Having had a 01 forester GT for 4yrs and now the polo GTi - I think both have had a similar "upbringing" in australia. Each make has had some great cars and some duds in there history here, yet since the MkV golf and mid/late 90's subaru's both marques have stepped up to a force to be recond with, much improved build quality and driver involvement - I love going for the underdog that has stepped up. VW has stepped up in the last 5yrs, Subaru did in the mid 90's.

I remember looking at the Polo GTi when it first came out in 06 and thought no way would I spend that asking price on a damn polo. If it wasn't in part for the success of their other vehicles, I probably still wouldn't have looked at them though.