The new Polo is a rare breed. The fifth-generation bestseller is stretched wider, longer and lower to carry your passengers and shopping around safely, stylishly and comfortably. It's no wonder that the new Polo emerged as the Car of the Year 2010, under the watchful eyes of a jury of 59 members from 23 European countries. Finally, a compact car as secure as you are.

Sometimes one glance is all you need – but the new Polo is a car you’ll want to look at time and again. Its muscular body, for instance, or the slightly slanted headlights connected by the wide band of black radiator grille with chrome fins, and the athletically sculpted doors.

Want to get in and drive off? Stop! Before the driving fun starts the new Polo will demand your full attention with its sophisticated interior: high-quality surfaces that look and feel good, a sporty leather 3-spoke steering wheel, front centre armrest, ISOFIX preparation on rear seats, and plenty of storage compartments for all the things you can’t do without in your Polo: mobile phone, drinks, CDs and so on.

Practical aids are must-haves in today’s cars – which is why the new Polo boasts plenty of highlights to make every journey more pleasant: power windows and an instrument cluster with electronic speedometer, odometer/trip recorder and a rev counter. The steering column is adjustable for height and reach, and the steering features electrohydraulic power assistance.

Combined with a more rigid shell, reinforced structural components, an effective airbag network, and pedestrian-friendly deformation space – the new Polo snatched a maximum 5-star safety rating in the latest, more stringent Euro NCAP tests.

The new Polo is the only car in its class equipped with the Electronic Stabilisation Programme (ESP) for better driver control. The Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) spells great stopping power and Hill Hold Control makes driving and parking easy even on steep slopes.

The new Polo boasts low fuel consumption and produces fewer emissions without comprising its fun driving performance. The new Polo comes in a 85ps/132Nm high-torque petrol engine - which complies with the Euro 5 emissions standard and has a combined fuel consumption of 5.8 litres/100kms.

7-speed DSG automatic transmission provides for the best of two worlds: The comfort of convention automatic transmission, the dynamic drive of a manual transmission, and lower fuel consumption in comparison with a conventional automatic transmission with torque conversion.