![]() Volkswagen 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. In Mexico, it was called the Lupo, due to the last name of then current President Vicente Fox. In South America the Fox was positioned between Volkswagen's supermini models, the low cost Gol and the Polo. This was sold alongside the Volkswagen Citi Golf, based on the first generation Golf. In South Africa, the Fox name was used for a model based on the first generation Jetta. ![]() Originally, the Fox's squared off front end featured sealed beam halogen headlamps after 1991 models received revised sheet metal with flush glass headlamps (MK2). Volkswagen also priced the car very low, to compensate for the ever more expensive German-made cars, and Volkswagen of America lost money on every Fox sold in the early years. ![]() Fewer were being produced for North America due to the lack of demand. In Canada, the Fox from 1987 to 1989 was offered with the simpler Bosch CIS fuel injection (K-Jetronic) without an oxygen sensor for the engine fuel management system.ĭue partly to booming sales of the Passat, Jetta, Golf and the price of the Fox compared to other manufacturers at the time, the Fox faded out fast, making it a rare car - particularly so the facelift (1990 – 1993) models. Later models featured (1990 – 1993) Bosch Digifant electronic fuel injection. Under the old test protocol, the Volkswagen Fox was able to produce 26 mpg ‑US (9.0 L/100 km 31 mpg ‑imp) with the 5-speed transmission and 27 mpg ‑US (8.7 L/100 km 32 mpg ‑imp) with the 4-speed transmission.Įarly models (1987–1989) featured the Bosch CIS-E also known as KE- Jetronic electro mechanical fuel injection, using an oxygen sensor to assist in fuel management. EPA, the 4-speed manual transmission averaged 24 mpg ‑US (9.8 L/100 km 29 mpg ‑imp) on the new combined driving cycle with the 5-speed manual transmission able to produce 23 mpg ‑US (10 L/100 km 28 mpg ‑imp) on the new driving cycle. The Fox did not have an anti-lock braking system.Īccording to the U.S. The Fox had power assisted disk brakes in the front and drums in the rear. The Fox featured a longitudinal mounted 1.8L, 81 PS (60 kW 80 hp) 4-cylinder gasoline engine, sharing components with the Volkswagen Golf - along with a 4-speed manual transmission for the standard 2-door and 4-door sedan and a 5-speed manual transmission for the "GL" sport model - an automatic transmission was not offered. North American market Volkswagen Fox GL sedan The Australian version was assembled locally by Volkswagen Australasia Ltd. The Audi 80 produced in the 1970s also used the name Fox on vehicles sold in Australia and the United States. The original NSU Fox was a motorbike first seen in 1949, and Volkswagen had subsequently used the "Fox" name in some markets for special edition Volkswagen Polos. Volkswagen acquired the rights to the name in 1969, by purchasing NSU. There is also a mini SUV version called Fox Xtreme (previously CrossFox) and a mini MPV/ station wagon model called Suran, SpaceFox, SportVan or Fox Plus depending on the market. ![]() The Fox was produced as a 3-door and 5-door hatchback. The Volkswagen Fox is a subcompact car produced and designed by Volkswagen of Brazil and sold in Latin America from 2003 until 2021 and in Europe from 2005 until 2011, where it was sold as the city car offering. ![]() Argentina: General Pacheco, Buenos Aires Province.Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo São José dos Pinhais, Paraná. ![]()
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