Porsche owners are often stereotyped as overly obsessed with how unique their cars are: what type of stitching they have, how rare their paint color is, and the like.

This WRC-spec VW Polo is finished in graphics rather than solid paint, but the mismatched panels underneath the pop art-style livery match the original colors seen on the original run of Harlequin ...

1996 Volkswagen Golf Harlequin, Volkswagen This new Harlequin, however, won’t see much road use, as it’s merely a one-off tribute to the Polo Harlequin of yore.

While the Volkswagen Harlequin isn't exactly a clown car, it certainly is reminiscent of a circus with its color combinations.

To celebrate five decades of the VW Polo city car, Volkswagen has created a bespoke WRC Polo show car wearing the famed Harlequin look of the 1990s.

No other version of the Volkswagen Golf is more emblematic of 1990s style and hues than the Harlequin, a car with a backstory as wild as its quad-color paint job. Diehard VW fans and retro car ...

In the 1990s, a U.S. Volkswagen dealership made eight single-color Mk3 Golf Harlequin conversions and one is for sale.

The cars were both a richly hued mishmash and a nod to a VW ad from the ’60s, that showed the Beetle in a similarly vibrant paint scheme.

Bring a Trailer Today, the Golf Harlequin's bold, cheerful style is much more appreciated, and Volkswagen diehards even make Harlequin tributes out of modern VWs.

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.

No, this isn't the latest paint-to-sample option from Porsche. Instead, it's a completely custom one-off wrap applied to one owner's own Cayman GT4. An obvious homage to the Volkswagen Golf ...

To celebrate five decades of the VW Polo city car, Volkswagen has created a bespoke WRC Polo show car wearing the famed Harlequin look of the 1990s.