Polo V 2009-2017
“The new Polo is clearly the right car at the right time” was the slogan for the launch of the fifth generation of the successful small car, which debuted in March 2009.
6.3 million total production worldwide
Compared with its predecessor, the newest member of the Polo family had once again increased in length and was now almost at the four-metre mark. The clean lines gave the Polo V a sporty, rational look, and buyers now had five new engines to choose from.
The highly economical Polo BlueMotion was introduced in December 2009 and had an average consumption of just 3.3 litres of diesel with its new three-cylinder TDI with common rail injection.
Volkswagen announced its return to the World Rally Championship on 5 May 2011.
699 days later from 5 May 2011, on 3 October 2013, Sebastien Ogier and his co-driver Julien Ingrassia won the title in the Volkswagen Polo R WRC!
In 2014, the Polo IV underwent an extensive model update. In addition to visual touch-ups on the front and rear, the small car was given a substantial technology upgrade: The engines were much more economical, and there were many new safety and assist systems, some of which were adopted from the larger Golf.
New car, more success: with the second generation of the Polo R WRC, Volkswagen racked up World Championship victories three and four in 2015 and 2016.
The Polo R WRC’s World Rally Championship journey came to an end on 20 November 2016. And it marked its farewell in fitting style by securing a double victory in Australia. Thus, a success story like no other came to an end. In the 52 World Championship races that Volkswagen Motorsport had contested over four years, the driver of a Polo R WRC stood at the top of the podium no fewer than 43 times – this corresponds to an astonishing win rate of 82.7 percent and gives the team a unique record in the rally history books.
