Last Friday, Volkswagen Philippines has officially announced the arrival of its latest lineup for the Philippine market.

The German marque unveiled 5 different cars—the Santana MPI M/T Trendline, Lavida 230 TSI DSG Comfortline, Tiguan 280 TSI DSG Comfortline, Santana GTS MPI A/T Comfortline, and the premium Lamando 280TSI DSG Highline.

According to Volkswagen, the subcompact sedan Santana will be the replacement of their ubiquitous Polo sedan. With a stunning price stag of P686,000, the Santana will directly compete with Japanese top B-segment cars like Toyota Vios, Honda City, Mitsubishi Mirage, and Suzuki Ciaz, to name a few.

Among the cars that launched, the main highlight was the Volkswagen Santana. Equipped with 1.4-liter Multi-Point Injection (MPI) 4-cylinder gasoline engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, the Santana has a maximum power output of 90 Ps at 5,500 rpm and maximum torque of 132 Nm at 3,800 rpm.

The car features electronic power steering, front McPherson Independent Suspension, and rear composite torsion beam semi-independent suspension. 

Safety features are also top notch with ISOFIX anchorage points (mounting fixture for two child seats on rear seat bench), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), and immobilizer.

“Volkswagen Philippines takes the Filipino car-loving public into a bold, exciting future, yet remaining faithful to the original intent of Volkswagen to offer cars that are accessible to the people, whatever aspirations in life they might have, however they may be inspired towards their own personal fulfillment,” said Arthur Tan, President and CEO of AC Industrials.

He stressed that the new 5 models would undoubtedly add to the growing heritage of the Volkswagen brand in the Philippines, helping Volkswagen continue to be an integral part of the Filipino culture, crossing over many generations and economic classes.

The Lavida, which is still the best selling sedan and second best-selling model for the entire Chinese car market, is equipped with a 1.4-liter Turbocharged Stratified Injection (TSI) 4-cylinder gasoline engine with BlueMotion Technology mated to a 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) transmission, capable of 130 Ps of power at 5,000 rpm and 225 Nm of torque at 1,400 to 3,500 rpm.Available exterior colors are Polar White, Reflex Silver, Deep Black, Limestone Grey, Sunset Red, and Opalsilver Metallic with an SRP starting at P1,171,000.

The Tiguan, which has comfortably maintained its position as segment leader in China with 330,000 units sold, has a 1.4-liter TSI 4-cylinder gasoline engine with BlueMotion Technology mated to a 6-speed DSG transmission. Its interior features and comfort amenities include “Vienna” leather seat material, 2-zone Climatronic airconditioning, Panoramic sunroof, 8 speakers, and driver power 12-way seat adjustment. The Tiguan SRP starts at P1,648,000.

Meanwhile, the Santana GTS is powered by 1.5-liter 4-cylinder in-line MPI gasoline engine mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission while the Lamando is equipped with a 1.4-liter TSI 4-cylinder gasoline engine with BlueMotion Technology mated to a 7-speed DSG transmission.

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