Polo is 50 years old this year. The news hardly. Well, Volkswagen has been giving Baby Golf a special edition on the occasion of half a century, since the original model written by Marcelon Gandini of Britone has surfaced. It is being sold in Germany today, but the price tag reminded me of how expensive cars have been found in Europe in recent years.
The Polo Edition starts at 50, € 28,200, which is about $ 32,500 at current exchange rates. Certainly, this is a heartbreaking version with hot front seats and what not. However, this is still not a completely loaded order. VW takes extra paid for necktics such as two zones automatic climate control, calories functionality, and panoramic sunflower. More importantly, it is far from becoming GTI in terms of power.
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In its most basic form, the special edition works up to five speed manual transmission with a turbo charged 1.0 liter engine. All three pots produce only 94 horsepower, but you can upgrade to a more powerful version of 1.0 TSI up to 114 HP. The slightly more powerful version can be ordered with a seven -speed double clutch automatic transmission. Choosing DSG further increases prices.
Edition 50 can cost like the Golf GTI in the United States, but it is not the most expensive polo available in Germany. GTI kicked 35,450 (about $ 41,000). Step in front of your older brother, and will receive 45,710 (about $ 53,000)) for the VW Golf GTI. Golf R pricing starts at 55,000 (, 63,400), and is also a RB black edition for amazing, 59,645 (000 69,000).
We have not yet been. In the world of polo and golf, the most expensive model was only golf R 333 in a German market, which is a total of 76,410 (88,000). This Audi was more expensive than RS3, but nevertheless, VW sold all 333 cars in just eight minutes. Imagine how successful the five cylinder golf r with the 2.5 TFSI engine. Rumors have refused to give five loans their inline loans a few years ago.
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But these crazy prices are not a isolated case. Cars sold in Europe are usually more expensive than in the United States. Contradictions are widespread from value added tax. VAT is 19 % in Germany, but it can be up to 27 % in Hungary. The average standard VAT rate of the European Union is 21.8 %.
In addition to the VAT, additional local tax -based local tax results in the ridiculous prices of some performance cars. This is why a Honda Civic Type R, 000 is more than 100,000 in the Netherlands, while a Toyota GR Yaris is also a six -figure car in France.
When it comes to choosing their next car, Europeans may have different types of options than Americans, but they are paying a lot of costs.
