The new Volkswagen Polo GTI - sportiness paired with efficiency and moderate consumption

The heart of a GTI is always the engine. Like all its predecessors, the new Polo GTI is also front-wheel drive. The turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine changes gears as standard via a 7-speed dual clutch transmission (DSG). The highlights of the turbo engine installed transversely at the front in the new Polo GTI include features such as a dual injection system with combined direct and intake manifold injection, an engine control unit with four core processors and electronic valve lift switching on the intake side. Despite the high output, the engine shines with efficiency and moderate consumption. The low curb weight of the new Polo GTI also contributes to this. As it should be for a real GTI from Volkswagen, the new Polo GTI is also equipped as standard with a sports suspension specially tailored to the vehicle. It lowers the body by 15 millimeters and guarantees the typical GTI synthesis of high driving dynamics, safe neutrality and high driving comfort. The new Polo GTI now has the new IQ.Light - LED matrix headlights and an illuminated radiator grille crossbar as a characteristic daytime running light supplement as standard. The new sporty Polo thus creates a stylistic bridge to the purely electrically powered ID. Volkswagen models and, for the new generation of successful models such as the Golf, Arteon and Tiguan, which are also optionally available or depending on the equipment, these striking LED light strips typical of the new Volkswagen