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The Volkswagen Polo Mk2 is the second generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini.It was produced from late 1981 until 1994. It received a major facelift in 1990 and was available in three different body styles, including a distinctive kammback-styled hatchback, nicknamed "breadvan" in the UK but referred to as a Steilheck ("steep tail") in Germany.
1987 Volkswagen Polo (Mk2) L Coupé. The Polo Mk2 was used extensively by Volkswagen to develop future innovations, for example supercharging with a 40-mm G-Lader supercharger in the GT G40 version. A 60-mm G-Lader would later be used on the larger and more technically challenging G60 engine used in the Golf and Corrado.
Volkswagen Derby was the name first given by German automaker Volkswagen for the commercialization of the booted saloon version of its Volkswagen Polo Mk1 supermini, between 1977 and 1981 in Europe. Later, the Derby name was used by the Mexican Volkswagen subsidiary for the Polo Classic Mk3 saloon on its domestic market in the mid-1990s.
The Derby was for all intents and purposes a three-box design of the Polo. After a second model generation, the Derby was discontinued in 1985, although the body style lived on in the form of the Polo classic/Polo saloon until 1991. Passat, Scirocco, Golf, and Polo shared many character-defining features, as well as parts and engines.
Tayron (Mk2) / Tiguan: 2024 Global MQB Evo: Mid-size crossover SUV. Successor to the Tiguan Allspace, marketed as the Tiguan in the Americas. Tiguan (Mk2) 2008 2016 Global MQB A2: Compact crossover SUV (C-segment) built on the MQB A2 platform. Tiguan (Mk3) 2023 Global MQB Evo: Touareg: 2002 2018 Global (except North America, etc.) MLB Evo
The MK3 Polo was unveiled on 31 August 1994, and was immediately available in left-hand drive form for continental markets, [9] and was launched on the right-hand drive UK market in October that year. It was the first completely new Polo to be launched since the MK2 model in 1981; although that model had undergone a major restyle in 1990.
There have been a number of one-make race series for the Polo, starting with the 'Volkswagen Polo G40 Cup' for Mk2 (Germany) and Mk2F G40 (UK) versions. The Polo Cup championship started in 1987 with race-modified Polo G40 producing 82 kW (111 PS; 110 bhp) (with a catalytic converter ) and was a support race at rounds of the Deutsche ...
The larger G60 engine debuted in August 1988 in the B3 Volkswagen Passat G60 saloon, and the Mk2 Volkswagen Golf G60 hatchback. In the Golf G60, it was capable of propelling the car from a standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.8 seconds, reaching a top speed of 216 km/h (134.2 mph).