√2024 Volkswagen Polo price and specs

The manual transmission has been deleted from Volkswagen’s smallest car, which enters 2024 with key safety technology back on the equipment list for certain models.

2024 Volkswagen Polo pricing and specifications
Price increases of up to $1050 for Model Year 2024
Key safety tech returns to Polo Style
Priced from $29,490 before on-road costs

The 2024 Volkswagen Polo is available to order in Australia now, with first deliveries due in February.

The Model Year 2024 (MY24) Polo line-up has been slimmed to three automatic models – 85TSI Life, 85TSI Style and GTI – with Volkswagen’s axing of the base five-speed manual transmission in the 70TSI Life.

Prices have risen for the new model year by $500 for the Life, $1050 for the Style and $700 for the GTI.

New for 2024 is the return of blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and proactive occupant protection safety systems to the Polo Style after they were removed in late 2022 due to semiconductor shortages.

Meanwhile physical buttons have return to the steering wheel in the Polo GTI, replacing touch-sensitive controls criticised for being too easy to press accidentally, but also difficult to press accurately.

The Polo Life and Style make use of a 1.0-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine developing 85kW and 200Nm, paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission sending power to the front wheels.

The flagship Polo GTI features a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with 147kW/320Nm, matched with a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission sending power to the front wheels.

Standard exterior equipment on the entry-level Polo Life includes 15-inch alloy wheels, automatic LED headlights, and rain-sensing windscreen wipers.

Inside it features an 8.0-inch instrument display, an 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen, wired Apple CarpPlay and Android Auto connectivity, wireless smartphone charging, and a manual air conditioning system.

Seven airbags, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, lane-keep assist, cruise control, and a rear-view camera are standard on the entry-level Life.

For an extra $1700, the optional Vision and Tech package adds wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, satellite navigation, a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, adaptive cruise control, lane centring and voice control.

Moving up to the Polo Style adds 16-inch alloy wheels, matrix LED headlights, LED tail-lights with scrolling indicators, dual-zone climate control, adaptive cruise control, a 10.25-inch instrument display, semi-autonomous parking, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and more.

The $1700 Sound and Tech package adds wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, satellite navigation, keyless entry and start, voice control, and a Beats sound system.

Alongside the increased performance of the Polo GTI, buyers also get GTI exterior and interior styling, metallic paint, sports suspension, and 18-inch alloy wheels.

On the inside, the GTI benefits from wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, a sports steering wheel with shift paddles, sports seats with tartan-patterned upholstery, and satellite navigation.

Buyers can add a 9.2-inch infotainment screen and Beats sound system with the $1500 Sound and Tech package on the Polo GTI. A panoramic sunroof is also available on the Polo Style and Polo GTI for $1650.

The 2024 Volkswagen Polo will arrive in Australia in February 2024.

2024 Volkswagen Polo Australian pricing

Polo 85TSI Life – $29,490 (up $500 for MY24)
Polo 85TSI Style – $32,540 (up $1050 for MY24)
Polo GTI DSG – $40,390 (up $700 for MY24)

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

2024 Volkswagen Polo Life standard features include:

Dusk-sensing LED headlights
LED tail-lights
15-inch alloy wheels
8.0-inch instrument display
8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with wired Apple CarPlay, wired Android Auto and digital radio
Wireless smartphone charging
Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Comfort cloth upholstery
Air conditioning
Front-seat lumbar adjustment (manual adjustment)
Rain-sensing wipers
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
Front centre armrest
Seven airbags
Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection
Lane-keep assist
Front and rear parking sensors
Rear-view camera
Cruise control