Volkswagen has launched a new variant of the Vento in India. The new Comfortline variant is available with a diesel engine only and is the sixth variant of the Vento. The other variant include the petrol Trendline, petrol Highline, petrol Highline automatic, diesel Trendline and diesel Highline. The Vento Diesel Comfortline is priced at Rs. 10.01 lakhs (on-road, Mumbai) and Rs. 8.74 lakhs (ex-showroom, India). The Volkswagen Vento Trendline (Diesel) is priced at Rs. 9.55 lakhs, while the Highline (Diesel) is priced at Rs. 11.59 lakhs. Could this move be made after the Skoda Rapid beat the Vento by a small margin in last months sales? [click to continue…]
The Volkswagen Vento recently got new features but we still await a proper upgrade to the most popular VW car in India. We recently spotted a red Vento TDI with test plates. Now there was no cosmetic changes to the car which could help us differentiate what is new. Volkswagen could just be doing routine testing of the Vento or probably testing a remap of the existing engine. A wild speculation could be the presence of a 1.5-liter TDI unit in the above Vento. Volkswagen could use the Vento to test the upcoming Polo engine. For cost cutting and inventory management, VW could adopt the 1.5-liter engine into the Vento as well. The speculated 1.5-liter TDI engine is a reduced version of the existing 1.6-liter TDI motor. The reduction in cc is done purely to ensure the Polo classifies as a small car and the company pays lesser excise on the vehicle, thereby pricing the car aggressively.
Volkswagen has officially announced the launch of new features in the Vento Diesel Highline variant. The German automaker is now offering audio controls on steering wheel, USB port for the new RCD 310 audio system (with 4 speakers) and parking distance control. The Vento Diesel Highline is priced at Rs. 9.77 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Vento Diesel is powered by a 1598cc, turbocharged diesel unit which produces 105 PS of power at 4400 RPM and 250 Nm of torque between 1500-2500 RPM. The Vento is available in two variants – Trendline and Higline and is mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. [click to continue…]
Volkswagen will be launching an upgraded version of the Vento soon, which is expected to be launched by by the end of October, 2011. The Vento facelift will feature smoked out headlamps (as can be seen in the picture) along with other minor upgrades to the car to bring it on par with the competition. We spotted this car in Chakan, where it was undergoing routine tests around the Volkswagen factory. Although not much can be analyzed from the picture, we can definitely conclude that the Vento facelift is just around the corner. Could Volkswagen offer projector headlamps and other gadgetry to ward off competition from the upcoming Honda City facelift? [click to continue…]
The Volkswagen Vento has not been doing particularly well in the Indian car market. Many buyers are of the opinion that the Vento lacks equipment. However, Volkswagen is well aware of this and have finally added more features to the Vento. The German automaker has updated the top end Highline variant which will now get audio controls on steering wheel, USB socket (in the glovebox), leather wrapped steering wheel and rear parking sensors. The company has increased the price of the Vento by close to Rs. 20,000/- which is why the Vento highline diesel is priced at Rs. 11.53 lakhs (on-road, Mumbai). [click to continue…]
As posted by us earlier about upgrades to Volkswagen cars, the German automaker has introduced a limited edition of the Polo and Vento in India. The company has launched the Polo Breeze and Vento Breeze which will boast of accessories worth Rs. 40,000/-. This is very similar to the IPL edition launched earlier on in the year. There will be no price hike and these variants will be priced at similar costs as the regular variants. The said variants are being launched to cash in on the festive season and are available from the 10th of September, 2011. Volkswagen will soon introduce a facelift of the Polo and Vento in the country. The Polo is said to get a more powerful diesel engine as well. [click to continue…]
The Volkswagen Vento has captured the C-segment market share very successfully. A segment, which was led by the Honda City till a few months ago now sees the domination of the Volkswagen Vento. Honda has realized that a change in strategy is vital till a diesel powered City doesn’t debut. Thus the Japanese automaker first reduced prices of the City by 6%, followed by news of a City facelift debuting this festive season. Volkswagen has realized the potential dangers and is ready to unleash the facelifted Vento this October, 2011. This will prevent the City from taking any advantage and will help Volkswagen maintain market share over the City. [click to continue…]
Volkswagen could be considering bring in its latest Twincharger technology in the Vento. The German automaker has been extensively testing Vento’s across Maharashtra, which look visually the same as all other Ventos. We even got inside the car to make out the difference but couldn’t as the interiors very unchanged. However, we did not get a peak-a-boo under the hood and are now wondering if Volkswagen is testing a new engine on the Vento. The 1.4 TSi motor can give a much needed boost in power to the Vento, whose current 1.6L petrol motor lacks the high end grunt you would expect out of a 1600 car. [click to continue…]
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