Should VW Bring This Cheaper GTI To U.S. Shores? Introducing The Polo GTI

CAR Magazine reports:

"Volkswagen has just issued these first photos of the new 2010 Polo GTI. It uses the 1.4-litre TSI engine with turbo- and supercharging to liberate a stocky 178bhp – enough to make the Polo GTI into a proper little pocket rocket.

The first hot Polo was the supercharged G40 of 1986, but that developed a relatively weedy 112bhp. The new 2010-spec Volkswagen Polo GTI is powerful enough to hit 62mph in 6.9sec and reach a 142mph V-max. Nibbling at the heels of the VW Golf GTI Mk6, then...

VW Polo GTI (2010): what's new

As well as sporting the VW Group's latest TSI engine, the hot Polo has a raft of engineering mods..."

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Agent009 - 2/17/2010 2:52:39 PM

+2 Boost

Hmm almost 180hp out of 1.4 liters? 127 HP per liter. The 300 hp 335i twin turbo by comparison would need to crank out 380 HP to equal that output.

Whelan - 2/17/2010 3:53:05 PM

-3 Boost

Trying to compete with the upcoming Fiesta Eco boost it would seem. I bet they wait to see how the new Fiesta does back in the US first.

How about they bring over the R20 or R32 and give AWD as an option on the Golf/GTI first.

Agent00R - 2/17/2010 4:03:30 PM

+1 Boost

Well, I agree the Golf R should make an appearance.

I don't think an AWD GTI will ever make its way here. No business case for it as it would erode Golf R/R32/R20/R whatever sales.

Granted, they aren't bringing us an R anyway...

DaHarder - 2/17/2010 9:13:44 PM

+2 Boost

Only If...

They can bring it with a 'well equipped' price under US 20,000.