OREANDA-NEWS. Volkswagen started to equip the new Volkswagen Polo cars with engine produced by the plant in Kaluga.

"Now Volkswagen Polo is equipped with a new 1.6-liter engine series EA211, produced at the plant in Kaluga and they are compliance with environmental standards Euro-5. The power of new engines increased compared to the previous generation, and it is now 90 hp and 110 hp", - the press service of the company informed the agency "Tass".

EA211 series engines are fuel efficient, which reduces CO2 emissions by 10%, while the weight of the unit is also reduced by 10%.

Especially for Russia it was expanded the package of adaptation to winter conditions. Due to the increased battery capacity, increased power starter and wiring systems run of the enlarged section, cold start was possible at temperatures up to minus 36 degrees.

Also the standard configuration for versions with 110 hp engine will include disc rear brakes, and therefore at Polo with Trendline version with such engine it will be installed wheels with dimension of 15 inches instead of 14.

As previously reported "AUTOSTAT", for the first ten months of 2015 Russian dealers of Volkswagen sold 62906 cars – less by 39% than in the same period of the last year. Best-selling brand in Russia is still model Polo, whose sales were 36,015 vehicles (-25.6%).