VW Brings Back Harlequin Polo as a Gravel-Slingin' Rally Car

VW Brings Back Harlequin Polo as a Gravel-Slingin' Rally Car

This rallycross show car celebrates 50 years of the Polo—Volkswagen's tiny hatch that spawned the iconic Harlequin series of cars with multicolored body panels.

VW has introduced a new version of the Polo Harlekin. On the street, however, fans will probably not experience the cult car.

VW Gives Polo Rally Car Harlequin Energy for 50th Anniversay of Polo

No stranger to a hodgepodge of colourful panels, Volkswagen has decided to commemorate the Harlequin design’s 50th anniversary by way of this bold and bright Polo R World Rallycross car.  Image: Volkswagen Looking for a new or used set of wheels? Find it here with CARmag! Instantly recognisable as a Volkswagen product, the German automaker has now unveiled a vibrant Harlequin-themed livery on a Polo R World Rallycross (WRX) show car to commemora…

50 years of the Volkswagen Polo: small on the outside, big on the inside and successful worldwide

“Small on the outside. Big on the inside.” This was the slogan used by Volkswagen 50 years ago to advertise its latest product at the time, the Polo. When the small car came on the market in early May 1975, nobody expected that the extremely compact two-door vehicle would become a bestseller – nationally and internationally, over five decades, in six generations, with several prestigious awards, with more than 20 million units sold and as a pion…