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Although the Polo GTI may be getting all the buzz at the moment, we mustn’t forget what a fundamentally good car the more basic Polo is. Arguably the best-looking Polo since the Series 1 of 1975, the fifth-generation model wears its sharply-creased suit well, and serves up big doses of quality, refinement and performance. Launched – as the Series 2 Polo was – on the island of Sardinia, it’s hard to believe the Polo 6R has been with us since early 2009. We’ve updated our YouTube channel, PoloDriverTV, with official driving footage from the Sardinia unveil, and have more videos planned for later in the year. Head over or subscribe to PoloDriverTV to see the latest video updates.

We’ve been busy updating our YouTube channel, PoloDriverTV. Not only are there the latest Polo TV commercials from certain global territories, but you will also find official Volkswagen footage of the fifth-generation car, including driving scenes and static footage of both the three-door and BlueMotion models. We’ve recently tested the BlueMotion, too, along with the 1.2-litre SEL TSI; click here to view our downloadable digital magazine first drive report. Head over or subscribe to PoloDriverTV to see the latest updates.

PoloDriver may not be at the 2010 Geneva motor show physically, but, fresh from Volkswagen’s now-traditional evening press conference, are these two new footage clips showing the forthcoming Polo GTI and CrossPolo in action. Along with world debuts for both the new Sharan and Touareg, the latest variants of Volkswagen’s fifth-generation supermini were unveiled to the press yesterday.

Filmed in what appears to be an Arctic wasteland (but was more than likely somewhere in snow-covered northern Europe), both new pieces of Volkswagen film show the Polo GTI and CrossPolo doing lurid tail-out drifts in the frozen white stuff, while various close-up shots zoom in on the details of the cars that we’ve not yet seen much of. And, in the case of the CrossPolo, there’s an extra reason to celebrate – Magma Orange is back!

Both clips herald the arrival of the PoloDriver YouTube channel. We hope to bring you more footage from Volkswagen, as well as TV commercials and other short films of Polos in action. Click on the videos below to see the clips of the newest additions to the Polo family and head here to subscribe to PoloDriverTV.