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

The heart of a GTI is always the engine. Like all its predecessors, the new Polo GTI is front-wheel drive. The turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine changes gears as standard via a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG). Highlights of the transversely mounted turbocharged engine 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 its high power output, the engine excels with efficiency and moderate fuel consumption. The low kerb weight of the new Polo GTI also contributes to this. As befits a genuine GTI from Volkswagen, the new Polo GTI is also equipped as standard with a sports suspension specially adapted to the vehicle. It lowers the body by 15 millimeters and guarantees the GTI-typical synthesis of high driving dynamics, safe neutrality and high ride comfort. The new Polo GTI now features the new IQ.Light LED matrix headlights and an illuminated radiator grille crossbar as a characteristic daytime running light addition as standard. The new sporty Polo thus builds a stylistic bridge to the purely electrically powered ID. models from Volkswagen and to the new generation of successful models such as the Golf, Arteon and Tiguan, which also feature this distinctive LED light strip typical of new Volkswagens as an option or as part of the equipment package.