Volkswagen officially opens its order books for the Polo BiFuel
We first reported on the imminent appearance of the Polo BiFuel back in March and the brochure has been online for a few weeks, but today Volkswagen officially opened its German order books for the dual-fuel model. Powered by a 1.4-litre, 84bhp engine, when in LPG-only mode the power drops by 2bhp, but bigger savings are assured at the fuel pumps and for the environment. When in Autogas mode, the Polo BiFuel has 9% lower emissions (132g/km when powered by LPG, 146g/km when petrol driven), and, Volkswagen claim, can reduce fuel bills by up to 40%.
As with the Golf and Golf Plus BiFuel, the 52-litre fuel tank is fitted into the spare wheel well and is good for around 807 miles on a single fill-up. Starting on petrol, once warmed up, the twin-fuel Polo then automatically switches its diet to LPG. Fuel choice can then be adjusted while running by the push of a button. The intriguing Polo BiFuel is available in Trendline, Comfortline and Highline guises, starting at €16.325 for the Trendline, rising to €17.625 for the Comfortline and topping out at €18.450 for the Highline.
Due to the limited availability of LPG Autogas, there’s no word on availability of the Polo BiFuel for either the UK or other global markets.
