大众巴西公司新任CEO透露，车厂明年1月将推出一款基于Polo的Virtus轿车。新车将在Polo发布三个月后于明年一季度发布。Polo是在上月底发布的，这两款车都将采用MQB-A0平台，该平台未来还将衍生出一款皮卡（与菲亚特Toro争夺市场）和一款T-Cross紧凑型SUV。关于这款轿车的消息目前还很少，但已经知道该车轴距比Polo增加了5英寸（约合127毫米）至2.6米。该车的配置和内装与Polo一样，只是动力系统不同。Polo入门级车型搭载的1.0升自然进气引擎功率为62千瓦/84马力，Virtus将搭载1.6MSI引擎，功率87千瓦/117马力。
New VW Polo-Based Virtus Sedan Will Be Released In January
The new president of Volkswagen Brazil has barely been in the office for a week, but already the CEO is getting to work. According to an executive within the company, the Virtus – a sedan based on the new Polo – will be launched in the Brazilian market in January 2018.
The new sedan was confirmed for the "first quarter of next year," and will be introduced only three months after Polo. The Polo hatchback was unveiled the last week of September. Both cars will use the same MQB-A0 platform, and that same platform will eventually give birth to an upcoming pickup that will compete with Fiat Toro, and a compact SUV called the T-Cross.
Information on the sedan is still well under wraps, but already we know that it will have a wheelbase about 5 inches longer than the Polo, staying at 8.53 feet (2.60 meters) overall. It will be equal to the hatch in both equipment and finish, with the exception of the engine. While the hatch has an entry 1.0-liter naturally aspirated engine capable of producing 84 horsepower (62 kilowatts), the Virtus will be available with a base 1.6 MSI good for 117 hp (87 kW).
Although the company is trying to hid the sedan's final look, we've already seen it in leaked photos without camouflage. The rear is high and has a kind of "spoiler" on the plate. The taillights are long and go from the top of the trunk to close to the C column. The front fascia is the same as the Polo, with the same design updates as the European hatch.
The leak shows two versions of Virtus, one is the entry-level 1.6 (without a surname like Trendline), which comes with 15-inch steel wheels with hubcaps, and no fog lights. In the other photo is the top-of-the-line model, indicated by the use of 17-inch alloy wheels and chrome detailing on the window frame and bumper. As in the Polo hatch, the Virtus will feature the 1.0 TSI of 128 hp (95 kW) and in two finishes.