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| Volkswagen Polo Playa, Volkswagen Polo Classic | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1998–2005 |
| Assembly | Uitenhage, South Africa |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini |
| Body style | 5-doorhatchback (Polo Playa) 4-doorsedan (Polo Classic) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A03 |
| Related | SEAT Ibiza Mk2 SEAT Córdoba Mk1 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Power output | 62 kW (83 hp; 84 PS) (1.4i) 74 kW (99 hp; 101 PS) (1.6i) |
| Transmission | 5-speedmanual |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Polo Mk4 |
TheVolkswagen Polo Playa is asupermini produced and sold inSouth Africa. From 1996 until 2002, it was a rebadged version of theSEAT Ibiza Mk2 five-doorhatchback. A separate model, thePolo Mk3, was sold in most markets during this period - this model shared its mechanical components with the Ibiza and Playa, but in hatchback form, the body panels were all different. The Polo Playa and its sedan equivalent, thePolo Classic, were the first generation of the Polo to be sold in South Africa. The South African Polo Classic was likewise based on the SEAT Córdoba Mk1 four-door sedan.[1] In 2002, it was replaced by thePolo Mk4, although the Polo Playa name was still used in South Africa for the Polo hatchback until 2006. There were three models, 1.4i, 1.6i and 1.8i, all of which were available with a 5-speed manual gearbox only.
The name "playa" means beach in Spanish, which alludes to the fact that it's based on the Spanish SEAT Ibiza.
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