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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No one cares.
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I need to get some money. Then while the Polo GTI is rare in India…..
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I feel you man, this is why I don’t wanna live in india
cars are expensive here in Brazil aswell
a normal polo with the tsi 1.0 turbo engine costs 63K
Me neither in Indonesia. Only VW Polo 1.2 TSI sold. Though we can import it if i have enough money.
U wot M8? This is the cheapest Polo GTI that I could find on the Web in my country. This is used FROM 2011. 41,000 USD, or £31,300
I was waiting for this to happen
omg YES! And because that will make the Polo faster than a Golf there will have to be a faster Golf aswell! And there is a concept of a five cylinder Golf!!!
with an average consumption of 85litres per 100 khm
Just a suped up Gulf I suppose.
yes it is, its the fanboy trend that only care about dyno numbers and nothing else. Dont let the dislikes bring you down, fanboyz are offended.
Aparantly they stole the wheels from tesla
I’m glad I’m not the only one who saw that.
VW have had this wheel design long before the Model S existed.
If they want to make it more distinguished from the Golf R why not include the extra power but leave it as FWD? Then it would fit a different niche and not be a direct competitor while still being a fun car. It would be more like a lighter and smaller Civic Type R rival
It’s a good point, actually. Golf GTI Clubsport for example is a much more exciting car to drive than the Golf R…
thats funny actually, lighter and smaller civic type r rival. smaller and lighter then the competition is where the origional civic type R started.
Didn’t VW say they were not going to do the Polo R to save money along with pulling out of WRC?
If they can fit Golf R powetrain, surely they can fit RS3 powertrain too…
Just imagine the madness of a 5-cylinder Polo!
They wont. The extra cylinder would be too big for the smaller engine bay. Cooling can fit in-front of the engine, and a diff underneath, but the sides of the engine are really damn snug.