1977 VW Derby
Why hasn't the VW Derby caught on in Germany nearly as well as it has in some parts of the world? It was obvious that it came from Polo. In principle, you could buy the original straight away.
In addition, the Polo was more of a second car or one for young people. Families were more likely to choose the Jetta. The Derby actually had a better chance of starting than the Polo. There were two years left for it, but only
one for the Polo.
And when the Derby finally stood out from the Polo in terms of design, it was available as a small car station wagon that was very advanced for the time. The Derby never had a real chance. It was seen more as the stepchild
of the VW Group.
This is a car that is rather superior to the competition, as the comparison test in the video below proves. Other countries, where new vehicles were due to a lack of their own production perhaps more expensive, appreciated
it more.
The successor was first called Derby II in Germany and from 1985 until its end in 1990 Polo II Notchback, and abroad it was continuously Polo Classic. It gradually received all the blessings of the Polo, Formula E, a more
powerful engine and even catalytic converter technology.
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