Volkswagen Fox
| Volkswagen Fox (5Z) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Also called | Volkswagen Lupo (Mexico) |
| Production | 2003–present |
| Model years | 2003–present |
| Assembly |
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, Brazil General Pacheco, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Latin America: Subcompact car Europe: City car (A) |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door estate (Suran) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group PQ24 platform |
| Related | Volkswagen Polo IV |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2 L I3 (petrol) 1.4 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.0 L I4 (petrol/ethanol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol/ethanol) 1.4 L I3 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,465 mm (97.0 in) |
| Length | 2005–08: 3,805 mm (149.8 in) 2009–present: 3,823 mm (150.5 in) |
| Width | 1,640 mm (64.6 in) |
| Height | 1,545 mm (60.8 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Europe: Volkswagen Lupo |
| Successor | Europe: Volkswagen Up |
The Volkswagen Fox is a city car produced and designed by Volkswagen of Brazil and sold in Latin America since 2003 and Europe from 2005 to 2011. Currently the Fox is produced as a three-door and five-door hatchback. There is also a mini SUV version called CrossFox, and a mini MPV/station wagon model called Suran, SpaceFox, SportVan or Fox Plus depending on the market.
In South America, it fits between its two supermini brothers, the low cost Gol and the Polo. In Mexico it was called the Lupo, due to the last name of then-current President Vicente Fox. VW of Mexico dropped the Lupo after a short run of 2009 models due to poor sales and replaced it along with the aged Pointer and Derby by the VW Novo Gol. The SportVan has also been quietly discontinued starting February 2010 in Mexico due to poor sales leaving only the CrossFox.
In the European market, the Fox replaced the Lupo city car as the entry-level car in the lineup.
Volkswagen stopped selling the Fox in Europe in 2011 and it has now been replaced by the Volkswagen Up.
Like the contemporary Polo, the Fox is based on Volkswagen's PQ24 platform.
Volkswagen acquired the rights to the name in 1969 by purchasing NSU. The original NSU Fox was a motor-bike first seen in 1949, and Volkswagen had subsequently used the "Fox" name in some markets for special edition Volkswagen Polos. The Audi 80 produced in the 1970s also used the name Fox on vehicles sold in Australia and the United States.
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