2006 Volkswagen Fox Comfortline from Mexico - Comments

4th Sep 2007, 13:50

"Thirsty in the city, noisy in the highway"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

It came with a misaligned headlamp.

It came with the brake proportioning valve incorrectly adjusted and the rear wheels locked very easily (no ABS).

The trunk light some times does not turn on when opening the rear hatch.

The transmission makes noises when shifting, it sounds like something is loose inside.

General comments?

I think it is a good design since it uses the same platform than the VW Polo, Seat Ibiza, and Skoda Fabia, and the exterior design is similar to the current VW cars, but it seems to me that in order to make it a lower category than the Polo, VW made it noisy and with a suspension that feels like an old VW Beetle.

The 1.6L engine is willing, but it lacks enough power to work well at 2240m over sea level (Mexico City). Being an old design with only 8 valves and no VVT, the engine is very thirsty in the city, about 12L/100km.

The noise levels transmitted form the road are high, especially in the highway above 90km/h.

With a weight of 1060kg, I expected the suspension to be similar to my old 1994 Golf, but the calibration of the springs is too stiff and uncomfortable.


6th Sep 2007, 10:19

I forgot to say that the Fox is sold in Mexico with the name LUPO instead of Fox for historic reasons (the family name of the president at the time of launch of the model), so the name is Lupo Comfortline in Mexico. I decided to put the review in the Fox model section due to the fact that it may be confusing for some readers, or they will never look for a Fox in the Lupo section. To my knowledge Mexico is the only country that has a different name for this car.

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