16 January 2015, 12:04 PM
There is a world premiere happing right now and under the spotlights is the next generation Volkswagen Polo R WRC. The company introduced the second gen motorsport car in Autostadt, Wolfsburg. At the same time, the team which will be racing with it has promised to successfully defend its titles in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). The car is in top form, both technically and visually. It is based on the first generation Polo R WRC that was introduced in 2013.
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28 November 2013, 09:22 PM
The Volkswagen Polo R WRC has already won the tough FIA-Rallye world championship with Sebastien Ogier, France, but now is time for the road version to get some additional performance.
The Rallye model has 315HP (232 kW) from the 1.6 liter TSI engine and ABT Polo R WRC is very close to this number boasting 290HP (213 kW). 0-100 km/h in less than 5.0 seconds and a top speed of 260 km/h (161 mph).
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10 December 2012, 03:04 PM
This is the fastest Polo ever made and it has remained almost the same as the concept. The car is based on the fifth-generation of the model and comes with a Golf GTI's 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter turbo gasoline engine that produces 220HP (162 kW) and 348 Nm (258 lb-ft) of torque.
Power is sent to front wheels via a short-shift 6-speed manual transmission that enables the hottest Polo to perform the 0-100 km/h sprint in 6.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 243 km/h (151 mph). Volkswagen say