Volkswagen Vento pricing announced!

The German car maker has pulled out all stops and gone for the throat of the sedan space, with ultra competitive pricing. Prices start at Rs 6.99 lakh ex-showroom level for the base level petrol Vento, and end at Rs 9.23 lakh for the fully loaded diesel variant.

The Vento's four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines will both have a 1600cc displacement though it would be fool hardy to expect the highly acclaimed TSi unit to be there at start up. Nevertheless both petrol and diesel motors would have a max output of 105PS (at 5250rpm and 4400rpm respectively) but the diesel should torque louder - a whopping 250Nm of twist force being dished out in the 1500-2500rpm band. In contrast the petrol motor delivers a none-too-respectable 153Nm at 3800rpm. One point of mention which must be made at this juncture is that the 1.6-litre diesel engine is what powers the Polo Cup race cars so expect brisk performance from the oil burner with its torque doing the talking. Deliveries of the car will begin from September 6, 2010!

Here are the complete details on the pricing. All prices are ex-showroom, Delhi.

Vento Petrol:

Trendline - Rs 6.99 lakh 

Highline - Rs 8.23 lakh

Highline (automatic) - Rs 9.21 lakh

Vento Diesel:

Trendline - Rs 7.99 lakh 

Highline - Rs 9.23 lakh