Another confirmation of a GTi coming with facelift

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 12:56 am

Next spring, before the new Lupo arrives in showrooms, VW will facelift the Polo. A new front-end styling treatment will bring it into line with the new family look.

The carâ€™s twin round headlamps will stay, but todayâ€™s grille will make way for the German car makerâ€™s new U-shaped arrangement, first previewed on the Concept R at last yearâ€™s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Volkswagen also plans to unveil a new Polo GTi. Wolfsburgâ€™s affordable hot hatch will run a 160bhp 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine and receive the same styling treatment as the larger Golf GTi. The prime target for the new car, according to Autocar sources, is the Ford Fiesta ST.

Source (itself citing "autocar magazine" - from the mainland, I guess?)

Deek.

kliis · Post by **kliis** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:33 pm

So it seems more probable that the GTi will have the 1.6 16v FSi Turbo that was once discussed here!

nice!
Can't wait for 2005!

4paws · Post by **4paws** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:48 pm

finally a proper fast polo

160bhp sounds good to me

4paws · Post by **4paws** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:50 pm

hope they do use a turbo
should be a lot easier to tune if they do which is no bad thing eh

Joy · Post by **Joy** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:54 pm

If it's a 1.6 with 160 ps it will definately be a turbocharged engine.

I don't think Volkswagen has the skills or guts to build a free aspirating engine with 100 ps per liter.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:43 am

160? sounds good to me!