WORLD SCOOP! New VW Polo

Enchanter · Post by **Enchanter** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:30 am

Hey Guys,
Not sure if this was posted before, but check out http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/News ... 51,00.html.
Cheers,
E

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:38 am

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Make the link work

Petrified · Post by **Petrified** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:38 am

http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/News ... 51,00.html

This looks more like the 6n/6n2 and even the Fabia/Fiat Punto

Don't know what to make of it yet

I guess I like it, would need to see it on some decent wheels though!

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:41 am

I'm outt to buy a normal 9n tonight me thinks!

Enchanter · Post by **Enchanter** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:41 am

Apologies, try:

http://www.wheels24.co.za/Wheels24/News ... 51,00.html

or it's on the front page of http://www.wheels24.co.za

Cheers,
E

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:46 am

I'm turning in to a post whore in this subject already!

What is with the tail lights, honestly?!?

I'm not keen on the mean look i like the friendly, happy 9n front.

However the GTI will probabl be different like the current Golf and the Lupo is, and i can see that working for it

M7 · Post by M7 » Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:28 pm

i just looks like a 6n and mk5 golf all thrown into one on the front!
and a 9n and mk5 golf from the back!

they need some new ideas me thinks

not sure if i like it, but usually when you see sport versions etc they look so much different!!

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:04 pm

rear window shape

(just above badge)
rear lights? IS200

does look fresh tho..... needs at least alloys

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:42 pm

OK, here's my first "rough and ready" photochop attempt at the new GTi...

What do you reckon?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:50 pm

nice beefy wide ...wheel trims

think a honeycombe grill would be nice, looks too mk5 golf ish IMO

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:53 pm

love the attention to detail about the drive too Josh

Neimad · Post by **Neimad** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:12 pm

Looks frumpy and dare I say it... even Corsa-like... I don't like it at all.

I hope they do something special with the Polo GTI, otherwise it'll look like a pocket grandma-rocket... bleh.

jj86 · Post by **jj86** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:47 pm

the front end has kinda grown on me, but wtf's going on with the Seat Arosa-style tailights?!

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:15 pm

I'm not feeling it, sadly.

I can kind of see what they're trying to do. You can imagine the headlamp shape "morphing" if you position the Fox, the 9N2 and the Golf next to each other, but I'm rather underwhelmed. Not liking the chrome around the lights, and the full beam / side lights seem undersized to me.

Also not liking the rear at all. The lights I could live with and I'm happy to see that they haven't intruded into the tailgate itself, but what's with the lower profile of the glass? I can't help but think last gen Fiesta when I see that (I'm also sure the detailing where the parcel shelf meets the glass will be equally compromised).

I will reserve my final judgement until I've seen one in a dark colour (so I can assess the extent of the chrome grill) and once I've seen the GTI's specs. As it currently stands, it hasn't raced to the top of my replacement list as I hoped it might.

Shame.

Deek.

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:37 pm

btw - welcome to the board, enchanter, and congrats on finding the story...