VOLKSWAGEN ID. POLO HATCHBACK

Name: VOLKSWAGEN ID.POLO 85kW Life 37kWh 5dr Auto
Brand: VOLKSWAGEN ID.POLO
SKU: 110981
Availability: InStock

85kW Life 37kWh 5dr Auto

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Fuel Type Electric

Co2 0.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

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Lease Type

Personal Business

Contract Length

Initial Rental

Annual Mileage

Maintenance

An excess mileage charge will apply if you exceed the contracted mileage. The exact charge will be confirmed on the official quotation prior to your acceptance to proceed.

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Excess mileage charges will apply if you go over the stated contract mileage.
Vehicle damage charges may occur if the vehicle is returned outside BVRLA's Fair Wear and Tear guidelines.
All rentals are subject to the necessary finance acceptance criteria.
Prices shown are indicative and subject to change.
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Fuel Type Electric

Co2 0.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

VOLKSWAGEN ID.POLO Review

The ID.Polo is a new kind of Volkswagen supermini - in more ways than one, thinks Jonathan Crouch.

Ten Second Review

Volkswagen reinvents the Polo supermini for the electric era - as it reinvents the way its products meet the needs of long-standing customers. The ID.Polo is practical, frugal - and accessible to people yet to be converted by the idea of an EV. It's a very important small car indeed.

Background

'True Volkswagens are back' - or so the brand tells us with this car, the ID.Polo. If you find that difficult to believe, given that this, the Wolfsburg maker's smallest EV yet is built in Spain and shares 80% of its components with two other members of the VW Group's 'Urban Electric Family', the Skoda Epiq and the CUPRA Raval. Despite all of this, the ID.Polo has its own very distinct 'Volkswagen' look. And has been engineered to drive in a manner recognisable to loyalists of 'The Peoples' Car' brand who may have been put off by the abrasively futuristic ID.3. Mentioning that EV reminds us that throughout most of its development, this car was slated to be named 'ID.2' - until that plan was abandoned as part of the 'True Volkswagen' programme's bid to make the marque's models feel friendly and familiar again. In many ways, this is the most important EV the brand has launched yet, paired with the identically-engineered ID.Cross small electric SUV and sitting alongside the old (and continuing) combustion Polo supermini. Let's take a closer look.

Engines and Tech Spec

You might think that this could be where the 'true Volkswagen' mantra somewhat falls apart. Design, after all, is relatively easy to brand-personalise. But it's less easy for Wolfsburg to convince potential ID.Polo customers that this is more than just a badge-engineered CUPRA Raval (or indeed the Skoda Epiq small crossover) when all the engineering seems just the same. The drivetrains are, there's no getting away from that. But Volkswagen says it set its own distinct parameters for suspension, chassis tuning and refinement. Which broadly means that you can expect an ID.Polo to be more comfort-orientated and less sporty than a Raval; the differences against an Epiq are less easily defined. As for those drivetrains, well the volume sales are focused around a rather small-sounding 37kWh LFP battery with a choice between two front-mounted motor variants, one with 116PS, the other with 135PS. If you want more than the modest 206 miles of range that package will give you, you'll be directed to the ID.Polo with the larger 52kWh NMC battery, which works with a 211PS motor and offers up to 281 miles of range. The same bigger battery is used by the top ID.Polo GTI, paired with a 226PS motor. 0-62mph with the GTI takes just 6.8s. The motor used across the mainstream ID.Polo line-up is the VW Group's latest-generation APP290 unit, notable because its advanced power electronics make it so light. This contributes to handling agility and is a key reason why the car tips the scales at no more than around 1,500kg, notably light for an EV. All ID.Polos get brake regen steering wheel paddles, with near 'one-pedal' driving possible on the fiercest setting. Towing capacity is up to 1,200kg.

Design and Build

If the ID.Polo already looks familiar, that's because it's supposed to. Designed by ex-Bentley stylist Andreas Mindt in just a few weeks over Christmas 2022, it sets the visual tone for a whole new generation of Volkswagens with what the brand hopes are 'friendly eyes and a likeable smile'. At 4.05-metres long, it's basically the same size as a combustion Polo and uses the classic angled VW C-pillar, a styling cue that goes all the way back to the Golf MK1. There's a long wheelbase and short overhangs for extra cabin space. And wide tracks and large sculpted wheelarches housing rims from 17 to 19-inches, all giving a stable, planted look. That shouldn't date too quickly, though the in-vogue badge lighting theatrics front and rear might. The rear light signature is inspired by whiskey glasses. Inside up-front, the brand hopes you'll agree that the true spirit of Volkswagen has returned to the company's cabin design. Instead of the cheap-feeling tech-led vibe of early ID models, there's a solid familiar-feeling button-led interior. There are no silly sliders or haptic switchgear and nothing feels particularly cheap, with fabric dashboard inserts and subtle interior lighting offering a welcoming ambiance. There's even a nod to the past from the 11.25-inch instrument screen, which can display with a recreated set of dials from an early '80s Polo. And from the 13-inch landscape central infotainment monitor, which nostalgic folk can set to show with a graphic of an old cassette tape. As in the ID.3 Neo, beneath the screen is a row of physical controls, mainly for climate functions. There's also a rotary dial situated between storage compartments on the centre console, this able to control audio volume or change tracks or radio stations. The new-shape wheel has welcome physical buttons too. As with all the MEB+ platform models, rear seat space is notably more generous than you'd expect from a car of this size - it's nearly as roomy as a Golf. A tall adult could easily sit behind a tall driver. The real benefits of this advanced platform though, are found in the huge 441-litre boot (61-litres bigger than a Golf). So the pram or stroller that wouldn't fit in the back of a combustion Polo (which offers 350-litres) will fit here, helped by a false floor under which you can store bulky items like that - or maybe plants or a case of drinks. You will also have to fit the charging leads under here though because no under-bonnet 'frunk' space is provided for them.

Market and Model

Thanks to all the engineering commonalities across the VW Group MEB+ platform models (which apparently unlocked 650 million euros of development saving), Volkswagen says it's been able to keep ID.Polo prices low. The asking figures begin at about £24,000 for the smaller 37kWh battery, where just over £1,000 more is required to progress from the feebler 116PS motor to the beefier 135PS unit. You're looking at needing to pay from just over £28,000 for an ID.Polo with the larger 52kWh battery (which can only be had with a 211PS motor). Whatever size of battery you choose, there are two trim levels - 'Life' and 'Style' (with initial 'Launch Edition' versions of both). If you're wondering about eligability for the government Electric Car Grant, only the 52kWh versions qualify for that - at the lower £1,500 grant level. To give you some segment perspective, the prices being asked here are just above a Fiat Grande Panda Electric but at above the same level as a Renault 5 E-Tech. If you're wondering about the top ID.Polo GTI hot hatch version, well you'll need a lot more for one of those - budget closer to £35,000. Equipment levels are quite generous. Even base 'Life'-spec versions get parking sensors, driving mode selection, a rear-view camera, a 12.9-inch infotainment screen, wireless phone charging with AppConnect and a height-adjustable boot floor. Stretch to a plusher 'Style' version and you'll also get IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights, illuminated logos and a front light bar, interior ambient lighting with the 'ID.Light' system, 18-inch alloy wheels, sports comfort seats in the front and 'play' and 'pause' accelerator and brake pedals. Luxury options include features like a panoramic glass roof, electrically-adjustable front seats and a 10-speaker Harmon Kardon audio system upgrade. If you've enough in your budget, you can add equipment items that you might not expect to find in this class of car. Like Volkswagen's semi-autonomous 'Connected Travel Assist' drive system (which can even bring the car to a halt at red traffic lights); and massaging front seats. There's also lots of auto-parking tech, including a set-up that learns previous manoeuvres (say into your tight garage) and can automatically repeat them; and one allowing you to stand outside the car and park it with your smartphone.

Cost of Ownership

DC charging speed is one area where this ID.Polo isn't particularly advanced. The smaller 37kWh battery DC-charges at only 90kW. Even the larger 52kWh pack can only DC-replenish at a maximum of 105kW. It seems disappointing that sensible DC-replenishment speeds are still restricted to pricier cars. Still, a 10-80% DC-charge of the smaller battery can be done in 23 minutes; it's 24 minutes with the larger battery. Home AC charging from a single phase 7.4kw wallbox takes around 6 hours with the smaller battery and about 8 hours 30 minutes with the larger one - that's for a full charge. With the 37kWh ID.Polo, you can reduce your full charge time down to about 4 hours if you're able to AC charge using a three-phase 11kW wallbox. With that 11kW AC wallbox, the full charging time for a 52kWh ID.Polo would be about 5 hours 30 minutes. As you'd expect, these are the same figures as you'd get with the equivalent CUPRA and Skoda versions of this MEB+ design. As usual, charging can be controlled via the centre screen or by using the company's smartphone app. The ID.Polo can also offer bi-directional charging to feed energy back into the grid (though we can't really imagine many occasions on which you'd want to). And this Volkswagen can be specified with a V2L charger to power up your gadgets from the car's drive battery. The Wolfsburg maker says that its aim is to make sure that the battery pack lasts as long as the car and, sure enough, that battery pack is warrantied to have at least 70% of its usable capacity after eight years or 100,000 miles.

Summary

No other electric Volkswagen has been designed so specifically around the way it will be used. If you've owned or used a Polo in the past, liked it but ultimately wanted something a bit more, then the ID.Polo might be just about perfect, provided of course that you're prepared to make the seismic switch to EV motoring. Unlike with the original ID.3, it's not necessary to explain what this car's about; you can see and feel it's a Volkswagen. And it represents 'just the beginning' of a huge reinvention for the company's EV line-up.

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Standard Equipment

Technical Data

Options

Charging info

Driver Convenience

Adaptive cruise control ACC stop and go
Advanced driver attention and drowsiness monitor
Bluetooth mobile phone interface
Driving mode selection
Dynamic road sign display
Emergency call service
Front and rear parking sensors
IDA Voice assistant
Infotainment systems with 32.7cm (12.9") display
Lane change system side assist and rear traffic alert and exit warning system
Lane keeping system plus semi-automatic vehicle control in a medical emergency
Mobile phone interface "comfort" with inductive charging feature
Oncoming vehicle braking when turning including swerve support
Power assisted speed sensitive steering
Preparation for digital extras online updates
Rear view camera
Standard rear axle
Tailgate/trunk lid unlocking from outside
Trip computer
Wireless app connect for Apple Carplay and Android Auto

Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension

Electric motor, unit 0TA
Front stabiliser bar
Front wheel drive
Rear shock absorpion
Standard electronic engine sound actuator

Entertainment

2 USB C ports in front, 2 USB charging sockets on the centre console in the rear charging capacity upto 45W
6+1 Speakers
Digital radio reception DAB+
Diversity antenna for FM reception

Exterior Features

Auto dimming rear view mirror
Automatic headlights
Black mirror housing
Body colour bumpers
Body colour door handles
Daytime running lights
Heat insulating and laminated safety glass windshield
Heat insulating glass in side and rear windows
High beam assist with automatic sensing for switching between dipped and main beam
Illuminated door handle recesses
LED 3rd brake light
Left and right convex exterior mirror
Nameplate set in basic style
Rain sensor
Rear fog light
Rear side wing doors
Rear wiper
Remote electrically foldable door mirrors, puddle lights and reverse activated passenger's door mirror
Surround lighting with welcome light

Interior Features

12V power socket in centre console
2 front and 2 rear reading lights
3 rear head restraints
3 seat rear bench
Carpet mats, front and rear
Center console
Ceramique roof lining
Door and side trim panel
Front seats with manual height adjustment
Front standard seats
Interior ambient lighting
Isofix child seat preparation easy-fit (for two outer rear seats, and front passenger seat) compatible with I-size
Preparation for subsequent activation heated front seats
Seat trim covers in velour
Single front passenger seat
Soul black dashboard
Standard pedal cluster
Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
Unsplit rear seat bench, asymmetric folding backrest
Variable luggage compartment floor 2 heights

Passive Safety

16" front and rear disc brakes
3 point automatic seatbelts in front without height adjustment
ABS
Autonomous emergency braking front assist with pedestrian and cyclist monitoring
Driver and front passenger airbag with front passenger airbag deactivation
Drivers and front passengers safety optimised head restraints
ESC (Electronic stability control) + EDL (Electronic Differntial lock) and ASR (Traction control)
First aid kit with warning triangle and safety vest
Front and rear curtain and side airbags with center airbag
Hill start assist
Manual child lock in rear doors
Two tone horn
Tyre pressure loss indicator
Warning signal and warning light for front and rear seatbelts not fastened

Security

Anti-theft alarm system with interior monitoring, backup horn, and towing protection
Anti-theft wheel bolts
Electronic engine immobiliser
Keyless locking and starting system keyless access with safelock

Wheels

Tyre mobility kit including compressor and sealing foam. In lieu of spare wheel

Electric Vehicle Data

Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty

70
Battery Capacity in kWh

38.5
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins)

240
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change

0-100
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW

11
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins)

23
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change

10-80
Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW

88
Battery Leased

No
Battery Type

Lithium-ion
Charging Port Location

Right Side Front
Coupler/Connector Type

CCS Type 2
Maximum Charging Rate - kW

88
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage

100000
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years

8
Usable Battery Capacity

37
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb

13.9
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb

4.5
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City

453
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb

322
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEH

322
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEL

322
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City

281
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb

200
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEH

200
WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEL

2000

Emissions - ICE

CO

Not Available
CO2 (g/km)

0
HC

Not Available
HC+NOx

Not Available
NOx

Not Available
Particles

Not Available
Standard Emissions

Not Available

Engine and Drive Train

Camshaft

Not Available
Catalytic Convertor

Not Available
CC

1
Compression Ratio

Not Available
Cylinder Layout

Not Available
Cylinders

Not Available
Cylinders - Bore (mm)

Not Available
Cylinders - Stroke (mm)

Not Available
Engine Layout

Not Available
Fuel Delivery

Not Available
Gears

1 SPEED
Number of Valves

Not Available
Transmission

AUTO

General

AdBlue

Not Available
Alternative Fuel Qualifying

Yes
Badge Engine CC
Badge Power

116
Based On ID

Not Available
Coin Description

Not Available
Coin Series

Life
Generation Mark

1
Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years

12
Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years

3
Service Interval Frequency - Months

24
Service Interval Mileage

Not Available
Special Edition

No
Special Order

No
Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

60000
Standard manufacturers warranty - Years

3
Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months

Not Available
Timing Belt Interval Mileage

Not Available
Vehicle Homologation Class

M1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)

10.6
Engine Power - BHP

116
Engine Power - KW

85
Engine Torque - LBS.FT

214
Engine Torque - MKG

29.6
Engine Torque - NM

290
Top Speed

99

Test Cycles

Emissions Test Cycle

WLTP
RDE Certification Level

N/A

Tyres

Alloys?

Yes
Space Saver?

No
Tyre Size Front

215/55 R17
Tyre Size Rear

215/55 R17
Tyre Size Spare

TYRE REPAIR KIT
Wheel Style

EDINBURGH
Wheel Type

17" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height

1530
Length

4053
Wheelbase

2592
Width

1816

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

Not Available
Gross Vehicle Weight

2000
Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)

441
Max. Loading Weight

506
Max. Towing Weight - Braked

500
Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked

500
Minimum Kerbweight

1494
No. of Seats

5
Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb

10.9

Charging Speeds

5h 25min

Home

7kW Charger

0h 45min

Fast

50kW Charger

0h 22min

Rapid

100kW Charger

0h 15min

Ultra-Rapid

150kW Charger

Company car tax calculator

Tax Year	BIK	BIK Value	Tax Payable at 20%	Tax Payable at 40%
2026/27	4%	£79.60	£15.92	£31.84
2027/28	5%	£99.50	£19.90	£39.80
2028/29	7%	£139.30	£27.86	£55.72
2029/30	9%	£179.10	£35.82	£71.64

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