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VW Fox Launched in Brazil
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:11 am
by dxg
The Fox, widely assumed to also be the Tupi (i.e. the Lupo replacement) appears to have been launched in Brazil:
http://www.volkswagen.com.br/default.as ... t%2Easp%3F
Who can speak Brazilan?
Deek.
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:22 am
by Scorpio1
That looks like a funky little car!
I bet the 1.6 is as nippy as anything
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:40 am
by Mk4_Scotland
not that quick, for a wee car with a 1.6. 10.8 to 60 and 186kph (work that out in old money) - bout 120?:?
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:59 am
by rooboy
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 2:05 pm
by sbp
looks like a yaris
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 5:39 pm
by cyhliu
Hmm...much prefer the Lupo, yeah, I agree looks more like a Yaris.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:15 pm
by cyhliu
Hey, was just thinking wasn't there a model call 'Fox' many many years ago? The reason I recognise this is I'm sure we had one when I was a toddler!
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:11 pm
by dxg
Confirmation that this *is* the Lupo replacement is
here. But we all pretty much knew that anyway.
Hey, was just thinking wasn't there a model call 'Fox' many many years ago? The reason I recognise this is I'm sure we had one when I was a toddler!
AFAIK:
There was a popular mk3 polo special edition called a "Fox". (I remembers these too).
The MK1 Jetta was called a Fox in the North American market.
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:24 pm
by dxg
ohmigod who shrunk the wheels!?
This is more like it:
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:09 am
by dubster82
OH MY GOD!!!!!!
ITS A FIAT WITH A VW BADGE!!!
WHO ON EARTH PHOTOSHOPPED THAT!!!!!!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:48 am
by dxg
Sadly, these aren't photoshops -- they're real.
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:56 am
by dubster82
so, for the replacement lupo, the take a fiat punto and stick on the window and bonnet from a 206.
the new golf. three dor at least, thay just blatently make it a peugot from the word go.
what do the do with the GT, "why not make it look like an alfa!" thought they....
knobends.
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:57 am
by dob-polo6n
boo... if im looking at the dash on the fox correctly, the clusters aren't blue
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:43 pm
by hayesey
cant say I like it at all.
looks like a yaris. its supposed to be dead cheap when it comes out though. like 5k for the base model I heard. much prefered the lupo but I think VW are having to re-think their strategies these days.
people dont seem willing to pay the extra for a VW badge anymore, so many of the cheaper cars in the market have just as good build quality & reliability.
sad really, mk5 golf sales are reportedly very low as well. personally I think its a bit too early to judge that though. but newspapers are jumping on it saying its the end of the golf etc...
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:03 pm
by dubster82
thats the sad thing, the way vw are playing on, they WILL end up killing the golf.
not a future that id say the polo is safe from either.
imho, they've already killed both these cars.
the golf far more than the polo.