Vehicle details
Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Life 5dr Petrol Hatchback, , The Polo Life 1.0 TSI 95PS in Deep Black Pearl is proof that small doesnt have to mean basic. This five-door supermini looks seriously smart in metallic black, set off by 15 Essex black diamond‑, turned alloys that give it a subtly sporty stance. Inside, the Titanium Black cabin with Ceramique roof lining feels grown‑, up and solid in the way only a VW can.
Under the bonnet, the 1.0 TSI turbocharged petrol with 95PS and a 5‑, speed manual gearbox is all about real‑, world usability. Its light on its feet in town, keen enough on a country road, and impressively economical exactly what you want from a daily driven hatchback. The manual box is slick and precise, adding a welcome touch of driver involvement.
Where this Polo really distances itself from budget rivals is in technology and safety. The Ready 2 Discover infotainment system brings a sharp touchscreen, six speakers, streaming and internet capability plus wireless App‑, Connect, so your smartphone integrates cleanly without cables. Its future‑, proof too, with preparation for an upgrade to full navigation if you want it later.
On the safety front, Travel Assist with Emergency Assist is standout kit in a car this size. You get Front Assist autonomous emergency braking, Predictive Adaptive Cruise Control and lane‑, keeping with traffic jam assist big‑, car tech that takes the edge off longer journeys. An alarm with interior monitoring and SAFELOCK central locking adds peace of mind.
The Light & Sight pack rounds things off with automatic LED daytime running lights, auto‑, dimming rear‑, view mirror and rain sensor, so the Polo quietly takes care of the basics for you. In short, this Polo Life is a small car that feels anything but refined, well equipped and genuinely satisfying to live with every day.
Vehicle features
- Electric front windows
- Rain sensor
- Rear electric windows
- Rear windscreen washer and wiper with interval delay
- Heat insulating and laminated safety glass windshield
- ABS
- Front disc brakes
- Rear drum brakes
- Hill hold control
- ESC (Electronic stability control) + EDL (Electronic Differntial lock) and ASR (Traction control)
- Front assist with autonomous emergency braking (for Adaptive Cruise Control ACC up to 130 mph)
- Front wheel drive
- Rear shock absorpion
- Wireless app connect
- Bluetooth mobile phone interface
- Preparation for We connect and We connect plus
- Power assisted speed sensitive steering
- Dynamic road sign display
- Predictive adaptive cruise control without follow-to-stop and speed limiter
- Standard rear axle
- Travel Assist - Lane keeping system and traffic jam assist
- Trip computer
- Washer fluid level indicator
- Emergency call service
- Travel assist including emergency assist