The Volkswagen Derby is a saloon version of the Volkswagen Polo supermini, produced by the German automaker Volkswagen between 1977 and 1981. During 1981 Volkswagen introduced the second generation Polo and the second generation Derby; in 1984 the Derby name was dropped and the saloon version of the Polo became the Polo Classic. Most parts of the Derby are interchangeable with the Mark 1 Polo, and many drivetrain components are compatible with the Mark 2 models. Body parts at the rear and also the rear window are different. Lights of the early version are the same as the Mark 1 Polo and the car which began this design: the Audi 50, which dates to just before the full merger of Audi and Volkswagen. In Europe, the Derby was available with 1.1-litre (1096 cc) and 1.3-litre (1296 cc) 4-cylinder engines, badged as 1100 and 1300 respectively. The Derby Formel E (“Formula E”), offered in 1981 only, was an energy-optimized Derby featuring, among other things, automatic engine turn-off when idling and a differently tuned engine that demanded super instead of regular petrol (as the regular 1100 engine did); the Formula E concept was also available on other contemporary VW (and Audi) models.
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