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.
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11 Facts About Volkswagen Fox
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Volkswagen Fox acquired the rights to the name in 1969, by purchasing NSU.
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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.
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Fox was a variant of the Gol manufactured by Volkswagen do Brasil and marketed by Volkswagen in North America as an entry level subcompact from 1987 until 1993.
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The Volkswagen Fox had power assisted disk brakes in the front and drums in the rear.
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Originally, the Volkswagen Fox's squared off front end featured sealed beam halogen headlamps; after 1991 models received revised sheet metal with flush glass headlamps .
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In South Africa, the Volkswagen Fox name was used for a model based on the first generation Jetta.
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In South America the Fox was positioned between Volkswagen's supermini models, the low cost Gol and the Polo.
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Volkswagen Fox was sold with a long options list to reduce its tag price, therefore letting the European customer specify the Volkswagen Fox to their liking.
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Volkswagen Fox Xtreme is a mini SUV version which sets it apart from the standard Fox.
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