Hurdy's new Polo GTI..project time!

[boneybradley]

Sounds like a good project.......but why a Polo? 

power to weight ratio??

Really?? Edition30 with silly power to a lexus (I'm unsure if that was modded?)   Come on John why a polo???

[Jay]

You sir, are nuts!

why not a Polo? These look much better than the MK6 GTI imo

[Dan34]

Hurdy you're such a legend!  I had to reply to this thread so it'll show up in my new replies 

[Hurdy]

Good start - Ace car - change them alloys soon PLEASE

Alloys should be changed by the end of the month Doc

The alloys going on should save between 3 and 4kgs a corner too.....bonus

Keep the normal ones as winter wheels?

That's the plan 

[Hurdy]

defo dont hang around! how come more door's? 

Elderly parents is the reason for more doors, otherwise it would've been a 3dr for sure.

[Hurdy]

Sounds like a good project.......but why a Polo? 

power to weight ratio??

That's right. The Polo weighs in at under 1,200kg even in more door guise. The Golf GTI is over 1,400 kg. With very little effort the Polo will free up another 45kg and then with lighter alloys, battery, exhaust, brakes etc a sub 1,100kg car is easily possible. So even as the power on the car is now it would go over 200bhp/ton. A Golf GTI would have to be over 280bhp for the same power to weight ratio. A rough target of 240bhp at full stage 2 with the main weight reductions done would give 215bhp/ton and with a hybrid conversion that would be 290bhp and 260bhp/ton. A stage 2+ Edition 30 with full weight reductions would still need to have over 350bhp to make the same power to weight ratio. Then add to this the pure advantage of size and adjustability of a lighter car and it starts to make sense. 

[SoundillusioN]

Sounds like a good project.......but why a Polo? 

power to weight ratio??

That's right. The Polo weighs in at under 1,200kg even in more door guise. The Golf GTI is over 1,400 kg. With very little effort the Polo will free up another 45kg and then with lighter alloys, battery, exhaust, brakes etc a sub 1,100kg car is easily possible. So even as the power on the car is now it would go over 200bhp/ton. A Golf GTI would have to be over 280bhp for the same power to weight ratio. A rough target of 240bhp at full stage 2 with the main weight reductions done would give 215bhp/ton and with a hybrid conversion that would be 290bhp and 260bhp/ton. A stage 2+ Edition 30 with full weight reductions would still need to have over 350bhp to make the same power to weight ratio. Then add to this the pure advantage of size and adjustability of a lighter car and it starts to make sense. 

Another new project i've missed the start of.   

Welcome back to what you do best. Great choice of car.   Much closer to the original golf in some ways (size/weight). Was talking to a mate of mine recently about the fact that the closest, modern GTI to a MK1 had to be the current polo.  If I wanted something like mine but new, this makes sense. 

[bobbarley]

I was saying the other day that with cars seemingly getting bigger, the Polo is now more the size I would have expected a Golf to me.

[Phil1980]

Looking forward to watching this project evolve.  Great choice of car.

[Horney]

Good stuff fella!

nick