Volkswagen Polo 2019 vs Ford Fiesta 2019 - see which is the best small car! | carwow

The Volkswagen Polo & Ford Fiesta are two of the best small cars money can buy right now. But with their prices coming in so similar, are there that many differences when it comes to the likes of interior quality and practicality? Join Mat in his latest head-to-head review as he puts these two small cars through their paces to see which one is right for you!

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[stephenrhodes]

The competition in this sector is fierce with so many good options to choose from. Bought the Fiesta in the end, preferred its looks inside & out & it certainly has the edge when it comes to ride & handling.

[sean]

You should do horn tests on car reviews and give your opinion on them

[armands]

7:29 This reminds me of TopGear news:
Jeremy - James, even the Queen is German, but you don't sing "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles" every time she is on television, do you?
James - Actually I do.
Richard - Yeah, he does.

[jennydonne]

After test driving both these cars, definitely the Fiesta has the edge & so glad I got my Fiesta, would not get the Vignale & happy with Titanium. Now a happy owner of a chrome blue 3 door 100hp titanium with optional panoramic roof, led headlights & comfort pack

[wapcl]

The Polo's steering wheel is Made in Romania. I worked on them myself. The leather quality is indeed good but you don't know how they are repaired towards the end of the stitching. In Romania we were paid two pound per steering weel to stitch it in leather, and a worker did aproximately 10-12 per day. The thing is this type of steering wheel total manufacturing costs in Romania is about 50 pound, and VW sells it with 230 pound. Yeah, quality and prestige. There's no such thing as good quality with poor payment to the worker. Believe me, it may look as quality but it is what the workers were paid off.

[skyhigheagleer]

What Mat fails to mention in the interior segment, is that for the £20k Fiesta you get 140bhp as well. You can only get 115bhp in the Polo, unless you opt for the GTI.

[DikkieDikism]

polo's are just very reliable.
Hot or cold weather, they dont usually even need some type of warming up unlike many others in the street where i live.
The only gripe i notice with golf's and polo's is the electrical system, its the one thing that can (if anything) get a lil wonky at times.. though not experienced it myself as of yet.
Beyond that, reliable as hell.

But no, not the most fun to drive perse.

[xMMDLIx]

You should've compared equal trims on both cars. The fiesta is a much higher trim level than the almost standard looking polo

[blehbleh]

You should start doing the 'Can it carry a nuclear warhead' section for practicality

[udontneedknow]

Also the polo used price is higher and doesnt loose its value as much as the fiesta

[pankajtayal]

My vote for fiesta . It is bit less practical than polo but it will be cheaper to maintain . Its more fun as well . I don't about the resale value of either of these though .

[muhammedhoosen]

The amount of times he said “this is the range topping vinyale edition” 🙈

[Aqua.]

I bought the VW polo few months ago and it's so cool I love it

[kraenk]

Matt...in case you didn’t know, but like every Fiesta before it the Fiesta (as is the Focus btw) was also developed in Cologne. Ford Europe’s headquarter simply is German based in Cologne.

[SuperHalil]

Fiesta 2018 is such underrated. However it’s realisable as never. I have the st-line and it’s a pleasure to drive it

[supaadupaa]

I have a 1.0l 115hp beats (comfortline) and it's realy nice to drive and that engine is not too bad when overtaking. Small engine but it's actualy pushing you back into your seat when accelarating (considering the engine volume it's a suprise...)

[hellenielsen]

I'm glad I have chosen the Ford Fiesta, its so much fun to drive.

[miken]

Hello, when pricing the Vee Dub did it include a sunroof because the Fiesta had one and the Polo didn't. That would add to the final price in this 'comparison'. Would the sunroof also make a difference in backseat headroom? Did the back windows of the Fiesta come all the way down? Did either car come with all the safety bells and whistles? Are they even available?

[george]

Why do you always get the top of the range version?

[warwickwolf]

I've got the 140ps Vignale..cracking car..superb to drive..great spec... if I needed anything bigger I'd have got a focus..