all-new Chevrolet Aveo<\/a> coming late in 2010, the market for subcompact runabouts is picking up steam in the States – and VW is taking a long, hard look at adding the Polo to its North American lineup in the next few years. <\/p>\n

With that in mind, VW trotted out a fleet of Polos for us to sample on its home turf near Wolfsburg, Germany recently – and while the automaker has yet to make a firm decision about importing the Polo to the U.S., they clearly wanted our feedback. Here’s what we told VW of America CEO Stefan Jacoby and his staff.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Quick Drive: 2010 Volkswagen Polo TSI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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