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Published on August 25th, 2015 | by Subhash Nair

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Volkswagen Celebrates 40 years of the Polo

 

The Volkswagen Polo is German engineering at its best in a fun sized package and this year it’s celebrating its 40th birthday. This hatchback made its first appearance in 1975 and has since gained a legion of fans.

 

Currently in its fifth generation, the Polo hatchback is one of the brand’s top-selling passenger cars around the world and in 2014, Malaysia introduced the locally assembled Polo making it more affordable and accessible.

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In Malaysia, the Volkswagen team decided to celebrate this milestone by collaborating with established fashion lifestyle photographer Vincent Paul Yong Photography (VPYP) to produce a photo series that showcases the driving fun with the car.

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Self-taught photographer Vincent has brought the Polo to live with a photo-story highlighting a day in the life of DJ duo LAPSAP and includes illustrations by graffiti artist Cloakwork. This exciting collaboration emphasizes the spirit of the colourful spirit of the Polo. The images were revealed at an launch event at APW titled WYSIWYG- What You See Is What You Get.

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The VPYP photo exhibition featuring the Polo will be on showcase from 21 to 30 August 2015 for the public to view.

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In conjunction with the Polo’s 40th anniversary, Volkswagen Malaysia is pleased to announce the introduction of the Polo Club that will feature a multimedia head unit with navigation and window tint. The Polo Club will be available at RM88,888 and the Polo Sedan Club at RM89,888 while stocks last.

 

 


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