Thursday, July 17, 2014
By Kamal Swami
Volkswagen Vento facelift coming soon, Passat facelift slated for next year
German car maker Volkswagen at the time of launching facelift Polo in Indian car market couple of days back had announced that it is keen to explore its product portfolio in Indian car market with new launches. It is now reported that the car maker is going to bring the facelift version of Vento sedan sometimes during the upcoming festive season in Indian car market. It is also reported that at the same time company might bring the upgraded versions of Polo GT TSI and TDI followed by enhanced Cross Polo.
Talking about the changes introduced in facelift Vento sedan it will sport the same cosmetic changes as offered in facelift Polo. However the most interesting change would be introduction of 1.5 litre diesel engine with two power tunes of 90PS and 105 PS. Moving ahead it is also speculated to that company might introduce 1.5 litre petrol engine enriched with DSG automatic transmission system whereas 1.6 litre petrol engine would be coated with five speed manual transmission system and seven speed DSG gearbox would be offered with 1.2 litre petrol engine.
It is also reported that with this company also plans to bring the facelift version of Passat in Indian car market sometimes during next year. The facelift version is already being sold in European car market since last month. The company officials however have not revealed any information about its India launch but it is expected to make its way in India by next year.
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