Drive car of the year...yet again!

[bigfoot]

Three in a row!

Reigning champ the Volkswagen Polo retains its crown as king of the city cars.

Volkswagen's Polo has once again topped its class at this year's Drive Car of the Year awards, outdoing the value-packed Ford Fiesta in a unanimous points decision.

..The Polo has now won its class for three straight years – and in 2012 it didn't garner even one vote against it, with all nine Drive Car of the Year expert judges voting for the Polo over the Fiesta.

Advertisement The Polo was described by one judge as being “the benchmark setter in this category – if not the one above”, while one judge found it “hard to fault anything about it”, pointing to the refined and confident nature of the car during cornering and highway cruising.

The Polo's dynamic prowess was one of its most obvious positive points, with judges labelling the car “delightfully competent” and “a great little car to drive”.

Its turbocharged 1.2-litre four-cylinder engine was also described as “benchmark-setting” for this type of car, but it wasn't all sweetness and light for the Polo.

full article Drive Car of the Year | Volkswagen Polo Best City Car

[Rushn]

"a big plus, as was the full-size spare wheel and easy-to-use Bluetooth hands-free unit (though some found that system a tad too aftermarket-looking)."

Lol. Understatement of the year!

[gavs]

Interesting that the vehicle they had was suffering from "inconsistent hesitation" with the DSG, looks like they got one with a dodgy mechatronics unit.

[RandomX]

i'm sure they just recycle these mechatronic units without any repair....

[Perun]

Well it's a no-brainer. How could a Thai-made Ford beat a Volkswagen??