大众近日发布了Polo中期改款车，该车将在今年的日内瓦车展首次与公众见面。虽然新车外观变化不大，但包括了轻度改款前保险杠和升级格栅和水平横杠。前大灯形状没有变化，但高端版本配备了LED前大灯。车尾采用轻度改款后保险杠，放车牌凹进部分更宽，尾灯也获得升级并采用不同图案。新车最重要变化是在引擎盖下面，大众为新车提供了三台1.4升三缸柴油引擎，输出功率分别为55千瓦/74马力，66千瓦/89马力和77千瓦/104马力。这些引擎替代了90马力1.2升以及66千瓦/89马力和77千瓦/104马力1.6升四缸引擎。74马力柴油引擎搭载在最省油的Polo TDI BlueMotion蓝驱车型上，峰值扭矩210牛米@1500转/分，百公里油耗综合仅为3.2升，每公里二氧化碳排放量82克。而89马力引擎百公里综合油耗3.4升，比老款车搭载的1.6升引擎燃油经济性提升了21%。而在汽油引擎方面，大众为Polo TSI BlueMotion蓝驱车型提供了1.0升三缸涡轮增压引擎，功率89马力，百公里油耗4.1升，每公里二氧化碳排放量94克。而入门级的1.2升三缸自然进气引擎功率为44千瓦/59马力，由于采用制动能量回收系统和停启系统，燃油经济性提升21%。这台引擎还有一台55千瓦/74马力版本，功率比先前版本提升了4千瓦/5马力。该车还提供一台升级版的1.2升TSI三缸引擎，功率为66千瓦/89马力和80千瓦/108马力。GT版本搭载一台1.4升四缸引擎，功率增加7千瓦/10马力至110千瓦/148马力，它采用了气缸按需运行技术。顶级款Polo GTI搭载升级版1.4升四缸引擎，功率增加9千瓦/12马力至141千瓦/189马力。根据不同的引擎可搭配五速和六速手动变速箱以及双离合器七速自动变速箱。消费者还可选择15-17英寸合金轮圈，15种不同颜色的车身涂装。
2014 Volkswagen Polo facelift revealed with new and updated three-cylinder engines
Volkswagen has revealed a mid-cycle facelift for Polo which will make its public debut in March at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.
Exterior changes are not something to write home about but we do notice a slightly reworked front bumper and an updated grille with horizontal lines. The shape of the headlights has remained unchanged but upper-spec models now come with LED technology for the main beam function. At the back there is a lightly revised bumper featuring a wider cutout for the license plate, along with updated taillights featuring different graphics.
By far the most important modifications can be found under the hood where Volkswagen has added three 1.4-liter 3-cylinder diesel engines outputting 74 bhp (55 kW), 89 bhp (66 kW) and 104 bhp (77 kW). These will serve as replacements for the 90 bhp 1.2-liter as well as for the 4-cylinder 1.6-liter previously offered with 89 bhp (66 kW) and 104 bhp (77 kW).
The 74 bhp diesel powers the frugal Polo TDI BlueMotion and offers a peak torque of 155 lb-ft (210 Nm) at 1,500 rpm for a model which delivers 73.5 mpg US (88.3 mpg UK or 3.2 liters / 100 km) in the combined cycle with CO2 emissions of 82 g/km. The 89 bhp variant returns 69.2 mpg US (83.1 mpg UK or 3.4 liters / 100 km) and 89 g/km which makes it 21 percent more economical than the aforementioned 1.6-liter motor.
As far as gasoline engines are concerned, Volkswagen is introducing a 3-cylinder 1.0-liter turbo with 89 bhp for the Polo TSI BlueMotion where it returns 57.3 mpg US (68.9 mpg UK or 4.1 liters / 100 km) and 94 g/km. The base 1.2-liter 3-cylinder naturally-aspirated with 59 bhp (44 kW) has been updated and is now 21 percent more fuel efficient thanks to the implementation of brake energy recuperation and stop/start. The motor is also offered with 74 bhp (55 kW) which makes it 5 bhp (4 kW) more powerful than previous version.
The facelifted Polo can also be had with an updated 3-cylinder 1.2-liter TSI offered with 89 bhp (66 kW) and 108 bhp (80 kW). The GT variant now packs an extra 10 bhp (7 kW) so it delivers 148 bhp (110 kW) from a 4-cylinder 1.4-liter engine equipped with cylinder on demand technology. The range-topping Polo GTI comes with an uprated 4-cylinder 1.4-liter delivering an additional 12 bhp (9 kW) for a grant total of 189 bhp (141 kW).
Depending on the engine choice, the 2014 Volkswagen Polo can be configured with five- and six-speed manual gearboxes as well as a dual-clutch seven-speed automatic transmission. Customers can select from a wide array of alloy wheels in sizes ranging from 15 to 17 inches while depending on selected trim there are 15 exterior paint schemes offered.