Role reversal for Vivo
Tristan Wiggill
2010-03-15
Speculation as to how Volkswagen would fill the gap left by the CitiGolf’s drawn out departure was finally put to bed last week in Uitenhage.
However, the “new” entry-level Volksie left us with many more questions than it did answers.
Plainly put, the “spiritual successor” of the CitiGolf, the Polo Vivo, is nothing more than the old Polo, nipped and tucked. It has a slightly different face, the new Polo’s steering wheel and no door mouldings. Of more relevance, it now has a starting price point of R101 500.
This is more expensive than the Citi but, in its defence, the Vivo wasn’t designed in the 70s and could, says VW, enjoy a lower cost of ownership due to its better residual values and drastically lower insurance premiums.
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