VW Fox Launched in Brazil

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:11 am

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.

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:22 am

That looks like a funky little car!

I bet the 1.6 is as nippy as anything

Mk4_Scotland · Post by **Mk4_Scotland** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:40 am

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?:?

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:59 am

use http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr?doit=done,%20http:// and translate the webpage from portugese

sbp · Post by **sbp** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 2:05 pm

looks like a yaris

cyhliu · Post by **cyhliu** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 5:39 pm

Hmm...much prefer the Lupo, yeah, I agree looks more like a Yaris.

cyhliu · Post by **cyhliu** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:15 pm

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!

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:11 pm

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.

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:24 pm

ohmigod who shrunk the wheels!?

This is more like it:

dubster82 · Post by **dubster82** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:09 am

OH MY GOD!!!!!!

ITS A FIAT WITH A VW BADGE!!!

WHO ON EARTH PHOTOSHOPPED THAT!!!!!!!!

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:48 am

Sadly, these aren't photoshops -- they're real.

dubster82 · Post by **dubster82** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:56 am

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.

dob-polo6n · Post by **dob-polo6n** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:57 am

boo... if im looking at the dash on the fox correctly, the clusters aren't blue

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:43 pm

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...

dubster82 · Post by **dubster82** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:03 pm

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.