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Offline david25

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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #10 on: 11 September 2026, 07:41 »
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #11 on: 12 September 2026, 09:43 »
It looks good in a conservative (with a small ‘c’) kind of way; quite a ‘safe’ design and very ‘German’ IMHO.

I’m not a fan of the illuminated light strips and badges on the front and back of the car; a current trend adopted by quite a few car manufacturers; hopefully a short lived fad. The VW badge illuminated in red on the rear of the car just looks wrong to me - that’s just my opinion though and no doubt many people will like it. Good to see the return of real switchgear in the interior. Not so good IMHO is the very light interior upholstery option (picture 8 of 20 in the Top Gear review); I can’t see that retaining its new car, factory fresh look for very long and it would get grubby quite early on in the car’s life and would be a definite no-no for me. Interesting that in one of the reviews the rear seat accommodation is said to be less spacious than in Renault’s R5 (the R5’s rear seat accommodation is meant to be quite ‘snug’). I’ve sat in the back of an R5 behind the driver’s seat in the position I would have it and it was fine for me, but then I’d probably describe myself as bordering on being ‘vertically challenged’ :grin:. Presumably limited rear cabin space is one of sacrifices for having a large (best in class?) boot for a B segment car.

I see that VW ran out of ideas for the exterior door handles on the rear doors, so they raided Renault’s R5 parts bin! :grin:

Would I buy a ID.Polo? If I was considering a B segment EV right now, then no, it wouldn’t be on my list. I wouldn’t be an early adopter of an all new model from VW or any other manufacturer for that matter. VW haven’t crowned themselves in glory with some of their new models in recent years, especially as far as software-related issues are concerned, and I’m not prepared to be a beta tester for VW. Hopefully, VW have learned from those recent experiences and the ID.Polo will be a well sorted car. I might consider one when the (inevitable?) bugs and teething troubles have been sorted.
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #12 on: 12 September 2026, 18:11 »
Quote from: SRGTD on 12 September 2026, 09:43
It looks good in a conservative (with a small ‘c’) kind of way; quite a ‘safe’ design and very ‘German’ IMHO.

I’m not a fan of the illuminated light strips and badges on the front and back of the car; a current trend adopted by quite a few car manufacturers; hopefully a short lived fad. The VW badge illuminated in red on the rear of the car just looks wrong to me - that’s just my opinion though and no doubt many people will like it. Good to see the return of real switchgear in the interior. Not so good IMHO is the very light interior upholstery option (picture 8 of 20 in the Top Gear review); I can’t see that retaining its new car, factory fresh look for very long and it would get grubby quite early on in the car’s life and would be a definite no-no for me. Interesting that in one of the reviews the rear seat accommodation is said to be less spacious than in Renault’s R5 (the R5’s rear seat accommodation is meant to be quite ‘snug’). I’ve sat in the back of an R5 behind the driver’s seat in the position I would have it and it was fine for me, but then I’d probably describe myself as bordering on being ‘vertically challenged’ :grin:. Presumably limited rear cabin space is one of sacrifices for having a large (best in class?) boot for a B segment car.

I see that VW ran out of ideas for the exterior door handles on the rear doors, so they raided Renault’s R5 parts bin! :grin:

Would I buy a ID.Polo? If I was considering a B segment EV right now, then no, it wouldn’t be on my list. I wouldn’t be an early adopter of an all new model from VW or any other manufacturer for that matter. VW haven’t crowned themselves in glory with some of their new models in recent years, especially as far as software-related issues are concerned, and I’m not prepared to be a beta tester for VW. Hopefully, VW have learned from those recent experiences and the ID.Polo will be a well sorted car. I might consider one when the (inevitable?) bugs and teething troubles have been sorted.

  • Maybe there will be DIY methods to disable the lightbar and don't forgot about the illuminated steering wheel
  • Check out the volkswizard for a back seat review of someone around six foot, he says its much bigger in the back, plus some on the limit handling https://www.youtube.com/volkswizard
  • The UK configurator allows you to choose from white/black interiors

I'm looking at getting one next year, I think that will give enough time for feedback from European users of the Ravel, Epiq and Polo, my main concern being the software.

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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #13 on: 12 September 2026, 21:17 »
I saw something the other day stating the order books were full for the ID.Polo currently in Europe with long lead times quoted.

The Volkswizard vid was the best one I’ve seen so far out of a choice of many as he reviews the car from a perspective most of us one here would relate to. Things like comparing driving position to current Golfs and switchgear and trim details as reference points.
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #14 on: 12 September 2026, 21:55 »
Quote from: Exonian on 12 September 2026, 21:17
I saw something the other day stating the order books were full for the ID.Polo currently in Europe with long lead times quoted.

The Volkswizard vid was the best one I’ve seen so far out of a choice of many as he reviews the car from a perspective most of us one here would relate to. Things like comparing driving position to current Golfs and switchgear and trim details as reference points.

According to discussions over on the Seat / Cupra forum, long lead times are now being indicated to prospective Raval customers too.

The first Raval customer cars have been built and are either in transit from the factory or have arrived at dealerships. One UK forum member on the Seat / Cupra forum posted earlier this week that their car was at the dealership and they were expecting to take delivery, but was told the car needs a software update and it could be another 21 days before their car would be ready. Hopefully not an indication of multiple software issues needing to be fixed. A three week delay seems excessive for a software update, unless the update hasn’t even been produced yet…………

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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #15 on: 12 September 2026, 22:21 »
Blimey, I was offered a physical in stock Raval VZ Extreme from the very first batch to hit the dealers, I came within a whisker of buying it in early August on a 26 plate. Wonder if that car was affected.
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #16 on: 12 September 2026, 23:11 »
Quote from: Exonian on 12 September 2026, 22:21
Blimey, I was offered a physical in stock Raval VZ Extreme from the very first batch to hit the dealers, I came within a whisker of buying it in early August on a 26 plate. Wonder if that car was affected.

If it was one of the very first, then there’s a good chance it was affected. Launch software version was 6.0, update version is 6.1

From a personal perspective, I wouldn’t ever buy one of the first of an all new model; I’d always wait for the potential niggles and teething troubles to be identified and (hopefully) rectified and then I might consider it.

I do quite like the Raval, but Cupra’s paint colour choices are the epitome of dullness IMHO. White is the most exciting colour that’s offered.
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #17 on: 13 September 2026, 10:01 »
I'm interested in the GTI variant and by the time its available to order and delivered, I would hope the software is stable

Long waits all all variants, polo, ravel and epiq, lots of orders and only two factories

https://www.autonext.co/news/vw-id-polo-sold-out-30000-orders-ten-month-wait
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #18 on: 13 September 2026, 10:14 »
Quote from: SRGTD on 12 September 2026, 23:11
Quote from: Exonian on 12 September 2026, 22:21
Blimey, I was offered a physical in stock Raval VZ Extreme from the very first batch to hit the dealers, I came within a whisker of buying it in early August on a 26 plate. Wonder if that car was affected.

If it was one of the very first, then there’s a good chance it was affected. Launch software version was 6.0, update version is 6.1

From a personal perspective, I wouldn’t ever buy one of the first of an all new model; I’d always wait for the potential niggles and teething troubles to be identified and (hopefully) rectified and then I might consider it.

I do quite like the Raval, but Cupra’s paint colour choices are the epitome of dullness IMHO. White is the most exciting colour that’s offered.

The shape is good, but I agree and my preference is a silver, red, blue ID GTI
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Re: ID.Polo GTI finally launched
« Reply #19 on: 13 September 2026, 11:36 »
The Raval I was offered but never viewed (aside from a video clip sent) was in the matte green which was ultimately what frightened me off rather than any software anxiety.

I’ve seen clips and photos of an ID. Polo GTI in Magnetic Grey which contrasts really well with the red highlights.

The ID. Polo styling is more at the mature end where the Raval is aimed at trendier funky folk so I stuck with a boring old Golf.
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