Initially the car was available with the 1043cc putting out 45 PS (33 kW 44 hp), and the 1272cc putting out 55 PS (40 kW 54 hp) engines from the previous generation Polo, along with a new 1598cc unit.
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A two-door coupe version of the Cordoba (the SX) was also produced, but the Polo was never made in this form.Ī convertible version was not produced, although a version with an electrically sliding full length sunroof, called the Polo Open Air, was available. They were referred to internally by VW as the Typ 6KV, and shared body panels with the SEAT model rather than the hatchback models. In 1995, four-door saloon ("Polo Classic/Sedan/Derby/Flight") and five-door estate ("Polo Wagon/Variant") versions were added to the range - these were badge engineered and mildly restyled versions of the SEAT Córdoba (the saloon and estate versions of the Ibiza). Initially, only three- and five-door hatchback versions were available. Although the dashboard and a number of mechanical components, including some engines and rear suspension, were shared with the Ibiza, outwardly the Polo models were entirely different with no body panels shared with the SEAT model. The platform used for this model was all new, although it shared some components with SEAT Ibiza Mk2 which had been launched a year earlier.
The availability of a diesel Polo for the first time on the UK market brought it into line with almost all of its competitors, while the Polo was the last mainstream supermini in Europe to become available with five doors - five years after the Ford Fiesta was first available with five doors, and between seven and 11 years after the launch of five-door superminis including the Opel Corsa, Fiat Uno, Nissan Micra and Peugeot 205. The initial range consisted of new 1.0 and 1.6 petrol engines the 1.3 unit was carried over from the previous Polo but discontinued a year later in favour a new 1.4 unit, which became available around the same time as a 1.9 diesel and turbo-diesel models. It was also the first version of the Polo to be available with five doors as well as three doors. 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. The MK3 Polo was unveiled on 31 August 1994, and was immediately available in left-hand drive form for continental markets, and was launched on the right-hand drive UK market in October that year. In 2001, it was discontinued and replaced by its successor, the Volkswagen Polo Mk4, but it continued production in Argentina, where the saloon was facelifted in 2004, receiving the exterior design applied to the facelifted Seat Córdoba and the interior of the facelifted Volkswagen Polo. It now had a more different exterior and interior design than the also facelifted Seat Ibiza. The hatchback underwent a major facelift in 2000, while the saloon and the estate received only minor refinements. Although the Polo Mk3 hatchback didn't share the same platform as the Seat Ibiza, saloon and estate models were rebadged as Seat Córdoba. It was available in hatchback, sedan and wagon body styles. The Volkswagen Polo Mk3 is the third generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini car and was produced from 1994 until 2002, with a facelift at the end of 1999.