Volkswagen Vento to be launched by July 2010

Volkswagen has officially confirmed its plan to introduce Polo sedan, but with the Vento nameplate instead. Officially unveiled at the Moscow Motor Show recently, the Vento is expected to hit the Indian market by August-September with a price tag of Rs. 7-9 lakhs. Most of us must have cribbed about the lack of rear legroom in the Polo, but the sedan sibling comes with more space inside, thanks to the 50mm longer wheelbase. Except for a different grille and lights, the Vento is more or less similar to the Polo up to the B-Pillar. Boot space is said to be somewhere near 500 litres with a split seat option on offer.

Vento is speculated to be getting a 1.6 Liter petrol and Diesel mills, which hold the capacity of pumping out 105 horses. While, the diesel version of the mill looks like blowing off the petrol one with it’s mind boggling 25.5 Kgm of torque which is about 10 more than it’s petrol brother. Well having said that, there’s absolutely no need for the petrol lovers to be gloomy, as Volkswagen promises of providing DOHC to their petrol mills, which is just enough to push Vento into the red zone of your speedo.

The new Vento will be the seventh model in India from Volkswagen’s stable. The company currently offers compact cars Beetle and Polo, premium sedans Phaeton, Passat and Jetta and sports utility vehicle Touareg.