The previous incarnation of the VW Polo GTI was always seen as competent but a bit soulless and it also didn’t come with a manual gearbox. Now, VW has given it a bigger and slightly more powerful engine, several tweaks and improvements and the option of a manual shifter.
The German automaker promises this revised GTI is more engaging and fun to drive than before; we like the fact that it has the biggest engine of any hot hatch this size – a 1.8-liter unit.
If you want to know more about the car and what’s changed, then do scroll down to after the virtual jump. The review by Autogefühl looks like it covers all that’s new and worthwhile mentioning.
The Polo GTI is obviously based on the most recent version of the Polo hatch, which we tried and found quiet, well built and well sorter, if a bit dull.