Polo 6C (facelift) MY15 changes over 6R MY2012 - Australia spec (not GTI)

[bluey]

These are from the brochures I have. Don't know if anything changed from 2012-2014. Have not looked at GTI.

Deleted diesels. Deleted 3-door.

Cosmetic changes to:
upper grille,headlights - twin headlights for Trendline
lower grille, fog lights
total interior restyle

New features:
multi collision brake
daytime running lights
15"x6" wheels steel for Trendline (was 14"x5")
touchscreen radio/CD
Thinkblue trainer for Comfortline and (not in brochure thanks Slocs) Trendline too
electromechanical steering (was electrohydraulic)

Specification tweaks:
Trendline gets 1.2L TSI 66kW 160Nm (was 1.4L NA 63kW 130Nm)
Comfortline 1.2L TSI up to 81kW (was 77kW)
1.2L compression ratio up to 10.5:1 (was 10:1)
fuel consumption (combined) 4.8-4.9L/100km (was 5.5-6.1L/100km)
weight up ????about 70kg (very odd ?mistake)
reduced length 92mm
reduced height 47mm
increased wheelbase 14mm
reduced track 6-7mm
raised luggage cover 61mm

[Slocs]

Bluey,

the Think Blue Trainer is also on the Trendline - the brochure is incorrect on that one. I must say, after a couple of days of driving a 66TSI manual around, I'm VERY impressed with the build, performance, and features, especially for the money. The car rides so much better than the Jazz that we have - it almost feels like a car from the next size up (Golf/Corolla etc).

Regards

Rob

[bluey]

[...]The car rides so much better than the Jazz that we have - it almost feels like a car from the next size up (Golf/Corolla etc).

Thanks for the amendment - have fixed in first post.

It seems to me the platform sharing of the huge Volkswagen Group especially Seat, Skoda, VW, Audi provides huge benefits in terms of trickle down of technology to the bottom of the market at low cost. Just noticed the group has a 19.9% stake in Suzuki and wondering what sort of technology sharing they get from Suzuki - just a big fight since 2011 from reading the press!

[yiddo]

Overall love my 66TSI 5 Speed:

- Touchscreen works well enough (a little sticky at times).
- Sound system is absolute class for an entry level car.
- Responsive enough for such a small, low powered engine.
- Build quality incredible for the money both inside and out.
- Electromechanical steering is great - steering is so light!

The only negative is not being able to turn off the Stop / Start permanently. I hate it with a passion in the manual. I have a feeling the button will wear out quickly in mine.

[bluey]

[...]The only negative is not being able to turn off the Stop / Start permanently. I hate it with a passion in the manual. I have a feeling the button will wear out quickly in mine.

Presume this can be done with VCDS one day. But Ross-Tech hasn't quite got the data ready for 6C Polo yet.

VCDS Support for new VW Polo 6C

[TheDSider]

The only negative is not being able to turn off the Stop / Start permanently. I hate it with a passion in the manual. I have a feeling the button will wear out quickly in mine.

Agreed - but I did notice that when I put mine in Sports mode (from the Vehicle menu under ACC for some reason) the engine start stop feature always seems to come up as unavailable. That is, when I stop at lights and Start/Stop is turned on, it just comes up with the Unavailable icon and doesn't turn the engine off. Could be coincidence, and I'm unsure if the Eco/Normal/Sports options are even available on a manual.

[yiddo]

Agreed - but I did notice that when I put mine in Sports mode (from the Vehicle menu under ACC for some reason) the engine start stop feature always seems to come up as unavailable. That is, when I stop at lights and Start/Stop is turned on, it just comes up with the Unavailable icon and doesn't turn the engine off. Could be coincidence, and I'm unsure if the Eco/Normal/Sports options are even available on a manual.

No optional sports modes unfortunately so just have to deal for the time being

[amazeer]

Tare Weights
6R manual TSI 1048kg
6C manual TSI 1121kg

An extra 73kg. Thats a big difference when its basically the same car.

[amazeer]

Is it possible to turn the ACC off?

[bluey]

Tare Weights
6R manual TSI 1048kg
6C manual TSI 1121kg

An extra 73kg. Thats a big difference when its basically the same car.

Ooops. I was comparing the wrong columns. Surely that must be a mistake somewhere on the old brochure....... Since it has 3 door trendline and 5 door comfortline weighing 15-20kg different.