Volkswagen Polo 2022: German hatchback earns fresh five-star ANCAP rating for facelifted model

The MY24 Polo 85TSI Life is the buck-banging-est entry point into Volkswagen ownership. And at the time of this review, the most basic version of Both affordable and grown up, the entry point into Volkswagen land offers much to like while missing the mark in a number of crucial areas

The facelifted 2022 Volkswagen Polo is much more expensive than it was, read our expert review to see if the new city car is worth the cash

The facelifted Volkswagen Polo GTI has landed in Australia – read our expert review to see if this small hot hatch is worth the cash

Read Tom Baker's expert review of the 2019 Volkswagen Polo GTI, including 147kW turbo engine, exhaust note, handling, technology and value for money.

Read Tom Baker's expert review of the 2018 Volkswagen Polo, including 70TSI and 85TSI engines, fuel economy, features, technology and value for money.

Watch our Volkswagen Polo review! Already an excellent choice among hatchbacks, Volkswagen's latest updates extend the Polo's position as the most refined of the European city cars.

Volkswagen has seen what the Australian ute market has been offered, with trendy black sticker pack options offered from seemingly most manufacturers. With new black-themed exterior styling cues and a limited run of just 300 units, is the new Edition version of the Multivan special enough to justify the $82,990 asking price?

Volkswagen Australia is certainly pumped about its big-wheeled, fat-tyred, handling-tuned Amarok dual-cab ute. Developed by Walkinshaw Automotive in Our first full reveal of both the styling and the driving dynamics of the handling-biased, new-gen Volkswagen Amarok W-series unmasks a muscular, planted, highly accomplished sporting ute.

Late last year, Volkswagen renewed many of its model names in Australia, with big improvements to usability and material quality coming to Golf Mk8.5 and Top-spec Tayron promises GTI performance with space for seven but is this flagship too rich?

Chasing Cars has awarded barely a handful of 9/10 scores in its 12-year history, and it’s not all that surprising, because while it’s harder to come by a The Volkswagen Amarok is refined, handsome and capable – so why is it so much less popular than its Ranger sibling? Time to find out, over a gruelling long-term test

A few years ago, it felt like Volkswagen was nailing its market niche, providing buyers with premium-feeling vehicles without an outrageous uplift in The sweet spot of the three-row Tayron lineup, the 150TSI Elegance grade restores Volkswagen’s ‘premium for the people’ value pitch to strong form

Volkswagen’s unique selling point is that it offers Australians elevated, sophisticated vehicles for not much more cash than mainstream rivals. The Tiguan The new Tiguan blends upgraded interior materials with enhanced driving dynamics. Is the athletic, polished 150TSI R-Line the sweet spot?

From the moment we saw the Volkswagen ID.Buzz in the flesh, endorphins flowed. It’s such a cool thing – the sort of vehicle that transcends class divides The sportiest ID.Buzz could’ve turned out unbearably firm and a step too far for this iconic-looking electric van. But the GTX is clearly the best people-carrying Buzz so far

“Damn shame,” I mutter to myself, blasting out of a tight, sodden corner at the chunky wheel of the new Mk 8.5 Volkswagen Golf R. My blues are due to this This will be the final petrol-powered interaction of the Golf R, but will this brutally effective hot hatch be remembered as a high point in the model’s history?

The confidence Volkswagen Australia has in the new third-generation Tiguan is perhaps best demonstrated in the breadth of the line-up at launch: it wants Wolfsburg’s ‘mini Touareg’ aims to take on German prestige and Chinese mid-size SUV rivals in a broad, five-variant line-up.

It was the concession that had to happen – an admittance by Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg that its approach to slick cabin technology in the 2021 Mk8 Golf The evergreen Golf GTI gets a mid-life makeover for generation eight, creating a hot hatch that’s now easier to live with, easier on the eye, and better than ever to drive.

While the Hyundai i20 N was thought to be living on borrowed time due to emissions regulations, a potential lifeline has been thrown to small hot hatch

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Volkswagen this week announced that it had delivered 264 percent more GTI and R performance models to Australians in 2023 when compared against 2022 It

Volkswagen will build a production version of the ID GTI concept hot hatch that it revealed in advance of the 2023 IAA Munich motor show. The ID GTI is

Volkswagen this morning revealed its plan to keep the fundamentals of its GTI brand alive in the electric era – in the form of the ID GTI Concept hot

Pint-sized performance hatch packs a punch – and also a circa-10 percent discount for the next few months as supply normalises

The 2022 Polo range now kicks off from $25,250 in Australia – a significant leap over the pre-facelift version of the Yaris rival.

Volkswagen Australia confirms the release date for its revised, specification-rich small car, but ditching its entry-level grade will mean prices similar to the previous-generation Golf

Volkswagen’s popular Polo hatch will soon receive an update bringing a slew of modern amenities and a sleek new look

The 2022 Volkswagen Polo GTI has been revealed and is due to land in Australia by the second quarter of next year.

Volkswagen is expected to continue its winning formula in the new Polo GTI while enhancing the tech suite and adding a redesigned exterior.

Read Tom Baker's review of three Volkswagen hot hatches – the 2019 Polo GTI, Golf GTI and Golf R Special Edition, including turbo engines and track driving.

Volkswagen Australia has completed the final piece of the local Polo puzzle with the addition of the $1,500 Polo R-Line package on the Comfortline.

Sitting atop the regular Polo range, the 2018 Volkswagen Polo Beats will go on sale in Australia in August 2018, priced from $22,490 plus on-road costs. A cosmetic and equipment upgrade, the Polo Beats adds special equipment to the Polo, including a 300W Beats sound system and inbuilt nav.

Australian pricing and specifications for the 2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI have been announced ahead of the car's local launch in August 2018. Priced from $30,990 plus on-road costs, the Polo GTI is now equipped with a larger 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine producing 147kW of power and 320Nm of torque.

After being initially revealed in June 2017, Australian pricing and specifications for the 2018 Volkswagen Polo have been announced ahead of the car's arrival in March. Priced from $17,990, the Polo range will initially consist of three models: Trendline, Comfortline and Launch Edition.