MK5 VW Polo GTi!

[squala]

This car will be coming to Australia soon. Essentially a miniaturised Golf, the Polo GTi boasts big-six beating 0-100 acceleration with a starting price of < $30K. The car will be available in 3- and 5-door variants and feature the technologically advanced DSG as standard.

The 1.4-litre motor, with the assistance of both supercharger and turbo, is good for 132kw, does 0-100 in 6.9 seconds yet averages only 6.1l/100km.

It's really a tempting deal and I've booked my interest for a test drive.

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/49854/2011-volkswagen-polo-gti-revealed-australian-debut-late-2010

[Dire]

Ralliart colt?

[08VET]

mk5?

[SXy2010]

looks awesome will probably feel great on the road and the gti styling always looks good, great red and white colors, wow... i might get one and carry it in the lancers boot as a spare

[kinesis]

The Colt doesn't have much over the Polo. The Polo is turbo supercharged, where the RA Colt is just a turbo. Add to that German engineering and it'll be quiet a different box to the Colt.

And yes, it's be the MK5.

@132kW, lightweight, turbo supercharged, it'll easily take one of Lancers off the line and down the straight.

And for once, the styling of the Polo actually looks somewhat decent.

[Chubb]

I really like it , in fact I like most of the VW range these days specially the Golf R32 (or 36 something like that) that they shoehorn a massive 6 cycl motor into

[JaCe]

I think the new Golf line isn't as spectacularly awesome though with the Golf R (successor to R32) having the same engine as the GTI but tuned with a few go fast bits. Yes that's the same as the RA/Evo relationship, but there was something novel about having a 3.2L V6 in a Golf.

[Bandit]

The only VW I would get is an R36 Passat wagon - and that ain't gonna happen any time soon!

[Chubb]

The only VW I would get is an R36 Passat wagon - and that ain't gonna happen any time soon!

Saw one the other day in Blue, damn it was nice but $75,000 is a bit prohibitive at the moment wish the CJ came in a wagon and not just the sportback.

[kinesis]

I think the new Golf line isn't as spectacularly awesome though with the Golf R (successor to R32) having the same engine as the GTI but tuned with a few go fast bits. Yes that's the same as the RA/Evo relationship, but there was something novel about having a 3.2L V6 in a Golf.

it reminds me of a crazy Mirage that had a 4G63 evo engine... :p

[bd-850]

the built quality on the VWs are just sooo over the top. iwould probably say the best built cars on the market.

[kinesis]

the built quality on the VWs are just sooo over the top. iwould probably say the best built cars on the market.

that said...the MK5 Golf has a really crap (auto) gearbox which dies around 80-100k kms. So, it's not perfect.

aside from that, they are extremely good cars. you certainly get what you pay for.

[Envoke]

Are they even built in Germany anymore, last i heard everything has shipped over to south africa. Not so fancy.

[JaCe]

I never really understood how the location where something is made 'automatically' determined the quality of the final product lol.

[Envoke]

You would obviously assume there would be a shift in quality because the main reason behind moving production is cost cutting?