The latest generation of Volkswagen’s Polo GTI made its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October and is now available to order with first customer deliveries due in March.
It will cost £18,850 for the three-door manual with a £630 premium for five doors and £1,245 for the direct-shift gearbox (DSG).
The new Polo GTI is powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged petrol engine delivering 190bhp between 4,200 and 6,200rpm. And unlike the previous Polo GTI, this latest generation is available with a choice of six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG automatic.
With a manual gearbox, the Polo has a maximum torque of 236lb/ft available between 1,450 and 4,200rpm. For the DSG these figures are 184lb/ft between 1,250 and 5,300rpm due to technical differences in the design parameters of the gearboxes.
The Polo GTI lives up to its performance badge, reaching 62mph from standstill in 6.7 seconds and has a top speed of 146mph. But the Polo GTI’s power does not come at the expense of efficiency, with a combined fuel consumption figure of 50.4mpg and corresponding CO2 emissions of 129g/km for the DSG (47.1mpg and 139g/km for the manual).
