In September last year, Volkswagen revised one of Mzansi’s most-loved vehicle ranges and quietly slipped in anti-lock functionality on the braking system across the line-up. Previously we relegated the Polo Vivo range to the “also consider” category due to a lack of ABS on all models (except in the Budget Car and
Performance Car categories, we vote for a range instead of individual models), but this crucial safety enhancement brought the Vivo back into contention. Come voting day, it went on to edge the Rio as our pick in the light-sedan category, and it’s not difficult to see why.
