Originally Posted by Subaro123 (Post 1957175)

Hey Rahul could you confirm the variant for that 1.6 L Petrol engine and what are the ARAI ratings for the same.

Originally Posted by h@r$h@l (Post 1957183)

@Rahul . congrats on your 1.6L POLO

As far as i am aware, only Highline is offered in 1.6. Even the brochure states that only highline variant on Polo 1.6

Originally Posted by Amartya (Post 1956139)

First of all, notice the difference a single word makes, I said "can be just as safe". It is not the same as "are just as safe".

To give an example, the Honda Jazz has an NCAP 5 star rating, so does the i20. Note, these are for the top spec versions with all the safety kit.

Originally Posted by crackingride (Post 1957228)

Just curious if the bookings people seem to be making for a 1.6 are based on the dealer explicitly stating the booking is for a 1.6 HATCH. Is the dealer assuming the booking is for a SEDAN while the buyer assumes its for a HATCH?
In no post about a dealer passing on such information have I seen explicit mention that the dealer has said its a 1.6 HATCH that they are talking about.
Clarifications from all who claim to have spoken to a dealer would be welcome.

Originally Posted by carfanatic007 (Post 1957252)

So basically it was a conjecture, thats what I wanted to understand

Originally Posted by Amartya (Post 1956217)

This debate about safety vis-a-vis weight is not that simple. There are a lot of factors that dictate the level of safety in an automobile, and I am sure you are aware of them. Weight does play a part - simple laws of physics - but so do crumple zones, air bags etc. By simple laws of physics, I meant that a NCAP 5 rated small car can never take on a truck and come out on top.
Agree with you, safety features include many things and I guess quality of steel, impact beams etc among many others also play an important role.

Among smaller cars, the ones made by Fiat, VW (Skoda included) have heftier build, and they do feel safer, but that shouldn't undermine the fact that the Japanese (say the Jazz and the i20: I know it is Korean) might be just as safe. This has nothing to do with playing with words, it's a fact.
I guess i20 is one of the few hatchbacks in India with 5 Star Safety ratings.

For the record, I've driven the Polo very recently, and I did like the build quality, I also love the Punto's build. What I found disconcerting was the blatant dissing of Japanese cars without any valid reasons to back it up.
Thats excellent! so now with your knowledge about the other cars and Polo may be you can do small comparison and highlight the +ve & -ve, I think it`ll help who are yet to decide on which car to go for

Originally Posted by rahul016 (Post 1957325)

Well the booking is for the Hatch only.The sedan (Vento) version will be launched around October or November and the delivery will start from early next year.
Dealer are pretty sure its the hatch version that is being launched.

Originally Posted by Subaro123 (Post 1957190)

The price is really competitive why should one opt for 1.2L petrol highline when they can get 1.6L at this price.