Volkswagen Polo R to Bow in 2012
Volkswagen will expand its R lineup of performance vehicles, adding a hot-hatch Polo R in 2012. News of the hard-core sub-compact comes via AutoCar, suggesting the Polo R is likely to get a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder making roughly 210-hp.
Unlike the Golf R, however, the Polo will remain front-wheel drive as the Polo platform can’t support an AWD layout. As for a transmission, like the Polo GTI, unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Auto Show, it’s likely to get either a six-speed manual or 7-speed DSG automatic. With the Polo GTI rated at 6.9 seconds to 62 mph, it’s likely the Polo R could dip into the 5 second range. Other highlights are sure to include some serious racing-style seats, a lowered suspension as well as VW’s XDS electronic differential, which uses the car’s brakes to slow the inside wheel in a corner.
Sadly, Volkswagen has yet to confirm the Polo model for North America so we’re really not likely to see the Polo R any time soon – if at all.
[Source: AutoCar]
With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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