Aussie V8 vs Polo GTI?

[Sje88]

I was just wanting to know how would it go if u put the polo gti vs a ss or xr8?



*nothing to do with street racing just wanna know how they would perform like.

[R36]

Motor magazine (November 2006) did a 25 car Bang for your Bucks (BFYB) test including the:

Polo GTI: 110kw, 220Nm, 1190kg, 0-100km/hr in 8.2s, 0-400m in 15.6s, laptime 39.1s

&

Commodore/Commode SS: 270kw, 530Nm, 1770kg, 0-100 in 5.2, 0-400m in 13.4s, laptime 36.8s

The SS won the 2006 BFYB with 129.3 points, while the GTI was 18th with 86.1 points, coming second in its category to the Mitsubishi Ralliart Colt: "Mid -corner, the Polo's steering is very light and vague. Handling is reasonable, but the tyres on the Colt give it better mid-corner point. It seems to drop out of power in between second and third gear. Brakes and ergonomics are good, but laptime isn't a patch on the Colt."

[Sharkie]

Motor magazine (November 2006) did a 25 car Bang for your Bucks (BFYB) test including the:

This takes into consideration a standard Polo GTI and it is of course no match for an Aussie V8.

However ....

The moment a Polo GTI gets as much as only a chip it is an entirely different ball game......

A chipped only GTI will beat the V8s in in gear acceleration (typically 80-120km/h) and will hold its own against VZ and older SS's off the line if driven well and be slightly ahead of XR8's.

Further mods will see the situation even futher improve for the GTI. Mine will happily stick right next to a HSV VE R8 ...... much to the disgust of its owner ...... and Ford V8s are not a challenge.

BUT .... stay away from XR6 turbo's ...... they will eat you up and spit you out without too much effort..... provided they get sufficient tractioin off the line. Even their ingear accelleration is mind boggling. Pity it is such a cr@p car as it goes very well indeed.

[Sharkie]

Also .... something the R32 and R36 boys won't like, is that a modded Polo GTI will eat them for breakfast as well ......

.... especially ingear where the 4motion can provide no traction advantage.

[Pumpe-Düse]

A chipped Polo GTI will take an SS in-gear? Perhaps a VT 5.0, or even a VX 225kW LS1. Anything newer though and... well. Skeptical to say the least.

Though modified vs stock comparisons always amuse me. "My car is slower then yours, but if I do this and this to it... it isn't!"

To answer OP's question, a current VE SS or FG XR8 would absolutely demolish a Polo GTI in a drag race, and on longer tracks where they can stretch their legs, beat it. On tight stuff, the game would be a bit different, as they are... land yachts with big engines. They're good for their size/price... and that's about it. The non HSV/FPV models are too flawed in their suspension & brake setups to be a threat when it gets really twisty.

[Sharkie]

A chipped Polo GTI will take an SS in-gear? Perhaps a VT 5.0, or even a VX 225kW LS1. Anything newer though and... well. Skeptical to say the least.

And again we have a case where KW is taken as the determinant of ingear accelleration ..... it is not. Torque is what counts and a modded Polo GTI as a torque figure of 290NM/1000kg where as a VE SS has 297NM/1000kg. The big difference is how the respective engines makes this power ..... a Polo will do it at 3000rmin and a SS at 5500rmin, so in 3rd gear the following applies: (other cars added as a comparison)

911 S 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.8s
911 GT3 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.5s
911 Turbo 80-120km/h 3rd = 2.8s
Cayman S 80-120km/h 3rd = 4.2s
Mazda 3 MPS 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.5s
BMW M3 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.4s
VW Golf GTI 80-120km/h 3rd = 4.4s
Ford XR6T 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.1s
Ford FPV 80-120km/h 3rd = 2.7s
Holden Commodore SS 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.5s
Modded Polo GTI 80-120km/h 3rd = 3.2s (have heard reports of 3.0)

Also talking Bang for your Buck here .... not modded vs standard. A modded Polo GTI retaining stock driveability and reliability will cost you $32K, the cheapest SS $46K ..... not really a comparison there .....

Even a chipped TDI Polo will make a SS sweat to be in front in in gear work. Turbo engines are awesome when it comes to rolling starts due to the way they deliver their power......

[TSi2NV]

Relating to the oringinal question, if you are to buy a Polo GTI this morning and buy a VE SS this afternoon and line them up against each other this evening, the VE will chew the polo up and spit it out sorry to say.

don't get me wrong a polo is a great wee car, but you are not compairing apples with apples

It gose back to the big debait rotary 'vs' V8. 4 banger 'vs' V8. Stock standard the V8 will beat rotarys and 4 cyc with a few exceptions WRX EVOX...

maybe if they made a 5.0l 4 cyc Polo we could really compair the 2 but until that day there is no excuse that can be made V8 will will hands down.

and if we want to get into the " If I spend 1, 2, 3, 4K modifing" on my polo will it win??
well if you spend 1, 2, 3, 4k on you polo and 1, 2, 3, 4k on the V8 the V8 will still win .

[VW GTI]

and if we want to get into the " If I spend 1, 2, 3, 4K modifing" on my polo will it win??
well if you spend 1, 2, 3, 4k on you polo and 1, 2, 3, 4k on the V8 the V8 will still win .

What about if you spend 50k on a Polo (inlcuding buying it and whatever you can afford) and 50k on a V8 (including buying and modifying it as much as you can for the money) then the Polo will win.

The fact is, they aren't equal, but in the case of Bang for your Buck... a chipped Polo GTI will beat a V8 and you'll have 20k+ left over to hire the hookers with regrowth that you'd pick up for free in a V8.

[TSi2NV]

The fact is, they aren't equal, but in the case of Bang for your Buck... a chipped Polo GTI will beat a V8 and you'll have 20k+ left over to hire the hookers with regrowth that you'd pick up for free in a V8.

If you want bank for you buck buy a $1000 2nd had car and build a $49000 engine. and it will kill all,

But the question was Polo Gti 'vs' Ausse V8 "how would it go if u put the polo gti vs a ss or xr8? well short nswer is you would Lose and lose badly

[Sharkie]

If you want bank for you buck buy a $1000 2nd had car and build a $49000 engine. and it will kill all,

But the question was Polo Gti 'vs' Ausse V8 "how would it go if u put the polo gti vs a ss or xr8? well short nswer is you would Lose and lose badly

Everybody know a std Polo GTI is no match for even a base Commodore/Falcon.

I think the intention to the question actually was, how much do I need to spend on my Polo to match Aussie V8s.

The answer to that is a simple as $1500 on a chip.....