Generation
Volkswagen Polo Mk1, 1975-1981
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The original Polo, styled by Marcello Gandini at Bertone and effectively a cheaper-trimmed Audi 50 in a Volkswagen dealership.[1] A four-door saloon variant was sold separately as the Volkswagen Derby.
This is one of the thinner entries in the catalogue on figures: Wikipedia’s own article gives no kerb weight, no torque and no body dimensions beyond the wheelbase for this generation at all, so those fields are left empty rather than filled with a plausible-looking guess.
Trim · 1975–1981 · HA
Published as 40 bhp, converted at 1 hp = 0.745699872 kW. No torque figure, kerb weight or body dimensions besides wheelbase are given anywhere in the article for this generation. These are recorded as gaps rather than estimated.
Trim · 1975–1981 · GL
Original launch-spec LS, published as 50 PS, converted at 1 PS = 0.73549875 kW. The engine is the one shared with the Audi 50. No torque figure is given in the article.
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