Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Volkswagen launches facelift of Vento

Volkswagen launches vento facelift at 7.70 lakhs. Vento gets many cosmetic changes like  new chrome grille, 3D look alike rear taillamp cluster and new ‘Walnut desert beige’ interior theme. Volkswagen has started booking of new vento with advance payment of Rs 25000.
On the exterior vento gets new and updated bumper, new three-slat chrome grille and dual-barrel headlamps. With the addition of three-slat chrome grille, the sedan gets a premium look.
From the side car remains the same but car have new set of alloy wheels from the polo. The door handles receive chrome attachments along with the introduction of side blinkers on ORVMs. At the rear, Vento gets new 3D effect taillamps and chrome strip near the tail lamp cluster.
At the rear, there are subtle changes in the form of new LED look-alike treatment which the company proudly calls as '3D effect taillamps'. Chrome strips are also provided on the taillamp cluster and at the bottom of refreshed bumper.
Interior is more or less is same like before but it gets a lighter  shade of beige which in company's word is ‘Walnut desert beige’. The saloon still lacks the touchscreen infotainment system and carries the same Bluetooth enabled unit from the last update. 2015 Vento also offers Cruise Control, Cooled Glovebox, Electrically foldable outside mirrors and Dead Pedal for the automatic version. 
Under the hood engine remains the same but it has more fuel efficiency than before which is increased by 7 percent in petrol models and 2 percent in diesel manual. The diesel variant gets 1.5-liter TDI engine which gives power of 103.5bhp @ 4400 rpm and 250Nm of torque @ 1500-2500 rpm. The engine is mated to a 5-Speed manual and 7-speed DSG automatic. While, the petrol variant will continue with the 1.2-litre TSI and 1.6-litre MPI engine. The 1.6-litre MPI gives an output of 103.5bhp with 153Nm of torque while the 1.2-litre turbo gives the same output of 103.5bhp but with an increased torque of 175Nm. The turbo petrol engine is coupled with the 7-speed DSG automatic while the 1.6 MPI petrol gets 5-speed MT.


Source : cardekho

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