Press Release:
The Polo we've all been waiting for ever since Volkswagen lifted the veils off the latest generation model is a reality as the German firm has published the first official photos of the Golf GTI's smaller brother prior to its world premiere at the Geneva auto gathering next month.
The new 2010 Polo GTI packs the same 1.4-liter TSI gasoline engine with turbo- and supercharging as the Seat Ibiza Cupra with an estimated output of 180 horsepower and a hefty 250Nm or 184 lb-ft of torque, available from 2,000 to 4,500 rpm.
The hot Polo's TSI gasoline engine is linked to a compact seven-speed, twin-clutch DSG gearbox that channels drive through the front axle.
Aligned with a 1,184kg or 2,610 lbs kerbweight, the 1.4 TSI allows the Polo GTI to accelerate from rest to 100km/h or 62 mph in 6.9 seconds before reaching a top speed of 228 km/h or 142 mph.
The German automaker says that the GTI model is capable of delivering a low fuel consumption of 6.0lt/100km (equal to 39mpg US or 47 mpg UK) on the combined cycle while emitting just 139 g/km of CO2.
Wow...i think the overdid the Polo...now the Golf GTI will look quite plain next to the little brother...
Polo has DRL and the Golf R style dials :(
3 comments:
Yeap. The car looks way better than it's older brother and has respectable performance figures plus amazing mod potential.
For me, its either this or the Scirocco R / Golf R (probably the former). Whichever lands first in Bolehland.
And its FAST!! 180bhp in a tiny car...well the Golf R will definately reach our shores first..
if the polo launches here..earliest will be Q2 2011
Scirocco R arriving the same time as the Golf R? *prays* :)
Back to the Polo GTI, now according to APR's website:
Current 1.8T Polo GTI with chip / engine remap - 152kw 328nm
New 1.4 Twincharge with chip / engine remap - 151kw 317nm
Since the new Polo GTI is available with DSG, I expect the car to be way faster (like you said).
Furthermore, with DSG + XDS, the new car might be able to overcome the limitations of modding the current Polo GTI — torque steer and power understeer, but I guess it all depends on how much torque the new DSG box can handle.
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