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Offline david25

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2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« on: 12 November 2017, 12:29 »

“The Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive,” said Volkswagen’s small car line director, Ralf Kölling. “The Golf has performance more oriented to the highway, the Polo GTI is more agile for a really good drive. The shorter wheelbase than the Golf gives the Polo that extra feeling of agility."

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-volkswagen-polo-gti-more-agile-golf-gti-plus-exclusive-images


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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #1 on: 12 November 2017, 14:41 »
The red accents on the interior are horrendous!
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Offline kalimon

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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #2 on: 12 November 2017, 14:44 »
Quote from: mcmaddy on 12 November 2017, 14:41
The red accents on the interior are horrendous!
They are someone's idea of a joke, surely :sick:
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Offline Mark V GTD

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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #3 on: 12 November 2017, 15:00 »
Yikes thats truly awful!!!!

The German Youtube reviewer (thankfully) suggests other colours are available 'grey for example'....
« Last Edit: 12 November 2017, 15:01 by Mark V GTD »
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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #4 on: 12 November 2017, 15:23 »
Quote from: Mark V GTD on 12 November 2017, 15:00
Yikes thats truly awful!!!!

The German Youtube reviewer (thankfully) suggests other colours are available 'grey for example'....

Yes, red or grey colour options for the dashboard, door trim and centre console inserts on the GTI model. The red does look pretty nasty IMO.
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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #5 on: 12 November 2017, 15:24 »
I like the P in the tail lights, much like when they put CC into them. Not keen on the red inside. I guess the Polo is aimed at a younger crowd
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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #6 on: 12 November 2017, 17:48 »
That’s looks horrific!  :sick:
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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #7 on: 12 November 2017, 17:56 »
Pictures of the GTI dashboard with the grey inserts at the link below. Much more subtle and much nicer IMO;

https://paultan.org/2017/06/16/volkswagen-polo-gti-mk6-gets-200-ps-2-0-tsi-engine/der-neue-volkswagen-polo-gti-19/
« Last Edit: 12 November 2017, 18:20 by SRGTD »
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Offline Davey-c

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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #8 on: 12 November 2017, 18:22 »
Quote from: SRGTD on 12 November 2017, 17:56
Pictures of the GTI dashboard with the grey inserts at the link below. Much more subtle and much nicer IMO;

https://paultan.org/2017/06/16/volkswagen-polo-gti-mk6-gets-200-ps-2-0-tsi-engine/der-neue-volkswagen-polo-gti-19/

Plus 1 for the grey.👍🏻
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Re: 2018 Polo GTi is shorter, lighter and better to drive
« Reply #9 on: 12 November 2017, 18:33 »
I like the grey, in fact I like the car a lot :cool:
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