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Oh snap! FWD...no thanks...especially with all that power and such a light car...way over the top xDThe Polo R WRC, VW revealed to Top Gear, sends all its power to the front wheels. Vigorous torque steer ahoy!
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i couldnt agree more with that... hahahah seen one floating around up here.Originally Posted by gavs
Now THAT I would buy! Especially seeing as there is a V6 Clio near work and aside from looking ridiculous, any car that gets a "widow maker" term associated with it has to be a hoot to drive!
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Volkswagen Polo R confirmed
(Just not confirmed for Australia yet)
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Still not convinced seeing as Drive states the car will be awd yet all other sources say fwd. Drive say 155kw golf gti motor, others say 160kw+ 2 litre (unconfirmed) motor.
Once it enters production, then I'll believe the specs but saying it will be priced the same as a golf GTI I think is folly. Why price your volume model out of contention with an R model when a golf R is theoretically only $10k more......
Would I have one though? Hell yes!
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Volkswagen 2013 Polo R - Volkswagen confirms new hot Polo | GoAuto
With different figures again
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I listen to Top gear....They are the most credible source out of all of them.
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Flappy paddle gearbox, torques, Jeremy clarkson..... Real credible
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I'd buy the polo r, I really hope they put a mechanical LSD in it and option it with the manual gear box too
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So VW has to produce 2500 in order to achieve homologation.
details here: VW Drops New Photos of 217HP Polo R WRC Limited Production Version - Carscoops
Short story, 2.0TSI and 6MT, should be an absolute beast when tuned since it's essentially the Golf GTI engine.
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Not sure why they'd need a production run for homologation when the street car is fundamentally so different from the road car.
It's not like the old Group N rally cars which were bona fide street cars but with some limited modification (as specified by the rules), that brought us the old Imprezas and Evos.
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