Wednesday, August 25, 2010

New Entry Level Petrol Engine for VW Fox


Volkswagen has announced the addition of a new entry-level petrol engine to the lineup of its European market Fox. The Euro 5-compliant 1.2-liter gasoline unit, which is also used on the latest Polo, replaces the 55HP engine It produces an output of 60HP and accelerates the city car from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in 15.6 seconds before topping out at 153km/h (95mph).

According to the automaker, the new engine consumes 5.8lt per 100km (40.6mpg US) on the combined cycle.

The 1.2L powerplant is available on all trim levels with prices in Germany starting from €9,825, or about US$12,392 with the current exchange rates. The Fox 1.2L 60HP can be ordered now.