Volkswagen India have announced that dual front airbags will come as standard fitment on all variants of the Polo. The move makes Volkswagen the first carmaker in India to offer dual front airbags as standard equipment in the mainstream hatchback segment. In addition, Volkswagen is also offering anti-lock brakes (ABS) as standard fitment on the Comfortline version of the Polo.
The company also announced an increase in the prices of the Polo hatchback and the Vento sedan. A 2.7% price hike on all variants of the Polo and Vento will be effective 1st February 2014. The price hike will amount to Rs 22,700 for the Polo and up to Rs 26,800 for the Vento. VW has attributed the price increase to high input costs and changes in the exchange rate, Volkswagen has announced
Commenting on new safety features on the Polo, and on the price hike for the Volkswagen Polo and Vento, Mr. Arvind Saxena, Managing Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt. Ltd said “We are proud to be leading the cause of driver safety, and we believe the introduction of airbags as standard fitment across all variants of the Polo is a major step forward in the context of safety. Once again, this step underlines our commitment to producing better cars – and better-equipped cars – for the discerning Indian consumer.”
“Input costs have steadily increased over the last few months, and exchange rate movements have not been favourable. We have tried our best to absorb some of these, but in order to be able to continue to offer best-in-class quality and technology to our customers, we have now announced a 2.7% hike in our car prices.”
The Honda Jazz already came with Dual Airbags, ABS & EBD as a standard fitment across its variants. Until it was pulled out of the market last year..
So i guess Polo isn't the first 🙂