Volkswagen’s R&D chief Ulrich Hackenberg has confirmed the Polo R will launch at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next March. The date has been selected to coincide with Polo’s full-time entry into the WRC.
The Polo R was previewed in the guise of a WRC “Street” model at the Wörthersee show earlier this year. In production trim its engine will be a tuned version of the Mk6 Golf GTI unit. It’s expected the Polo R will have 225hp (167kW) sent to its front wheels through a mechanical limited slip diff. A 0–100km/h time of around 6 seconds is predicted.
[Source: Autocar]
7 replies on “Volkswagen Polo R to launch in five months”
FWD sucks.
I’m buying a WRX instead and I don’t care if it has a shinyplastic dashboard.
/grumpy rant.
Wayne can I put dibs on yours?
I find it very hard to believe that they will use a mechanical slip diff on this car. I mean they don’t even bother with a mechanical slip diff on the Scirocco R yet they will use on on the Polo R? Who are they kidding.
Hopefully, Nelson, this is the sign of a new world order for Volkswagen. The next Golf GTI will also feature an (optional) tricky diff. And the old electronic XDL from the Mk6 GTI will be standard across the Mk7 range apparently.
I hoped it was going to be AWD 😀
But none the less will be a damn quick car.
I’m buying a WRX instead whine, whine, whine… FWD suck whine, whine, whine…
/dumb ass comment.
An STI? 😀