Volkswagen Polo Edition 50

Brand marks 50th anniversary of its supermini with special edition, ahead of a big year for the Polo name

- Ellis Hyde

THIS is going to be a very big year for the Volkswagen Polo.

We recently learned that the humble supermini is set to receive several major upgrades, including its first-ever hybrid powertrain, plus the hugely important ID. Polo EV will arrive to finally fulfil the brand's long-held promise of an affordable small electric car.

But 2025 was also an important moment in the history of the Polo, because it celebrated its 50th birthday last year. So, as brands often do when their cars reach such a milestone, VW created the limited-run Edition 50 for anyone "keen to own a piece of Volkswagen and automotive history".

You might have hoped that the designers and product team took this opportunity to honour the life and times of the Polo by giving the Edition 50 a wood-effect dashboard like the 1975 original, or a bonkers multi-coloured paint scheme as we saw on the Harlequin Edition from the nineties.

But as you can tell from the pictures, they did nothing of the sort. In fact, the Polo Edition 50's significance isn't just unclear from a distance, it's difficult to work out even when you're inside, too.