In 1995, Volkswagen released a limited edition version of its Polo hatchback with mixed colors that it dubbed the "Harlequin." This is how it came to be.
Volkswagen s Polo Harlequin is one of the most divisive cars of the modern era.
While some loved the eccentric colour scheme of the limited-edition mid-nineties supermini, others were less impressed with the hotchpotch of multi-tone panels.
This week, VW Netherlands has celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Polo Harlequin - or Harlekin, as it is known in Europe - by replicating patchwork panels on a brand new version of the compact Volkswagen hatchback.
But fans hopeful of the rainbow Polo making a comeback for 2021 are set to be disappointed.
Patchwork Polo s return: VW Netherlands has created a new version of the iconic VW Harlequin model that was sold in the mid-1990s
Is VW s 1990s patchwork car making a comeback? German brand marks 25th anniversary of the Polo Harlequin with new version of the multi-colour motor Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk
Volkswagen s Polo Harlequin is one of the most divisive cars of the modern era.
While some loved the eccentric colour scheme of the limited-edition mid-nineties supermini, others were less impressed with the hotchpotch of multi-tone panels.
This week, VW Netherlands has celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Polo Harlequin - or Harlekin, as it is known in Europe - by replicating patchwork panels on a brand new version of the compact Volkswagen hatchback.