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The Mk I Polo was actually an Audi design and was introduced in 1975. It was manufactured at the VW plant in Wolfsburg and sold as both the Polo and as the Audi 50 in certain territories.

A revised model version was introduced in 1981, the major change being the introduction of a station wagon body (curiously referred to by VW as a hatchback), whilst the version that actually looked like a hatchback was bizarrely called a coupe. Like its predecessor, this car was available with either 1049cc or 1300cc engines. Production was switched to Spain in the late 1980s following VW's takeover of SEATSEAT is one of the leading car makers in Spain. It was founded in the year 1950 as subsidiary of Fiat, with an important share of the Spanish Government. The acronym "SEAT" means Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo (Spanish Corporation of Private. A facelift in 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo saw the introduction of fuel injected engines, and the superchargerA supercharger (sometimes called a blower or a positive displacement pump is a gas compressor used to pump a fuel/ air mixture, the charge into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. This increases the mass of oxygen and fuel in the charge making-equipped G40 version, but by this point the Polo was now terminally dated.

The Mk III Polo appeared in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an, and was based on the second generation SEAT IbizaThe two-door 2003 SEAT "Ibiza". The SEAT Ibiza is a small hatchback car manufactured by the VAG and sold under the SEAT brand. The Ibiza is based on the same chassis as the VW Polo, itself a modified version of the VW Golf chassis. The SEAT Ibiza was orig which was launched the preceding year. The new car addressed many of the Polo's shortcomings, principally the lack of a 5-door version, and feeble performance. For the first time, turbodiesel versions became available. In South Africa, a rebadged SEAT Ibiza five-door was sold with Volkswagen Polo Playa badges.

The current Polo was launched in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, and is available in South America, South Africa and, since 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, Australia as a sedan, called the Polo Classic.

The Polo is the second smallest model in the current VW range, larger than the VW Lupo and smaller than the VW Golf. It is currently mechanically very similar to the SEAT Ibiza and Skoda Fabia , being based on a standard VAG group chassis used for a large number of models. The SEAT Ibiza has been sold in South Africa as the VW Polo Playa.

Previous sedan and wagon versions (Polo Classic and Polo Variant) have been based on the SEAT Cordoba.

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