Small cars are the future, apparently. And automatic transmissions are also the future, so it seems. To combine these two futures Volkswagen South Africa have installed a 6-speed Tiptronic gearbox into the Vivo range, for both hatchback and sedan. The automatic transmission is paired only with a 1.4-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine making 63kW and 132Nm of torque.
All these features conspire to make the car go from 0 – 100km/h in a snail-inspired 15.5 seconds (translating to perhaps 17 seconds at Gauteng altitude) and a top speed of 172km/h. Unfortunately fuel consumption thus suffers to the tune of 6.6 litres per 100km on average, with C02 emissions of 156 g/km.
Volkswagen Polo Vivo pricing (including VAT and C02 emissions tax)
Tiptronic hatch (R140 965)
Tiptronic sedan (R146 865)
1 comment:
15,5 seconds!? oh this must be the slowest car on the road!
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