VW Polo GTI; The Next Tease

First VW introduced the Scirocco and gave us here in America the proverbial “naa, naa, na-na, naaa” by saying “no soup for you!” and not releasing it on our shores.  Even though all of us here at DailyDerbi agree it is truly a hot hatch, VW has no plans to bring it here.  Well, VW is at their teasing ways again with the new Polo GTI recently debuted at the Geneva Auto Show as covered by the blokes over at Autoblog.

The Polo GTI is the original MK1 Golf GTI reincarnated providing the same lightweight, peppy fun of the original but for the modern age.  The peppiness comes thanks to a twin-charged, meaning both a super AND turbo charged 1.4 liter 4 cylinder that cranks out 178 hp and an impressive 184 lbs/ft of torque.   Lighter than its bigger brother, the Golf GTI, but with similar power numbers means the little Polo should be good times on both road and track. The Polo GTI also benefits from the excellent interior fit and finish that VW has become famous for with modern displays and nicely appointed throw-back plaid seating.

There may be a light at the end of this tunnel as VW execs are considering bringing the Polo, and possibly it’s pepped up GTI version, to the U.S.  Let’s hope they do, fingers crossed!