VW Is Working On A 300bhp 'Polo R', And It Could Be All Kinds Of Awesome
While the C-cegment hot hatch arms race has resulted in cars nudging the 400bhp mark, things are a little more sedate in the class below. Most of the major B-segment hot hatches hover around the 200bhp mark, but there may be a rather significant development to change that: a VW Polo R.
The MKVI Polo GTI (below) already uses the same ‘EA888’ 2.0-litre engine found in the 306bhp Golf R but with a lower state of tune, and turning up the anger would apparently be quite easy. “There is enough room for all the extra cooling in the Polo, for sure,” VW small car lines boss Ralf Kölling told Autocar. The four-wheel drive system in the Golf R fits too, and there are already prototypes in existence.
But will VW pull the trigger? That remains to be seen. On the one hand, VW is expanding the R range right now - five-cylinder-powered Tiguan R prototypes have been spotted testing, and a T-Roc R is thought to be in the works too. But a Polo R could be tricky to place in the range, potentially being a little too close to the performance of the Golf R. In fact, it’d probably be quicker unless VW seriously pegged back the power.
Right now, all we can do is cross our fingers wait…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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huh don’t they already have a polo R with 330 hp? ok it’s called polo r wrc but still, all the same.
The R WRC Street is powerd by a 2.0 litre 220hp engine. The Rallye car is 330hp out of a 1.6l engine.
“All kinds of awesome” yeah yeah just wait..
Tiny typo
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but why?…it’s the same size as the golf…and the worst part is that it’s a vw….I owned a lot of vw’s for the last few year’s and you can not turn off the electronic nannys…sooo…pointless as usual….just go buy a ford focus rs.
have a nice day! ;)
amazing news! lets make every hothatch 300bhp, and every hypercar 2000 bhp, and lets throw a match on the planet and watch it burn while we’re at it!
Lets all work just to pay a high consuming petrol engine and forget about eating!!!
This madness needs to stop. A polo should be just a polo.
If you wanna make a 300bhp ride create a sports car.
Its insanely stupid to use a lower than average platform to produce so much horsepower. Its not compatible for this planets roads, and its extremely dangerous to hit the market.
They should make a wider, better handling and lower platform for 300+ bhp.
Y it’s in same design
0-100 5.6 sec possible?