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The prev gen 1.8T is very tunable there is an Ibiza here in South Africa running over 480WHP

Don't disagree, I had one running 265bhp with minor mods, I'm just saying that you still need some pretty significant changes to get 300bhp!

Remap, turboback, intake, cooler wmi and you should be close or over.

Look how crazy the MK7 is with just a Stage 1 file.

jamacouve wrote:Remap, turboback, intake, cooler wmi and you should be close or over.

Look how crazy the MK7 is with just a Stage 1 file.

I'd class those as far from simple mods though, but take your point.

The 2.0 litre in the Mk7 Golf is a bit of a different beast, and seems to have a lot more tuning headroom even with just a map.

It will be interesting to see what people get out of the new 1.8t anyway.

Isn't the 2.0 TSI with 220PS in the Golf GTI pretty much the same as the 300PS unit in the Golf R? If so I'm not surprised that you can get a lot more power out of it with relatively little mods.

Theres a few here in SA wiht just a stage 1 that keep up with K04s

http://www.vwvortex.com/news/volkswagen ... -polo-gti/


If anyone is interested

Interesting what it says about the gearbox, and how the engine, when fitted with a DSG, has to be restricted to 250 Nm of torque from 320 Nm in the manual. Maybe they should have gone for the beefed up 6-speed DSG box, unless it doesn't fit!

It seems a little odd that VW are enlarging the engine size of the Polo, where as other manufacturers are downsizing, but if they are gong to enlarge, let's go straight to a 2.0 tsi That would be fun

TheDoggingFather wrote:It seems a little odd that VW are enlarging the engine size of the Polo, where as other manufacturers are downsizing, but if they are gong to enlarge, let's go straight to a 2.0 tsi That would be fun

Maybe that's what the R will get? Seeing as the S1 has the 2lt, it shouldn't be a problem to fit it in the Polo.

Does anyone have pictures of the motor vain? thanks.

JohnNW wrote:

TheDoggingFather wrote:It seems a little odd that VW are enlarging the engine size of the Polo, where as other manufacturers are downsizing, but if they are gong to enlarge, let's go straight to a 2.0 tsi That would be fun

Maybe that's what the R will get? Seeing as the S1 has the 2lt, it shouldn't be a problem to fit it in the Polo.

That has 4wd too, the Polo R could be an absolute weapon. Polo to 100 in sub 9 seconds anyone?

3dr DSG in black with xenons + electronic air con please

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2014/sm ... -gti-47029

Apparently VW could have put in a more capable DSG but the market isn't there.......disappointing.

Plus is it, isn't it, the Polo R back on.

Disappointing to read that the R may still be 7 or 8 months away from launch, never mind delivery!

Mind you, there are some blinding deals around on brand new Golf Rs, so not surprising VW are pushing those instead.

A more profitable car, and pretty much bullet proof engine and drive train with it.