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jhelm85

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LYet another cool car by VW not sold in the US :-/ I saw this on wired a few months ago, it has the 0-60 time of a Golf GTI, with the fuel economy of a larger hybrid.

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jgs5607

jgs5607

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It would be nice to get one. But, I dont think they will bring it to the US.
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Maybe not the GTI version, but the standard Polo is a good bet with other smaller cars going on sale soon (Ford Fiesta; Mazda 2 among others) and the new CAFE requirements coming in to play.

All of that technology costs and would make the car too pricey for the US market (same reason we do not get all of the GTI options available elsewhere)
 
DawnsKayBug1

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I saw what I presume was a GT Polo today pretty nice looking
 
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pvivino

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path said:
the polo has been around a long time.

its pretty small
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The Polo is the same dimensions as a MkI Rabbit/GTI. It is almost 700 lbs lighter than a Golf GTI and if it comes with a 1.4 Twincharger it has 178 horsepower. That gives it about the same power to weight ratio as a US GTI with Stage I ECU Flash.

I think the car is a little plain looking (both interior and exterior) compared with US Golf GTI.

Here is the Aussie Polo Brochure:

http://www.volkswagen.com.au/etc/me...f.Par.0039.File.pdf/Polo brochure 10_2008.pdf
 
vdub10golf

vdub10golf

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although this would be a little too small for me, I absolutely love this car! I wish they'd bring it over here.
 
daihard

daihard

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Here's a YouTube video that shows the Polo GTI...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw3MEPoIVeU

Looks very nice! The interior looks very similar to that of the MKVI (Golf) GTI. Besides, the Polo GTI's got that leading-edge 1.4 TSI (twin-charger) engine. I'd love to own one if at all possible.
 
daihard

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OverTimer said:
The polo gti rips in straights against the gti stock for stock. Wicked little cars they are.
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Wow, that sounds amazing. I'd also like to try its 7-speed dry-clutch DSG.
 
iGTI1

iGTI1

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Its a nice looking car.... I dont know how practical it may be but its a good looking polo
 
DawnsKayBug1

DawnsKayBug1

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I saw one today used for 10,250 GBP..
 
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SteveP

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^^^ That will be the previous model with the 1.8t engine.

I saw the new one in the flesh in Germany earlier this year and it was veer very nice





Also saw them rag them around the ring with pro drivers and they seriously shifted.
 
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