VW Fox won't tread in Polo's territory.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  May, 2005  by Ciferri, Luca

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Byline: Luca Ciferri

The new Volkswagen Fox is by far Europe's largest minicar, but VW doesn't believe it will steal sales from its Polo model.

"In Germany, the Fox starts at [euro]8,950, while the cheapest Polo is 26 percent more expensive, starting at [euro]11,250," said Uwe Cohrs, VW market launch manager.

The VW Fox is 3830mm long, 190mm longer than the second-largest minicar in the segment, the Ford Ka.

The other new minicar entries, the Toyota Aygo/Peugeot 107/Citroen C1 trio, are at the other end of the segment when it comes to size at a little more ...

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