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Volkswagen Quietly Discontinues Polo TDI BlueMotion Due to Slow Sales

As of a few days ago, Volkswagen Group is the largest car company in the world. When they launch a new car, zzeea Germans like to beat their chest in pride, but when a car is discontinued they quietly sweep it under the rug.
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The Polo TDI BlueMotion was, with the exception of the ultra-expensive XL1, the most frugal car Volkswagen had ever made, thanks to a frugal TDI and tweaked aerodynamics. However, this 3-liter car has been discontinued without a word from the manufacturer.

The reason for this is low demand from customers, which is easily explained. A BlueMotion TDI model cost a little over €17,000 while a regular Polo with the same 75 PS diesel engine is still available for €1,300 less. The weird thing is that it still has BlueMotion badge and is equipped with regenerative brakes.

The normal Polo with the 1.4 TDI engine lacked the low-profile tires and the blocked off front air intake. But we always thought those made the car look ugly. In any case, it's difficult to justify paying €1,300 more for just 0.4 l/100km of extra frugality.

As of last year, the Polo BlueMotion is available with a small petrol engine. The 1-liter TSI produces a respectable 95 PS and consumes 4.1 liters of fuel on the combined cycle. Its primary advantage is that the starting price is only €15,925.

It will be interesting to see what happens to the Peugeot 208, because it too has a diesel-powered eco version that we consider overpriced. The European Union is working on regulations that some believe will make diesel-powered small cars almost nonexistent in the future. The emissions of dCi, TDI or HDI engines will be tested under real-world conditions and taxation will be increased accordingly.
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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