New Polo GTI revealed ahead of Geneva

[Lima]

1.4 TSI | 132kW | 250Nm | 1184kg | 0-100 6.9s







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Volkswagen Polo GTI breaks cover ahead of Geneva


It looks sensational!

[team_v]

No mention of amanual transmission will be an issue.


However almost everyone is heading towards auto only so i guess it was inevitable.

[Tim]

interesting.. whats the go with the sunroof? its a strange look with half of the roof being black.. Is it some sort of panoramic style jobbie?

[Lima]

Yeah, looks pretty big. Nothing official on that as yet.

[Corey_R]

The car looks fantastic. I'm not the biggest fan of the back of it, and I think if they are going to make the front half of the roof black, they should make the back half of it black too (though, that's pretty easy to fix up!) but I'd love one of these!

0 to 100 in 6.9 means it's identical acceleration to the Golf GTI! Fantastic.

I think this car, and the new Polo in general, is shaping up to be a VERY popular car!

Edit: Oh, and 47MPG converts to ~6L/100km doesn't it ?

[team_v]

0 to 100 in 6.9 means it's identical acceleration to the Golf GTI! Fantastic.

I think this car, and the new Polo in general, is shaping up to be a VERY popular car!

Edit: Oh, and 47MPG converts to ~6L/100km doesn't it ?

47 miles per gallon = 5.0045656 l/100km according to google.

Just imagine what APR can do to one of these.

[Corey_R]

47 miles per gallon = 5.0045656 l/100km according to google.

Just imagine what APR can do to one of these.

Nah - you've used US MPG instead of European MPG! hehe

[team_v]

Nah - you've used US MPG instead of European MPG! hehe

I just re-did it and you are correct, it is 6l/100km.

[Qikas]

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.

Along with the new engine, the Polo GTI also gets upgraded suspension components and VW's version of the Ibiza Cupra's XDS self locking electronic differential.

In a similar underrated fashion to the Golf GTI, the hottest Polo sports five-spoke polished 17-inch alloy wheels in low profile tires, red brake callipers, blacked out headlamps with LED daytime running lights and the typical GTI honeycomb grille with a red frame. At the back there's a new rear bumper featuring a small diffuser and a pair of chrome-tipped exhausts.

Inside we find that a similar flat-bottom steering wheel with red stitching and the tartan cloth sport seats plus a slightly revised instrument panel with red dials.

The new Polo GTI is expected to go on sale in Europe in both three- and five-door body styles shortly after its debut in Geneva.

[Timbo]

Tasty!
Hmmm...I wonder how the DSG + XDS handles additional torque if you tune it. IIRC, the 7sp transverse handles less the the current 6sp