New Volkswagen Fox

New Volkswagen Fox Wolfsburg, 4. April 2005 - A new, smaller and cleverer Volkswagen called the Fox has arrived. It gives you a maximum amount of car for a minimum amount of money. It is comfortable, safe and agile. It has two doors, a large tailgate and loads of space. The Fox looks unconstrained and strong. Your first impression will be that this is a Volkswagen. Your second impression will be that it is a Fox. It’s not a Polo, not a Golf, it’s a Fox. A Complete Car: Low-cost, but not lacking No compromises: The Fox is a complete car despite the carefully budgeted price. It has everything that you expect a real car to have. We do not just mean four wheels, but a very sophisticated chassis (with ABS as standard and optionally with ESP), an optional multi-variable and sliding rear bench, a galvanised and laser-welded body and all perfect functions that have characterised Volkswagen since the first VW designed by Ferdinand Porsche. Sliding rear bench: Inside, the new Fox features logical controls and lots of space. Volkswagen decided to configure the compact car as a four-seater so there are proper seats and enough space for two adults in the rear. The complete rear bench also slides 15 centimetres lengthways and the backrest is split in the middle. Depending on the configuration, the boot volume is between 260 and 1,016 litres. It’s also ideal for city driving: Saying the Fox is very roomy may be going too far, but the feeling of spaciousness and the actual space available are remarkable. The fact is that the Fox is an ideal city car, but is also suitable for long journeys between cities or for holidays. Grown-up: A lack of interior space normally reduces the practicality and comfort of a car. The new Fox is therefore amazingly roomy. There is also a concept behind this. You will definitely not feel cramped with the elbowroom of 1,401 in the front and 1,423 millimetres in the rear — extremely high values for this class. In everyday use, this means that two tall people can sit next to each other without feeling that the car is just a bit too small. Three engines: The new Fox will be launched in Europe with two petrol engines and one turbo diesel (TDI). All of them fulfil the Euro 4 norm and are mounted transversely at the front. The two petrol engines deliver 40 kW / 55 hp and 55 kW / 75 hp. The TDI delivers 51 kW / 69 hp. Thanks to the low maintenance requirement and consumption, the engines provide for low-cost driving fun. Agile handling: Fun and safety were at the forefront during the development of the Fox chassis. You can sense this on every metre of road when you sit behind the four-spoke steering wheel of the new Volkswagen. On the one hand, the Fox is simply fun because it neither understeers nor oversteers too much. It is extremely agile as it whizzes around corners because it simply gives you the deftness of a compact car with large chassis reserves. That is the second positive aspect of this chassis: As, under normal conditions, the car will not be shaken, you are guaranteed a level of active safety that sets the standards in this segment. Information and details on a possible release in Australia were not available at the time of this press release. EDITOR - Mark Cox